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		krisoft on July 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The physics of airplane flight > 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.

JumpCrisscross on July 1, 2024 [–]

> 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...

mncharity on July 1, 2024 | [–]

Chapter 4, PDF: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/06_phak_ch4_0.pdf

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