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Well, you have 2 controll surfaces on a wing. The first, which practclly all planes have, is called an ailleron this controlls the banking of the plane. The second main controll surface is called flaperons, you only really find these on large aircraft because they are used to slow the plane down.
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What are the principal parts of an airplane wing?
The wing is the main flying surface. Control surfaces include the ailerons, flaps and slats.
What is an interesting fact about the airplanes?
Planes cannot fly backward, if airflow above the top of the wing surface is lower than below the wings surface the aircraft will stall,
Was is an aileron?
It is a control surface on the wing of an aircraft. It is used to bank the aircraft on an angle in flight. It is on the trailing outer edge of each 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.
What is control surface on airplane wing called?
The ailerons are the control surface on the wings of an airplane. Ailerons control the bank (or roll) of the aircraft. Underneath the wing are flaps, which slow the airplane down and provide lift, typically used during landings and sometimes for short-field takeoffs. Some large aircraft also have slats, which are sort of like flaps for the front side of the wing. Many aircraft also have spoilers, or air brakes, on the top surface of the wing. On the tail are two other control surfaces, the rudder, which controls yaw, and the elevators, which control pitch.
How many planes are in a RAF Wing?
Approximately 36 aircraft in a wing
Why is it preferable for planes to take off into the wind as opposed to with the wind?
The wind is required to pass over the wing to create a vacum which lifts the plane. Flaps are used to extend the wing surface to help with lift
What makes the Cessna different from other small planes?
Cessnas have high wing, and most other small planes have low wing.
How do heavy jet planes fly high above earth's surface?
Their shape, wing design, and high thrust all contribute to their flying capabilities
A group of planes?
That can be a squadron, or maybe a 'wing'...
Do the elevators control the speed of a planes engine?
no No, they do not control speed. Elevators are flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's longitudinal attitude by changing the pitch balance, and so also the angle of attack and the lift of the wing.
How big are blue whales?
as big as a planes wing
