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Line 91: Lift and drag are components of the total aerodynamic force on sail ('''F<sub>T</sub>'''). Since the forces on the sail are resisted by forces in the water (for a boat) or on the traveled surface (for an ice boat or land sailing craft), their corresponding forces can also be decomposed from total aerodynamic force into driving force ('''F<sub>R</sub>''') and lateral force ('''F<sub>LAT</sub>'''). Driving force overcomes resistance to forward motion. Lateral force is met by lateral resistance from a keel, blade or wheel, but also creates a [[Sailing#Heeling\|heeling]] force. The tendency of the air to stay attached to the outside convex sail surface is explained as the [[Coandă effect]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Tritton\|first=D. J.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mrLvCAAAQBAJ&q=Tritton,+D.J.,+Physical+Fluid+Dynamics,+Van+Nostrand+Reinhold,+1977+(reprinted+1980),+Section+22.7,+The+Coand%C4%83+Effect.\|title=Physical Fluid Dynamics\|date=2012-12-06\|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media\|isbn=978-94-009-9992-3\|language=en\|chapter=22.7 The Coanda Effect}}</ref> <gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">

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