An airplane trades forward motion for lift. So consequently, it must keep running its engines to replace lost momentum. The air provides this lift, so you will find the air behind the airplane moving downward and a little forwards...
yes it can
no NO PLANE CAN STAY IN AIR EXPECT HELICOPTER JUST BECAUSE OF HIS WINGS
By not having enough lift and air speed under the wings.
A plane with no engine is a glider. They use the air currents to stay aloft.
The top is rounded in a way and the bottom is flat. This makes lift. That is how a plane stays up in the air.
The principle of lift is what allows a plane to stay in the air. When air flows over the wings of the plane, it creates a force called lift that pushes the plane upward. This force counteracts the force of gravity, keeping the plane airborne.
The force that keeps a plane in the air is lift, which is generated by the wings as a result of the shape and angle of the wings. This lift force counteracts the plane's weight, allowing it to stay airborne.
The four forces of flight are : Lift, Thrust, Drag, and Gravity. The answer to your question is Lift.
Throw it off a plane.
Planes stay in the air due to the principles of aerodynamics. The wings of the plane create lift as they move through the air, counteracting the force of gravity pulling the plane down. This balance allows the plane to stay airborne.
The plane was able to stay in air for just a few minutes. Then it lost power and came down. This successful powered flight was done in 1903.
With more surface area on the wings of the paper airplane there will be more air providing lift for the plane. If the mass of the plane is increased less than the surface area of the plane is increased, then the ratio of the force of gravity to force of lift should decrease, theoretically, allowing the plane to stay in the air longer. There are other significant factors in how long the paper airplane will stay air born. The Launch speed is directly proportional to the amount of air moving over the wings which provides lift. However, the larger the plane and the lighter the material is the more likely the plane will deform at high launch speeds or from launching the plane by holding to far back on the plane during launch, which will make the plain more likely to drop from lack of lift if the plane deforms too much.