Stall

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How Planes Actually FlyMind Blown

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• Downwashthe sheet of air a wing pushes down. Angle of attack = tilt between wing and oncoming air.
• Liftupward force = the rate of downward momentum the wing hands to the air (Newton's 3rd law).