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How do planes fly answers

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

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  1. Lift, gravity, thrust and drag are the primary forces that act on a plane.
  2. When the force of lift created is equal to the force of gravity pulling the plane down, the plane will stay in the air.
  3. It helps it to smash into more air molecules and create lift, which if greater than the force of gravity, help to plane to fly.
  4. The engines overpower the force of drag and move the plane forward.
  5. They’re similar because an engine contains lots of little wings (fan blades) which generate horizontal lift, or more commonly called, thrust.

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How do planes fly?

Here’s an interesting video that describes how planes fly.

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Have a great weekend!!

  1. Which primary forces act on a plane?
  2. What keeps the plane in the air?
  3. What does the angle of attack of a wing help it do, according to the video?
  4. What’s the purpose of engines?
  5. How are engines similar to wings?

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