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Why does the suspended piece of paper go down as you blow air under it?
The moving air under the paper reduces the air pressure. Since the air pressure above the paper is unchanged, it pushes down on the paper. The shape of an airplane wing forces the air passing over the top to move faster than the air beneath the wing. The difference in air pressure causes the wing to lift.
How do you travell through air?
If you are talking about flying then its a process called lift. It was found that air pressure reduces at slower speeds and increases at higher speeds. Air planes fly because the wing of the plane channels and splits air. Some air moves over the top of the wing and some air moves under it. The wing is curved on the top forcing the air to travel farther and slow down. Compared to the underside of a wing which is straight and allows the air to continue at the same speed it approaches the wing of the plane. Because the speed of the air is faster on the bottom of the wing the air pressure increases forcing the wing to rise up because the air is pushing up on the wing.
Is it true that air above the wing of an airplane travels faster than air below the wing?
Airplane wings are shaped such that the length of a path from the leading edge of a wing to the trailing edge is longer when going over the top than across the bottom. For this reason, air going over the wing must travel faster than air traveling beneath the wing.
Why don't the wings of a airplane have to flap like the wings of birds?
The wing is made flat on the bottom and curved on the top. The air underneath has a shorter distance to go to get to the end of the wing, that is straight so. The air over the top has further to go because of the curve so the air travels faster. This causes 'low preasure' above the wing. This makes the air around the wing rush in and 'sucks' the wing up causeing lift. The exact same thing happens on a bird wing except they do not have engines to push them forward. So the bird flaps its wing to push the air behind them and down which gives them lift and pushes them through the air.
When compared with the air that travels under the planes wing the air that travels over the wing is?
The air that travels over the wing is travelling at a higher velocity and is at a lower pressure than the air travelling under the wing.
How do planes stay in the air?
As an aircraft's wing moves through the air at speed the air on top of the wing is forced to follow a longer path than the air moving underneath the wing [due to the spahe of the wing] This reduces air pressure on the upper surface of the wing and creates lift.
When was Expeditionary Air Wing created?
Expeditionary Air Wing was created in 2006.
What is an air wing?
An air wing is a military or police unit equipped with aircraft.
How does the wing operate?
wing operate by air
How do butterflys move?
the usually fly everywhere. they move there wing up and down making them move into the air
What causes lift on an airplane wing?
The air on top of the wing is at a lower pressure than the air at the bottom of the wing so wing is pulled upwards
How do airoplans fly?
The common answer is that air flowing over the top speeds up because of the camber of the wing, this sped up air causes low pressure on top of the wing which causes the wing to 'lift'. This is true but also the angle of attack of the wing to the relative airflow forces airflow down, which also in turn pushes the wing up. This can be shown simply by the fact that aerobatic airplanes with symmetrical airfoils fly just fine (with no camber whatsoever). So it is a combination of low pressure on top of the wing and the angle of attack of the wing forcing airflow down, which forces the wing up.
