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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.

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When an airplane is ascending is pressure greater above the wings or below the wings?

Faster-moving air across the top of the wing lowers the pressure there. For a plane to ascend, the pressure must be sufficiently lower on top of the wing, and it will be forced upward by the greater pressure below the wing.


What is the main difference between the air below and above the wings of a plane in flight?

The main difference between the air below and above the wings of a plane in flight is the air pressure. The air below the wings has higher pressure, while the air above the wings has lower pressure. This pressure difference creates lift, allowing the plane to stay in the air.


What gives an airplane it's lift?

The wings are designed in such a way that when the airplane moves, air passes faster on the upper surface, than on the lower surface. According to Bernoulli, this results in a reduced pressure on the upper surface.


How is lift related to air pressure?

Lift is generated when air pressure differences are created above and below an aircraft's wings. The airfoil shape of the wings causes air to move faster over the top surface, resulting in lower pressure compared to the higher pressure beneath the wings. This pressure difference creates an upward force, or lift, allowing the aircraft to rise and stay aloft. Therefore, the relationship between lift and air pressure is fundamental to the principles of flight.


As an air molecules move over and under wings of an airplane the pressure increases below the wings to create which of the following?

Lift


Is it true When a bird flies the air pressure on the top of its wings is lower than the air pressure below?

yes


As air molecules move over and under the wings of an airplane the pressure increases below the wings to create what?

As air molecules move over and under the wings of an airplane, the pressure decreases above the wings and increases below them, creating lift. This difference in pressure generates an upward force that allows the airplane to rise into the air. The phenomenon is explained by Bernoulli's principle, which states that faster-moving air has lower pressure.


What force acts on gliders in the air?

Gravity, from the Earth, pulling it towards the ground, and Lift, applied by the air due to pressure difference on the wings (high pressure below the wing, low pressure above the wing). The faster the glider goes, the greater the Lift. Gravity does not change however.


An air plane can fly because there is blank on its wings?

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How do aeroplanes fly even though there airfoils cant flap like birds wings?

The different air pressure above and below the wings creates lift and allows the 'plane to fly given enough forward motion.The different air pressure above and below the wings creates lift and allows the 'plane to fly given enough forward motion.


As air molecules move over and under wings of an airplane the pressure increases below the wings to create which of the following?

Lift


How much lift is exerted on the wings of an airplane that have a total surface area of 108 m when the difference in air pressure below and above the wings is 5 percent of atmospheric pressure?

What type of airplane, how much does it weigh, and how fast is it traveling. Is it flying level to the horizon, or is it increasing/decreasing elevation. You have to take in to account these factors before you can answer that question.