When I was a teen I asked my dad who was an aerospace engineer. He said there is just more than one way to calculate the result.
Though I think it's more valid to think of the wing as imparting a downward momentum on the air flowing over it. Meaning it's really a reaction engine.
Though I think it's more valid to think of the wing as imparting a downward momentum on the air flowing over it. Meaning it's really a reaction engine.