How Massive Airplanes Take Off And Stay In Midair

The Wright brothers successfully flew their first "flying machine" in 1903. Since then, technology has come a long way. This video explains how huge airplanes that weigh over 1 million pounds are able to fly in mid-air without falling.

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[bensocharles]

I wholeheartedly thank you for this beautiful video. After watching this, I can finally and confidently say I still don’t understand how something so heavy can fly.

[Flashbang]

Please dont use mph, use nanometers per week

[Taikamuna]

Guys, there are more countries in the world than USA. Can you use kilometers?

[la_chevre]

Pounds? Miles? What is this, the Middle Age?

[neilsuri]

USE THE DAMMM METRIC SYSTEM, or else the restrict your videos to countries that use this idiotic system please. You're catering to a global audience. Using mph isn't wrong, but always provide metric units on the side.

[ludvigthebirb]

you didn even talk about the shape of the wings like WTF?

[hudsont.]

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No, I didn’t notice that planes tilt up. I always thought that they tilt towards the ground.

[BizillionAtoms]

Correction --> How do airplanes fly

[mohitbajaj]

Aeroplane is a perfect example of engineering

[garrettmartin]

While watching this video, I really liked that the video added a lot of visual aid to try to explain the reason for lift and how an airplane can stay in the sky. This video included a lot of other topics such as speed and air density which are things to look at when determining how lift works. This was a nice addition.

[itssFlexx]

i know how they fly but it still blows my mind 😂

[perspecxi]

I understood way more from this video than I ever did in my air cadet principles of flight lessons

[mitchhammond]

I've always wondered why planes flew so high until now

[habibsyed]

Engines generate thrust which help propel an aircraft against more molecules of air which can they be used to form a pressure differential above and below the wing, - they don't generate lift themselves. The opposite of thrust is drag, and not gravity. The engines go through the 4 stages of combustion; Intake, compression, combustion and exhaust to generate thrust, the wheels are not motorised. Also, the aircraft tilts upwards during take off because the elevators which change motion along the y-axis utilise a pivot point much further back towards the tail. If I balance a pencil on my finger and press one side down, does it rise in parallel fashion? No, the point of furthest perpendicular distance from the pivot point does, the force is called a moment. The same thing applies with ailerons along the z-axis. Not to mention, even if the elevators were on the other side, its best to take off from the nose wheel first as it would collapse under the weight of the aircraft if left on the ground individually, the main landing gear is much stronger, and the essentially incompressible hydraulics are much more advanced. The wings themselves already induce and angle of attack as the trailing edge of the wing is not directly behind the leading edge, and this only applies to a certain extent. After that point, an increased angle of attack creates a suction type force similar to aerodynamics experienced in a wingtip vortex which incorporate even more drag, so more isn't always better.

[diegoflores]

It's basically how every plane flys! 😂

[door-to-doorhentaisalesman]

How to take off an airplane:

Step #1: hold the W key.

Step #2: Slowly move your mouse downwards (for non-inverted mouse).

Step #3: Profit!

[deryjeder]

pounds, miles, etc what the heck was that dawg?

[sh-srxs]

Can you imagine the engines failing right after take off. Terrifying.

[excitingmarmot]

I still can't really understand how plane can keep going in turbulance....how can it keep steady through a thick cloud. Incredible

[dennycahyalie]

Upon take off, it actually not 180mph or more. It depends on the weight of the plane. An airbus A380 and Boeing 747 need more than 250 mph (sufficiently 180-200 knots) to rotate