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Do airplanes move their wings?
Some do. A few high performance jet aircraft have a movable wing, called a "swing wing" At low speeds the wing is straight out, but at high speeds the wings fold back. A helicopter is an airplane- a "rotary wing" aircraft. The rotor is not a propeller, but wings that are moved through the air. The wings of regular aircraft also move some- they flex up and down as loads change.
What was the first aircraft with wings?
The first aircraft to have wings was the Wright Flyer, the first aeroplane to fly in 1901.
Why do SR-71 have wings?
All type of aircraft need wings. They are the parts that make an airplane fly. Without wings it is not even an aircraft.
Why would a paper airplane crash without wings?
If the airplane is not a lifting body and has no wings, there could be no lift to hold it aloft. Therefore, the only force acting on the aircraft in the vertical dimension is gravity, and so the airplane falls.
What is an aircraft without fixed wings?
A helicopter is an aircraft without fixed wings. Helicopters can also be known as rotorcraft.
Do aircraft wings move up and down?
No, but the wings have little flaps that do to control the aircraft from going up and down. the wings do go up and down with the plane but otherwise, no.
Can aircraft fly without wings?
If it didn't have wings, it'd be a rocket.
How many wings in an aircraft?
4
What is an airplane called when it has two wings?
Aircraft with two wings are called biplanes.
What kind of aircraft was it?
A big one with wings
What are the forces acting on landing gear during landing?
vertical loads, longitudinal loads and vertical loads
What is the web address of the Wings Of History Aircraft Museum in San Martin California?
The web address of the Wings Of History Aircraft Museum is: http://www.wingsofhistory.org
