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Summary

The 4 main forces that act on an airplane in flight arer illustrated. If the forces are balanced, the aircraft cruises at constant velocity.

Learning objectives
  • To show that a net force of zero results in uniform rectilinear motion.
  • To show the laminar airflow around the wing
How to use the animation

Click on 'forces' to display the forces.

Drag the   slider to reveal the airflow.

Keywords
lift, force, vector, plane, bernoulli, intrados, extrados, Bernoulli,
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