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The profile of a wing is curved in order to create a difference in air pressure between the top and the bottom of the wing. This is necessary in order to create lift, the force that makes wings work. The difference in the speed of the air passing over the wing and under the wing make it lift the airplane up. This is called the Bernoulli Effect.
Answer:All of that is completely wrong. Some counter points, why can airplanes fly upside down? Why didn't the Wright brothers curve the wings on their plane. That is an answer given to simplify the problem instead of actually explaining it.
The real reason is far more complicated.
The simplest explanation simply involves Newton's third law. For every action their is an equal and opposite reaction. Airplane wings "turn" the wind, angling it down as it passes over and under the wind. As a result, the equal and opposite reaction of the wind pushes it upward, creating lift.
Answer:Both answers are right and both answers are wrong. Airplane wings depend on both the Bernoulli principle as well as aerodynamic deflection for lift.
However, some airfoil designs depend on one more than the other. High-speed aerobatic aircraft fly almost solely on deflection as they need their wings to be capable of producing lift in an inverted position. This is a terribly inefficient configuration as far as drag and fuel consumption, however and is unstable at low speeds, so more conventional aircraft use an airfoil that relies more on the pressure differences described in Bernoulli's principle.
Aircraft designers have a wealth of various airfoil shapes and configurations to choose from, and will pick one appropriate to the aircrafts intended use. The airfoil on your typical Cessna 172 is not really capable of inverted flight, but the airfoil on your typical F-16 is not capable of controllable flight at speeds lower than 200 knots.
What else can I help you with?
What is leading edges on an airplane?
Curved front of the wings or tail surfaces.
How much do the wings of an airplane weigh?
Airplane? What airplane? My paper airplane wings weigh less than 8 grams.
What is the importance of wings on an airplane?
The importance of wings is critical to an airplane, they produce lift that can sustain the airplane in the air.
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 is an airplane with two wings on either side?
An airplane with two wings on either side is called a biplane.
How does the airplane invention of the wright brothers work?
The Wright brothers' airplane, the Wright Flyer, worked by generating lift through its wings as it moved forward. The wings were curved on top and flat on the bottom, creating a pressure difference that lifted the aircraft off the ground. The Wright Flyer was controlled using a system of cables and pulleys to change the angle of the wings and control its direction.
Why is the wing of an airplane curved?
For better airflow.
Where are alierons on an airplane?
They are on the wings
What part of an airplane has aluminum?
The two wings of the airplane are made of aluminum.
How are bird wings and airplane wings?
Because they are both use for flying.
An airplane with two wings?
biplane
What can flie but does not have wings?
Airplane cargo
