Trainee Guide C-9B-0020 NAVAVSCOLSCOM-SG-111 Page 4 of 15 Information Sheet 1-4-2: Lift and Stalls lower than the free airstream velocity (in particular near the two stagnation points), the dynamic pressure is lower and the static pressure is higher. Asymmetric airfoil at zero angle of attack produces identical velocity increases and static pressure decreases on both the upper and lower surfaces. Since there is no pressure differential perpendicular to the relative wind, the airfoil produces zero net lift The arrows in Figure 1-4-5 indicate static pressure relative to ambient static pressure. Arrows pointing toward the airfoils indicate higher static pressure; arrows pointing away from the airfoils indicate lower static pressure. T VL Figure 1-4-5 Pressure Distribution Around Symmetric Airfoil at Zero and Positive AOA A cambered airfoil is able to produce an uneven pressure distribution even at zero AOA. Because of the positive camber, the area in the streamtube above the wing is smaller than area in the streamtube below the wing and the airflow velocity above the wing is greater than the velocity below the wing. __ Maximum velocity, [7 Lowest static pressure — Zero velocity —! Total static pressure Figure 1-4-6 Airflow Around a Positively Cambered Airfoil In Figure 1-4-7, the static pressure on both surfaces is less than atmospheric pressure, and thus will produce a lifting force on both upper and lower surfaces. The important point is that these pressures are different. The static pressure on the upper surface will be less than the static pressure on the lower surface, creating a pressure differential. The lower static pressure on the upper surface will pull” the wing upward, creating a lifting force.