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Planes CAN fly lower over water, as water is flat. There are less things to collide with.
But usually they DON'T fly lower over water - unless they need to for some other reason, like spotting ships, oil spills or something.
At low altitude, the air is thicker and cause more drag, which increases fuel consumption. For longer hauls it's better to be up where air is thinner and easier to travel through.
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How do plains fly?
Plains don't fly - plains are flat land areas. Planes fly.
What elements are used to make planes fly?
fuel
How do planes fly so high?
Pressurization keeps the people alive.
What are two forces that planes need to overcome in order to fly?
Gravity and aerodynamic resistance.
Do airplanes fly above the atmosphere or below?
Airplanes fly inside the atmosphere which is made up of 4 levels. The atmosphere starts at sea or ground level and when it ends you are in outer space (no longer on earth). Majority of all planes fly in the first level of the atmosphere called the Troposphere which ends around 50K feet. Military jets and spy planes usually fly in the second atmosphere called the stratosphere.
How many planes fly over Cuba daily?
There are millions of planes that fly over Cuba on a daily basics. There is to many to count.
How high do planes fly over the Atlantic ocean?
The height of planes over the Atlantic30000 feet over the sea
Do planes fly over Ireland?
yes
Which atmosphere do most planes fly in?
Most commercial jet liners fly in the stratosphere. Some military aircrafts fly higher than that. Small planes fly lower than the jet liners.
Why should you ditch a plane in the ocean during a hurricane?
You wouldn't. You could fly over it or through it. Weather planes fly all the time through hurricanes. That's how we know how powerful they are and have data from them.
Which ocean do you have to fly over to get to Norway?
That depends on where you fly from, but if you fly from USA you have to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Which ocean did martin Luther king jr fly over to get his award?
He had to fly over the Atlantic Ocean.
How many planes fly over Ukraine daily?
The planes that fly over Ukraine daily depend on how many flights go out daily,and the delays and cancelations that occur daily.
What is the average altitude a helicopter may fly at?
Helicopters fly somewhat close to the ground. They fly near the troposphere. They fly at a lower altitude than planes.
Can planes fly?
Of course, planes can fly.
When you fly to japan do you go across the pacific ocean?
If you are flying from North America, then yes. Most planes usually fly up north and later curve back south toward Japan, so you would be flying over the extreme Northern part of the Pacific Ocean.
What ocean do you fly over to south Africa?
The Atlantic Ocean
