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Is there more or less pressure under the wing of an airplane?
There is more pressure under the wing than is on top of the wing. This is what generates the lift for flight.
When an airplane is flying how does the air pressure above a wing compare with that below the wing?
In flight, the air pressure above the wing is less than that below it.
Why does the lift on an airplane wing increase as the speed of the airplane increases?
The lift on an airplane wing increases as the speed of the airplane increases due to the Bernoulli's principle. Faster airspeed over the wing creates lower pressure, and higher pressure underneath the wing generates lift. This relationship creates more lift force as airspeed increases.
Does air move faster under the wing or above the wing?
above the wing moving faster above the wing causes a lower air pressure relative to below the wing. high pressure moves to low pressure causing lift.
How airplane flies?
differential in wind speed over the wings produces high pressure under the wing and low pressure on top of the wing.
How does an aircraft atcually get off the ground?
Simply more air pressure under the wing than over it.If you look at an aeroplane wing it has a flat underside and then a curved top. Imagine two bits of air, both are going at the same speed when they get to the wing one has to go over the top to get to the other side (the long way) the other goes underneath (the direct way). This means that more bits of air can go under the wing in any given time than over the top. The fact that more air can then go under increases the pressure under the wing so that the whole plane is experiencing a higher pressure underneath and takes off. This is known as the aerofoil effect.
Why us air drag necessary for the flight of a aeroplane?
Because air drag and flow is what gives the wings lift. Air travels faster under the wing and slower over top the wing. This creates less pressure on the top of the wing providing 'lift'.
Why is air pressure greater below the wing's surface?
It's not so much that the air pressure below a wing is greater as it is the pressure above it is less. The way a wing works, is the airfoil (shape of the wing) accelerates the air above the wing. Since the air is moving faster, it lowers the air pressure, resulting in a lower pressure above, and a higher(standard) pressure below, creating lift.
When compared with the air that travels under the planes wing the air that travels over the wing is?
The air that travels over the wing is travelling at a higher velocity and is at a lower pressure than the air travelling under the wing.
What force is created by high pressure under a wing and low pressure above a wing?
The pressure difference creates lift, which is the force that allows an airplane to take off and stay airborne. This lift force is generated due to the difference in air pressure above and below the wing, with higher pressure below the wing pushing the aircraft up.
What is the process that airplanes use to keep flying?
The phenomena that causes fixed and rotary wing aircraft to fly is called "lift". Lift is caused by a complicated interaction of numerous components. But simplistically, here's how lift works. Rotary and fixed wing aircraft use wings to fly. These wings have a large, flat surface on the bottom of the wing and a curved surface on the top of the wing. Using one of several power sources to cause forward motion, air is pushed over and under the wing. At the point directly in front of the wing, air is split with some air going over and some air going under the wing. The laws of physics demand that this air meet back up on the other side of the wing at the same time. Since the air traveling over the curved surface of the wing has to go a farther distance than the air traveling underneath, but must arrive at the very same time, the air particles moving over the top are stretched apart farther. This stretching causes the air pressure over the wing to be less than the more densely compacted air particles under the wing. With the air pressure over the wing less than the air pressure under the wing, the wing moves upwards into the less dense air, taking the aircraft with it. There are other factors involved such as forward air speed, shape of wing, weight of the aircraft, etc. But that in a nutshell is what keeps an aircraft flying.
What are the high and low pressure areas of an airplane wing?
The wing of a plane typically has a curved top and a flat bottom. The airstream hitting the wing goes straight under the flat part, but has to also go up above the high part, then it meets again at the rear of the wing. The curved upper area causes low pressure by forcing air molecules to go faster across the top to reach the rear at the same time (a faster air velocity generally creates less downward pressure). The higher pressure below the wing forces the wing upward and lifts the plane off the ground.
