Which brings up the question... if it is the design of the wing that creates lift, how does the plane continue to fly and not lose altitude if the wing is now upside down??? I'll chalk it up to "magic", unless somebody knows the physics behind it. Nice photo!
Great action shot. Simple answer for inverted flight especially with the F-16s are that the wings still produce lift inverted although slightly less efficiently and THRUST! F-16s have enough thrust in a vertical climb several miles straight up. Moving fast is part of what keeps them airborne.
The wings provide "lift"(a low pressure area) on the same surface no matter the attitude.. upside down the "lift" is down. To overcome this when upside down, they point the nose of the aircraft "up" and use the attitude of the aircraft and thrust to force level flight.
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Simple answer for inverted flight especially with the F-16s are that the wings still produce lift inverted although slightly less efficiently and THRUST! F-16s have enough thrust in a vertical climb several miles straight up. Moving fast is part of what keeps them airborne.
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