Custer's summary of his invention was that the key to the lift created by a wing is the velocity of the stream of air passing over the wing, not the velocity of the airplane itself: It's the speed of air, not the airspeed!
Custer's opsummering af hans opfindelse var at hovedårsagen til den store dynamiske opdrift, skabt af channel-wingen, er den høje lufthastighed af luftstrømmen henover vingen, ikke hastigheden af flyet selv i forhold til jorden; It's the speed of air, not the airspeed!.