Is lift in fact a kind of drag?
Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP up vote 14 down vote favorite 1 Given the similarities between Lift and drag and their very similar relationships to the density, surface area, and airflow velocity, could one, in theory, describe aerodynamic lift as a kind of drag where most of the force from lift is just directed in the vertical direction where this vertical component of the force opposes gravity? aerodynamics lift drag share | improve this question edited Sep 7 at 4:49 asked Sep 7 at 4:29 Carlo Felicione 35.7k 2 64 135 2 It is, in the same way that drag is effectively lift in the direction you (often) don't want it to be. – Jules Sep 7 at 14:55 6 Given the similarities between music and noise and their very similar relationships to the ear, pressure waves, and psychoacoustics, could one, in theory, describe music as a kind of noise? – Phil Frost Sep 7...