HOW DOES AN AIRCRAFT FLY??? The question arises in our mind from our childhood days. We have seen aircraft flying in the sky and many of us have experienced the flight, but still we have the doubt that how does the aircraft flies? Here is the answer for the question. An aircraft flies in the air due to the forces (air) acting on it. The aircraft’s body and structure is designed in a manner to produce a difference in pressure which creates lift. So what is there in the design of aircraft? Why other objects can’t fly in the air? What is the science behind the flight of the aircraft? Many people would not have noticed the shape of the aircraft. The truth lies behind the aircraft’s shape. The body, wing, tail and other components are designed in a way to accelerate the moving air, which does not create any disturbance to the aircraft in motion. When the aircraft flies the air passes smoothly over the surface of the aircraft. Most of the aircraft
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