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Why do airplanes defy gravity?

Updated: 9/22/2023
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Airplanes do not "defy gravity", any more than you do when you walk upstairs.

In both cases, an upward force is generated that is greater than the downward force

of gravity on an object. Since the net force on the object is then upward, the object

accelerates upward.

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