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  2. Lift (force) - Wikipedia

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    Lift is the component of this force that is perpendicular to the oncoming flow direction. [1] It contrasts with the drag force, which is the component of the force ...

  3. Lift coefficient - Wikipedia

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    The section lift coefficient is based on two-dimensional flow over a wing of infinite span and non-varying cross-section so the lift is independent of spanwise effects and is defined in terms of ′, the lift force per unit span of the wing. The definition becomes

  4. Lift - Wikipedia

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    Lift coefficient, a coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to other parameters; Lift (soaring), rising air used by soaring birds and glider, hang glider and paraglider pilots for soaring flight; Lift (data mining), a measure of the performance of a model at segmenting the population

  5. Lift (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The morphism h is a lift of f (commutative diagram). In category theory, a branch of mathematics, given a morphism f: X → Y and a morphism g: Z → Y, a lift or lifting of f to Z is a morphism h: X → Z such that f = g∘h.

  6. Kutta–Joukowski theorem - Wikipedia

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    The Kutta–Joukowski theorem is a fundamental theorem in aerodynamics used for the calculation of lift of an airfoil (and any two-dimensional body including circular cylinders) translating in a uniform fluid at a constant speed so large that the flow seen in the body-fixed frame is steady and unseparated.

  7. Ski lift - Wikipedia

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    A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts . The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/ Eisenbach , Hochschwarzwald .

  8. Powered lift - Wikipedia

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    A powered lift aircraft takes off and lands vertically under engine power but uses a fixed wing for horizontal flight. Like helicopters , these aircraft do not need a long runway to take off and land, but they have a speed and performance similar to standard fixed-wing aircraft in combat or other situations.

  9. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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    Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.