• Question: Why does an aeroplane stay balanced in the sky?

    Asked by Achsu to Betty, Isaac, Kieran, Silvia, Will on 10 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Betty Bonnardel-Azzarelli

      Betty Bonnardel-Azzarelli answered on 10 Nov 2016:


      An aeroplane stays balanced in the sky because the forces which apply to it are balanced, it is stabilised with onboard instruments and the plane has a certain speed. The forces include drag and thrust.

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