For all of you who have ever looked at an airplane and wondered to your self how in the world it manages to fly, you've come to the right place. A lot of different things go into making a plane fly. Engines produce thrust, wether it be through the use of a propelor or a jet turbine,; Wings produce lift by taking advantage of something called Bernoulli's Principle; and flaps, elevators, and rudders are used to controle the direction in which the aircraft travels.
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