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Sep 2024
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How do aeroplanes fly?

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Have you ever been on an aeroplane and wondered how on earth a vehicle weighing tens of thousands of kilograms can even take off, let alone stay in the air for hours on end?

Well, whatever the type of plane is, the basic principle is pretty much the same. It has to overcome the pull of gravity, the force that draws everything towards Earth’s centre.

What does an aeroplane need to fly then? How so? How does speed create lift then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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