• Question: how does a aeroplane fly

    Asked by 466kvna44 to David, Colin on 12 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: David Taylor

      David Taylor answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      The motors make the plane move forwards; as it moves, air flows over the wings and causes a lifting force. But the interesting thing is that nobody really knows why that happens. Engineers design aeroplanes by puttingmodels in wind tunnels to test them, so they can make sure they really work, but the science behind it is still not really understood.

    • Photo: Colin Keogh

      Colin Keogh answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      How Stuff Works is great for questions like this, here is a link that explains it well.
      http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/airplanes.htm

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