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English: Decomposition of forces acting on a sailboat sail, generating lift. FT is the Total Force acting on the sail for the Apparent Wind (VA), shown. This resolves into forces felt by the sail, Lift (L) and Drag (D), with vectors shown in red and angle of attack noted as 𝞪. |
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