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Lift
Theories Activity
If so instructed by your teacher, print out a worksheet page
for these problems.
Beginner's Guide to
Aerodynamics is a "textbook" of information prepared at NASA Glenn Research
Center to help you better understand aerodynamics. Click
Beginner's
Guide Index to access the list of slides. Open the slides called
Aerodynamic
Forces, Incorrect
Theory #1, Incorrect
Theory #2, and Incorrect
Theory #3 (with text) and read the explanations on lift and the
popular incorrect theories on how lift is produced. Then using the information
found in these slides, complete the questions below designed to demonstrate
your understanding of the theories.
- Compare and contrast
the incorrect lift theories #1 and #3.
- Contrast the incorrect
lift theories #2 and #3.
- Which theory(ies)
cannot explain why airplanes can fly upside down?
- Which theory(ies)
cannot explain why the upper surface of a wing has an effect on lift?
- Which theory(ies)
cannot explain why the air flowing past the lower surface of a wing
has an effect on lift?
- Explain the correct
theory of lift in your own words.
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