Lift (force)

a force on the object. Lift is the component of this force that is perpendicular to the oncoming flow direction. It contrasts with the drag force, which...

total aerodynamic force, which may be resolved into drag—the force component in the direction of the apparent wind—and lift—the force component normal...

Paternoster lift, a type of lift using a continuous chain of cars which do not stop Patient lift, or Hoyer lift, mobile lift, ceiling lift, a lift to assist...

Kutta–Joukowski theorem relates lift to circulation much like the Magnus effect relates side force (called Magnus force) to rotation. However, the circulation...

u^{2}\,S}}={\frac {2L}{\rho u^{2}S}}} , where L {\displaystyle L\,} is the lift force, S {\displaystyle S\,} is the relevant surface area and q {\displaystyle...

Lift-induced drag, induced drag, vortex drag, or sometimes drag due to lift, in aerodynamics, is an aerodynamic drag force that occurs whenever a moving...

commonly associated with a spinning object moving through a fluid. A lift force acts on the spinning object. The path of the object may be deflected in...

the same, and the drag force is in the same ratio as the lift force. Therefore, the reference for a wing is often the lifting area, sometimes referred...

English) is a streamlined body that is capable of generating significantly more lift than drag. Wings, sails and propeller blades are examples of airfoils. Foils...

Downforce is a downwards lift force created by the aerodynamic features of a vehicle. If the vehicle is a car, the purpose of downforce is to allow the...

moves forward and aft, if the lift is imagined to act at a point called the aerodynamic center, the moment of the lift force changes in proportion to the...

lifting gas to provide buoyancy, to which other components are attached. Aerostats are so named because they use "aerostatic" lift, a buoyant force that...

force required to deflect the air in the downwards direction is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the lift force on the airfoil. Lift on...

explanation that the air pressure is too low for a lifting body to generate meaningful lift force without exceeding orbital velocity. In most industrial...

and by the induced drag associated with creating a lifting force. It depends principally on the lift and drag coefficients, angle of attack to the airflow...

results in an upwards lifting force. Whenever the distribution of speed past the top and bottom surfaces of a wing is known, the lift forces can be calculated...

Hydrodynamic Resistance (2 ed.). p. 3–17. See lift force and vortex induced vibration for a possible force components transverse to the flow direction Note...

the classification is only used for aeroplanes, aircraft that achieve lift (force) in forward flight by planing the air, thereby achieving speed and fuel...

suitable angle of attack the lift (force generated perpendicular to the fluid flow) is substantially larger than the drag (force generated parallel to the...

Static lift may refer to: For an aerostat: Buoyancy, the lifting force of the gas For an aerodyne: Lift (force), the lifting force generated by the wings...