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After this, paper airplanes are really gliders, converting altitude to forward motion. Lift comes when the air below the airplane wing is pushing up harder than the air above it is pushing down. It is this difference in pressure that enables the plane to fly.
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teacher.scholastic.com/paperairplane/airplane.htm
teacher.scholastic.com/paperairplane/airplane.htm
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How does an airplane fly? Why is it that the air traveling over the top of the wing has to reach the end of it at the same time that the air traveling underneath the wing reaches it? ... This is a better explanation. For an object to go up, something has to push it up. A wing works by changing the direction of the air.
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/kids_space/wing.html
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I happen to fly a lot on business. For me, personally, airplanes are one of the most amazing things that I see on a daily basis. When I get on a 747, I am boarding a gigantic vehicle capable of carrying 500 or 600 people.
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www.howstuffworks.com/airplane.htm
www.howstuffworks.com/airplane.htm
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The following articles are intended to help students who may find the following information useful for school projects or reports. ... Airfoils and Lift (Popular Explanation using Bernoulli's Principle) ... A Physical Description of Lift (Advanced Theory using Newton's Law)
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www.aviation-history.com/theory/index-theory.html
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Boeing Commercial Airplanes Jetliner Safety Information ... Jets also have swept wings. Wing sweep lets them fly closer to the speed of sound than airplanes with straight wings. ... Commercial jetliners - like all airplanes - fly according to basic physical principles:
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www.boeing.com/commercial/safety/pf/pf_how_airplanes_fl...
www.boeing.com/commercial/safety/pf/pf_how_airplanes_fly.html
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