• Question: 4. How Do Planes Stay Up

    Asked by 582curm25 to Jacque on 7 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Jacque Cilliers

      Jacque Cilliers answered on 7 Mar 2018:

      Planes stay up because of the way the wing is shaped. They are flat at the bottom, but the top of the wing bulges upwards. This difference cause air to move at faster across the bottom, and slower across the top. This… makes the wing want to go upwards.. in other words… wings have lift!

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