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ng realty development corp. | How Does An Airplane Fly? | Questions Be Answered | | Rgie Xristian Ortega Ng | 3/12/2013 |

Most of the people here in the Earth above questions or ask themselves how does an airplane fly. By reading this article, you can now understand how does an airplane fly. This article is then fitted with illustrations to help you more understand about the said topic. Also, here you can greatly understand the theory behind the said topic. |

A ll the object here on the Earth above, needs a wing in order to lift itself and a power to push itself forward. If an object is light in weight it is easy to fly, like a kite, it is made up of paper and thin strips of wood, so it is light in weight, a bird; their body is lightweight so they can fly easily without any hassle. If an object is heavy or huge, it needs a great lift and power in order to lift them. I’m pretty much sure that most of the people here, ask themselves, ask their colleagues, when they are at the airport and boarding an airplane, the airplane’s takeoff, cruise and landing. Of all this circumstances , how does an airplane flies, and stay up in the air or sky, despite of its tremendous weight and gravity. I’m also pretty much sure that everyone of us have seen an airplane takeoff at the airport, the ascend or climb at the air see from below at the villages, and from down where, look up in the sky there is a couple of flashing lights up there not knowing it is an airplane.

A irplanes fly by knowing the different requirements namely:
1st step, is the PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT. Applying 2 scientific principles from different scientists. These principles were: Bernoulli’s principle and Newton’s Law of motion. Bernoulli’s principle states that “The relationship between the velocity and pressure exerted by a moving liquid or air”, next is Newton’s 3rd Law of motion states that “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”.

Bernoulli’s Principle

Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion

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