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To provide the lift that is required to glide through the air without plummeting to the ground.
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∙ 13y agoFlight requires Lift plus Thrust. Lift is derived from the wind passing under the wings[ birds and planes alike ] .
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Do planes have curved wings?
The majority of commercial planes have curved wings. The only purpose of removing them is for airborne stunts, and as such passenger and cargo planes have no reason not to have curved wings. Military and stunt planes will have wings that are closer to or perfectly flat, depending on the maneuverability needed.
What element is found in planes?
Aluminum is in the wings of the planes
How are planes different from helicopters?
Planes have large wings, Helicopters have rotors
How do high speed fighter planes fly without aerofoil shaped wings?
High-speed fighter planes have aerofoil-shaped wings.
What lets birds and planes fly?
there wings
What is difference and same birds and planes?
Planes are man made, birds are not. They both have wings.
Why do aircrafts have long wings?
Long wings create more lift. So jet planes have long wings.
How the length of the wings effect the the planes flight?
It doesn't. Planes' wings are for aesthetic value only, which explains the various shapes and sizes. Theoretically, a plane could fly without any wings at all.
Which types of planes have three wings?
sopwith triplane
What helps hovercraft move?
it moves by using similar mechanics from aircarft like planes but say that u mixed it with the water planes wings {like their connected wings and then go with that
What changes have been made to planes?
planes have weny from biplanes (two wings) and triplanes (three wings) to modern jet porpelled fighters and jetliners. along the way in ww2 they had porpellors with 1 wing on each side. that is how planes advanced.
How many planes in a wing?
Planes fly better when the wings are on the outside. Usually any even number will work fine.
