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Re:The Physics of (Airplane) Flight by krisoft on Monday July 01, 2024 @04:50AM (#40843834)
> Do we still teach kids that planes fly because of Bernoulli's principle?

Not just for kids, but it is also in pilot training materials. I distinctly remember that it was how lift was explained in my PPL book.

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Re:The Physics of (Airplane) Flight by JumpCrisscross on Monday July 01, 2024 @05:59AM (#40844215)
> distinctly remember that it was how lift was explained in my PPL book

TBF, the Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge [1] does a better job.

[1] https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/a...

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Re:The Physics of (Airplane) Flight by mncharity on Monday July 01, 2024 @01:18PM (#40847948)
Chapter 4, PDF: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/06_phak_ch4_0.pdf
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