# Aerodynamic type Q: Helicopter rotors

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 3, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerodynamic-type-q-helicopter-rotors/96671 "2001-12-03T19:21:40Z")\
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However, a good deal of the lift can be attributed to the angle of attack of the wing, which has nothing to do with the Bernoulli Principle. A flat plate at an angle of attack will produce lift.

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