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How does a airplane maintain straight and level during flight?
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The way an aircraft maintains straight and level flight is by the use of the trim tabs on the wings, tail, and horizontal stabilizer adjusted be the pilot in the cockpit. The use of ailerons, rudder and the horizontal stabilizer can also be used if needed. Also, you must have the correct airspeed or you will stall the aircraft(it doesn't have enough or too much air flow over the wings therefore causing the aircraft to fall).
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the forces are equal to balance the aircraft in flight
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What are 4 forces acting in an airplane during flight?
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What happens when you throw a plane backwards in flight?
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This causes a lot of heat that the airplane must be shielded from.
Basic elements of an airplane flight?
I think you might be referring to the four forces of flight. LIFT -- force provided by the wing and in perpendicular direction to the wing. In straight and level flight the lift is exactly equal to the aircraft weight. WEIGHT -- the force pulling vertically down on the airplane due to gravity. In straight and level flight this is equal to the lift. THRUST -- the force that pulls the airplane forward, provided by the propeller or jet engine. If the airplane is flying at a constant speed in level flight, this thrust is exactly equal to the drag. DRAG -- the aerodynamic force on the airplane in the opposite direction of its travel. Drag is due to skin friction, form drag (drag around wheels, struts, etc) and induced drag (produced by the wing as a side effect of lift)
How long is the flight from Chicago to Granada?
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What is the acceleration during flight of a soccer ball if headed straight up?
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