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How do planes take off and remain airborne?

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Cornelia Borrmann
June 21, 2024

Airplanes can weigh hundreds of tons and still lift off. It’s all a question of airflow around specially shaped airfoils based on bird wings. This week's Tomorrow Today viewer question comes from Salihu I. in Nigeria.

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