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Reflex cambered airfoils generate lift because most of the wing is still pointed downwards.

The crucial thing you need to explain is this: why doesn't extending leading edge droop flaps increase the lift at a pre-stall angle of attack? (See Figure 13 from this NASA study for example: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19800004771)



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