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Force
on Airplane
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Advantages
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Disadvantages
|
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Lift
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- weight
of aircraft is less (don't have to generate as much lift)
- fly
slower
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- there
is less power to create lift
- cannot
have very large wings to create lift because the weight must
be kept low
|
|
Weight
|
- there
is no engine weight
- there
is no fuel weight
|
|
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Thrust
|
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- less
power from human than engine
|
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Drag
|
- can
have smaller aircraft with no need for an engine
- the
body is small and compact
|
|
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Other advantages
and disadvantages
|
- there
is not as much maintenance required because there are less working
parts
- requires
less money to build
- can
be transported easily because of small size
|
- this
aircraft can carry only one person
- have
to power the aircraft by human effort
- limited
amount of flying time due to human factor
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