1
Optical lift is different from the aerodynamic lift created by an airfoil.
2
This interfered with the aerodynamic lift that normally helps flatten its course and gentle its reentry and landing.
3
When air travels over a wing, it sticks to the surface, and bending flow results in aerodynamic lift.
4
The spaceplanes were limited by the ancient laws of aerodynamic lift and stability, restricting their tactics to classical aerial manoeuvres.
5
Anything without wings, that is, without aerodynamic lift generation, falls in a ballistic trajectory, with the heavier stuff going farther horizontally.
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From what I understand (which clearly isn't everything) this has a lot to do with aerodynamic lift from the sails.