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Old 08-01-2006, 10:02 AM   #9392
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In simplest terms, conventional lifting surfaces on an aircraft operate via suction. Air passing over the curved upper portion is accellerated to a speed faster than air passing under the flat lower portion, thus creating an upward vacuum and thereby, lift.
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