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How does an airplane work?

Updated: 10/4/2023
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6y ago

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4 forces act on planes

Lift pulls the plane up

Gravity pulls it down

Thrust pushes it forward

Drag pulls it back

These 4 forces together help move the plane through the air and without these forces an airplane wouldn't fly

When an airplane takes off the thrust is thus increased and the plane can take off from the ground

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A jet plane functions by using the thrust of its engine and the lift of its wings to fly through the air. The engines pull large volumes of air through them which is then burned with fuel to create large amounts of thrust.

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