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... I also wondered, like many, how an airplane is able to fly and sustain in the air. ... The brothers had designed, constructed, and flown the airplane. ... On September 17, 1908, the airplane crashed injuring Orville and his passenger Lieutenant Thomas E. ... By the end of the month he met their requirements and the airplane was purchased on August 2, 1908. It became the first successful military airplane. ...
The lift of an airplane depends on the area, shape and tilt of the wing. ... The faster the air moves over and under the surfaces of an airplane, the greater the lift.
Drag
Drag is the force that slows the motion of the airplane through the air.
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