Originally Posted by
pitchtrim
Last time I checked if you take wings off the fuselage, it doesn't create lift and falls like a rock.
Give it enough thrust and it creates lift just fine. Ever see the cross-section of a fuselage? Looks very much like a wing right? Give it a positive AOA and thrust and you bet it creates lift.
Now, whether it creates "significant" lift is debatable. For some aircraft, this was absolutely true, for others, not so much.
The entirety of the aircraft is important for drag though.