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What forces are used for gliders?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Well the obvious one, gravity, is the force acting on the glider pulling it down. The wings of a glider are shaped into airfoils so that air pressure is lower above the wing than below it, which generates lift. This is the force that counteracts gravity.

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