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doglover9754
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I just went on a Japan trip. In the airplane, besides throwing up my ball and phone, I was doing a little bit of studying. While the plane was in takeoff, in the middle of flying, and landing, I noticed how the wing positions changed.
I already know how takeoff works. It works when the plane makes “cupped” wings to help push itself up higher using wind and air pressure? I haven’t watched a video about that in a while so I kind of forgot (maybe 6-12 months ago).
Anyways, what I was wondering was how does the landing and flying work? For flying, I noticed during the flight, the pilot puts the wings back to its original position? I’m not sure how and why this works. If you need the pressure on the wings to help it fly, then why change the position? Is it because the plane reaches a certain height to sustain that pressure to keep it flying? Now for landing, the pilot extends the wing flaps (if you sit next to the wing, you notice how the back of the wing extends and kind of flaps down) and moves these plates covering some wires and the joining part of the wing flaps. Is this to help brake as I know when planes fly, they fly fast to they keep up that speed even while on the runway (landing) until the pilot brakes? I figure that it helps brake because with the plates and fallen flaps, there has just got to be some air resistance. I’m honestly not totally sure.
Please note that I am a middle schooler and some “more educational” answers (answers with words that I have no idea what they mean) are hard for me to understand so it’d be great if any answers are put in the simplest way possible. Also, I have watched a YouTube video about how a plane works mainly focusing on how the wings, tail wings, and other parts of the airplane have an effect on how a plane flies. Any answers for any of my questions would be greatly appreciated as this may be a bunch of confusing stuff coming out of my brain right now and that was probably a lot to read
I already know how takeoff works. It works when the plane makes “cupped” wings to help push itself up higher using wind and air pressure? I haven’t watched a video about that in a while so I kind of forgot (maybe 6-12 months ago).
Anyways, what I was wondering was how does the landing and flying work? For flying, I noticed during the flight, the pilot puts the wings back to its original position? I’m not sure how and why this works. If you need the pressure on the wings to help it fly, then why change the position? Is it because the plane reaches a certain height to sustain that pressure to keep it flying? Now for landing, the pilot extends the wing flaps (if you sit next to the wing, you notice how the back of the wing extends and kind of flaps down) and moves these plates covering some wires and the joining part of the wing flaps. Is this to help brake as I know when planes fly, they fly fast to they keep up that speed even while on the runway (landing) until the pilot brakes? I figure that it helps brake because with the plates and fallen flaps, there has just got to be some air resistance. I’m honestly not totally sure.
Please note that I am a middle schooler and some “more educational” answers (answers with words that I have no idea what they mean) are hard for me to understand so it’d be great if any answers are put in the simplest way possible. Also, I have watched a YouTube video about how a plane works mainly focusing on how the wings, tail wings, and other parts of the airplane have an effect on how a plane flies. Any answers for any of my questions would be greatly appreciated as this may be a bunch of confusing stuff coming out of my brain right now and that was probably a lot to read
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