…No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air …

At NASA Ames Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, streamlines of dye in a water channel interact with a model airplane. Credit: Ian Allen Do recent explanations solve the mysteries of aerodynamic lift? In Brief On a strictly mathematical level, engineers know how to design planes that will stay aloft. But equations don't explain why aerodynamic lift occurs. … Continue reading …No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air …