This paper by Miles Mathis argues that current scientific explanations for aerodynamic lift are fundamentally flawed and that the phenomenon is driven by a charge field, not by air pressure differentials caused by wing shape or speed. Mathis criticizes mainstream physics for relying on misdirection and incomplete theories, citing historical figures like Aristotle and Leonardo as having more coherent ideas, and highlighting the confusion and lack of consensus on the topic.
Mathis deconstructs the prevailing theories, including Bernoulli’s Theorem, and points out their inconsistencies, such as their inability to explain why planes can fly upside down or why lift is generated even without an angle of attack. He argues that wind tunnel observations contradict the notion of air needing to travel longer distances over a curved wing, and that the focus on “angle of attack” is a “pathetic dodge” to cover up the lack of a real explanation.
He proposes that lift is primarily a result of a charge field, which is always present and acts as a constant upward force. Thrust, he argues, increases lift by increasing the amount of charge encountered per unit of time, a concept he likens to a “raindrop question” where moving faster through a field of “raindrops” (charge photons) results in more impacts and therefore more lift. Mathis also revisits the concept of buoyancy, suggesting it is misunderstood and also a result of this charge field, not just fluid pressure differences. He argues that fluids and gases resist compression due to their inherent charge, which creates an upward vector opposing gravity.
The paper also includes an addendum with a supporter’s insights into various aviation phenomena, such as propeller efficiency, helicopter lift, the use of specific materials like copper and graphite in aircraft construction, and the behavior of gyroscopes, all of which are interpreted as supporting Mathis’s charge field thesis. He concludes that while older theories were flawed, they were closer to the truth than current explanations and that a true understanding of lift requires incorporating his unified field theory, which includes charge.
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- Aristotle
- Leonardo
- Wikipedia
- Scientific American
- Ed Regis
- Doug McLean
- John Anderson
- New York Times
- Bernoulli’s Theorem
- Holger Babinsky
- New Scientist TV
- New Scientist
- AskaMathematician.com
- Bonneville salt flats
- The Great Waldo Pepper
- Robert Redford
- Standard J-1
- Wright Brothers
- Matthew McConaughey
- Newton’s second and third laws
- NACA 0012
- Coanda effect
- Jef Raskin
- Apple computers
- Einstein
- Newton
- Coulomb
- Lagrangian
- Sun
- Earth
- US
- Nick Allen
- BBC
- Mythbusters
- Simple Cecil
- Thomas Peterson
- Trevor Wallis
- National Climatic Data Center
- Weather
- NakedScientists.com
- Yahoo answers
- Wiki answers
- Physlink.com
- Wisegeek
- Mathforum.org
- dctech.com
- physicsforums.com
- scienceworld.ca
- Lucas
- answerbag
- Archimedes
- Hawking
- University of Chicago
- Harrier jump jet
- Bell 47
- WW2
- Mosquito aircraft
- Hughes Hercules
- Horton German flying wing
- ME-262
- MU-Metal
- V-2
- Germany
- US
- Northrup Flying wing
- X-15
- HF radio communications
- London Dispersion Forces
- Boeing 707
- plasma actuators
- D’Alembert’s paradox
- Navier Stokes equations