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What is the formula to find out the lift produced by a airplane wing knowing ...
 
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lional
07/12/10
What is the formula to find out the lift produced by a airplane wing knowing the dimensions of the wing and the speed of travel through air.
           
 
CaptainE
05/16/11
replied to: lional
Lift is equal to the coeffient of lift times the density (rho) times the velocity squared, times the surface area of the airfoil. For the drag, simply exchange the coefficient of drag for the coefficient of lift.