No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air

[BeNder]

• On a strictly mathematical level, engineers know how to design planes that will stay aloft. But equations don't explain why aerodynamic lift occurs.
• There are two competing theories that illuminate the forces and factors of lift. Both are incomplete explanations.
• Aerodynamicists have recently tried to close the gaps in understanding. Still, no consensus exists.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-one-can-explain-why-planes-stay-in-the-air/

 

[muck]

I didn't realise that that's the case, but it also strikes me as an argument of little consequence. No offense. It's akin to assembling a puzzle and with only one or two pieces left beginning to doubt that the picture which clearly shows a lighthouse actually shows a lighthouse.