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MotionLab
The upward force that keeps an aircraft airborne, from wing area, speed, and shape.
Lift and drag share the same basic formula structure — both depend on air density, the square of velocity, and a reference area — the difference is the coefficient (Cl vs Cd) and the direction of the resulting force relative to airflow.
Since lift scales with velocity squared, a plane needs to reach a minimum speed before lift force can overcome its weight — below that speed, no amount of wing area alone will get it off the ground.
Lift force (N)
17,640
F = ½ρv²ACl
What you entered
F = ½ρv²ACl
0.5 × 1.225 × 60² × 16 × 0.5= 17640 NResult
Lift force (N): 17,640
At 60 m/s with Cl=0.5, lift force is 17,640 N.