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The wings' shape, especially in cross-section. They are aerofoils, with the top section arched upwards in a specially-calculated, unsymmetrical arch and the under-surface flat.
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As the jet or propellors drive the aircraft through the air the slipstream over the top of the wings has to accelerate to "keep up" with that flowing under them. This higher speed lowers it pressure, very slightly, to below the air pressure of the under-wing air. That creates a pressure difference pushing the wing upwards: the "lift". The actual difference is tiny but acting over a very large area of wing, so in total it supports the aircraft's weight. The lift is augmented by slanting the entire wing downwards towards the rear so that it tries to "climb" though the air.
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What causes airplanes to take off?
Lift is what ultimatly causes the plane to take off. When a plane get up to take off speed, that means the wings are generating enough lift to lift the plane up. The pilot will change the planes angle of attack with the elevators (located on the horizontal stabilizers) to the wind which forces engine thrust to push the plane into the air.
How does an airplane take off?
Moving forward, air rushing over the wings causes them to produce lift. When the amount of lift created is greater than the weight of the plane it will rise off the ground.
How much lift does an airplane need to fly?
It depends on the mass of the plane. The heavier the plane, the more lift it needs.
How does an airplane turn right?
The pilot uses the ailerons (control surfaces usually on the backs of the wings) to increase the lift on the left wing and reduce the lift on the right wing. This causes the left wing to raise and the right wing to lower.Now, instead of the wings producing lift that pulls straight up on the plane, the lift is now pulling the plane up and to the right. This force causes the plane's flight path to start to curve to the right.Since some of the lift is now going to turning the plane, there is less lift holding the plane up. To prevent the plane from losing altitude in the turn, the pilot would normally use the elevators to raise the plane's nose slightly to produce more lift to maintain constant altitude.Aerodynamic forces called "adverse yaw" now cause the plane's nose to turn to the left. This is, obviously, not what you want when you're trying to turn right. The pilot uses the rudder (a vertical control surface usually on the back of the plane) to counter this adverse yaw and keep the nose of the plane pointing in the direction the plane is going.When the turn is finished, the pilot uses the ailerons to restore the wings to level and uses the rudder to keep the plane coordinated (pointing in direction it is going) as he finishes the turn. He then lowers the nose slightly to prevent the increased lift (no longer needed to turn the plane) from causing the plane to climb.The rudder is not used to turn the plane. This is a common misconception. If you tried to use the rudder to turn the plane, the passengers would feel like they were sliding in their seats, the plane's side would begin to face into the wind, and if a foolish pilot kept this up, the inside wing would stop producing lift and drop suddenly.
What is the function of the wing of a plane?
To lift the plane and enable it to fly.
What does the wing do on a plane?
It provides lift to keep the plane airborne.
What are the things on top of a plane called to lift the plane?
airfoils
What causes lift?
lift is when air is blown at a moving object and the shape of the object pushes it down and itself up as an example when a plane moves down the runway, the air is pushed down by the shape of the wings
How does aerofoil cause the plane to lift?
Aerofoils are able to lift the plane by wind speed, and wind direction. Aerofoils can also lift the plane up by its shape when bent downward of an aeronautical wing shape. - Aerospace engineering
What makes a plane ascend and what makes a plane descend?
lift.... Gravity
An upward force on a plane is called?
'Lift' is an upward force on a plane. Upward force on a bird's wings is also called 'Lift'.
What force is used to fly a plane?
Thrust and lift are required to make a plane fly. A plane can use just lift if it is in the air already. The engines create thrust (if the aircraft has engines), and the wings create lift. Helicopters make lift by pushing air down, though.
