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A 5-minute video by TED-Ed about aerodynamics and aircraft and aviation, on the Flight shelf. It was posted to r/flying as “Pretentious TED-splanation of how planes "actually" fly still gets it wrong”.
TED-Ed, Video, 5 min, 2023, on the Flight shelf
TED-Ed explanation of how wings generate lift.
Pilots on Reddit argue it underplays downwash; pair with the McLean lecture.
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