How does an aeroplane stay flying in the sky?

Question asked by: soona1993

Asked on: 20 Mar 2009

Two factors are in play. One is the speed that it is moving, and secondly the angle of the plane, and its wings, to the air around it.

The physics of liquid flow account for the rest (with air counting as a liquid here).

Essentially the plane is lifted by the speed at which it is moving and its angle to the liquid it is travelling through, that is, the air. This gives it enough lift to stay in the air. If it slows down, or changes its angle and therefore how it 'cuts' through the medium it is travelling through, then the lift is removed and the plane comes down to the ground.
By: knowitall
Replied at: 05 Apr 2009
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