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How do different types of airfoils affect the performance of aircraft?
A:
Different airfoils cause the aircraft to have different amounts of lift. The exact relationship is complicated, but in general the more the airfoil causes the flow of the air to change directions, the greater the lift. This can further affect stability of an aircraft, where more lift generally means more stability.
Posted on November 1, 2017 at 9:35 pm
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