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The Lift Equation

$$ L = C_L \, \frac{1}{2} \, \rho \, v^2 \, S $$

( $\small{L}$ is lift force, $\small{C}$ is lift coefficient, $\rho$ is fluid density, $\small{S}$ is surface area)

$ L $

= $ C_L \, \times \, \frac{1}{2} \, \times \, \rho \, \times \, v^2 \, \times \, S $

$ \times \qquad \frac{1}{2} $

$ \times \quad $ $ \mathrm{kg/V} $

$ \times \quad $ ( $ \mathrm{m/s} $ ) ²

$ \times \quad $ $ \mathrm{m^2} $

= $ \mathrm{N} \, (\mathrm{newtons}) $

= $ \mathrm{N} \, (\mathrm{newtons}) $ (to significant figures)

$ C_L $

= $ \displaystyle{ \frac{L}{ \frac{1}{2} \, \times \, \rho \, \times \, v^2 \, \times \, S } } $

= $ \mathrm{N} $

$ \div $ $ ( $

$ \qquad \frac{1}{2} $

$ \qquad \times \quad $ $ \mathrm{kg/V} $

$ \qquad \times \quad $ ( $ \mathrm{m/s} $ ) ²

$ \qquad \times \quad $ $ \mathrm{m^2} $

$ ) $

= $ \mathrm{kg} \quad $

= $ \mathrm{kg} \quad $ (to significant figures)

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