Where does lift come from?

[Challenged]

Saw this linked over on Reddit and enjoyed the presentation, so thought I'd share here:

 

[Hank S]

I thought lift came from moving your airplane fast enough . . . .

 

[Badger]

I have an app on my phone to get lyft

 

[G-force]

I though it was a product of money?

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

out of thin air....

 

[GRG55]

Lift is an abstract concept, invented by the FAA and required to be taught in PPL ground school to distract young, impressionable students from the reality of aviation:

 

[skier]

There was a paper written in 2004 that introduced the concept of “lift demons” and “thrust pixies”. It is essential reading for anyone that wants to truly understand the origins of lift. While not typically taught in most universities, it is the foundation for most practical aerodynamics work.

http://messybeast.com/dragonqueen/liftdemon.htm

 

[hindsight2020]

Lift is an abstract concept, invented by the FAA and required to be taught in PPL ground school to distract young, impressionable students from the reality of aviation:

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I'd love for someone to go to an appointment to the FSDO with that T-shirt on.

 

[PaulS]

I though it was a product of money?

Beat me to it, money creates lift.

 

[GRG55]

Beat me to it, burning money creates lift.

FTFY

 

[SkyDog58]

All I need to know in order to pilot a plane is that pulling back on the stick produces lift... until it doesn't.

 

[Stingray Don]

 

[N659HB]

Means something different to glider pilots.

 

[wrbix]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy states: "There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ... Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that presents the difficulties."
For those interested, a more complete discussion: https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Flying

 

[frfly172]

Two major forces,money and av gas.

 

[Skyrys62]

Where does lift come from?

Depends on the person/outfit.

Lift

No lift.

 

[WheelSpatz]

Mitochlorians

 

[wayne]

From lifters.

 

[Omalley1537]

That’s easy, it’s from setting the treadmill on a high enough speed.

 

[RyanB]

Depends on the person/outfit.

Lift

I’d give her a lift anytime...if ya know what I mean...

 

[Dan Thomas]

All I need to know in order to pilot a plane is that pulling back on the stick produces lift... until it doesn't.

Push forward, the houses get bigger. Pull back, the houses get smaller. Pull back some more, the houses get bigger again and go round and round.

 

[Bill]

I’d give her a lift anytime...if ya know what I mean...

Isnt that you in the second picture?

 

[Sundancer]

Wavicles, a weak force repellent, activated by motion detecting quantum's that congeal around airplanes, rockets, and pole vaulters - an equilibrium, a natural balance, is maintained on the opposite side by skydivers, in-flight engine failures, and sailplanes.

You should jump off a chair, or free-fall, once for each time you take-off, or failing that, pay someone else to rock (or ice) climb, to keep the earth in harmony. If you get falling-down drunk, it counts (if you actually fall down), also if you trip someone, though that brings the non-lift related karma thing into play.

Also, airplanes really do, well, "plane", but that is a minor producer of lift, as compared to the wavicles, and, of course, putting out really positive waves on high DA days, or when well past TBO.

 

[CC268]

Deja vu with my Fluid Dynamics class.

 

[Hacker]

You boys know what makes this bird go up? Funding makes this bird go up!

 

[Timbeck2]

Depends on the person/outfit.
No lift.

Probably wearing Bugle Boy jeans.

 

[Todd82]

Money makes the world go 'round, as the world spins centrifugal force helps make planes fly off the ground. Therefore money makes lift.

 

[ARFlyer]

I though it was a product of money?

Without that cash you can’t get that high!

 

[Clip4]

I though it was a product of money?

Well kinda, it is a product of static money and the flow of dynamic money. Static money produces no lift.

 

[Scott@KTYR]

https://www.lyft.com/drive-with-lyf...MI3dLDwb7L3wIVUb7ACh0A7QoYEAAYASAAEgIomfD_BwE

 

[jbDC9]

You boys know what makes this bird go up? Funding makes this bird go up!

"We want a window."

Great scene! Love that movie...

 

[asicer]

"We want a window."

"No bucks, no Buck Rogers."