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Principle of flight  

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Sreham airport is located on the south coast in West Sussex. Established in 1936, it is one of the oldest airports in the UK. It played an important role during the war in 1936 when international airlines moved from Croydon airport to Shoreham, flights went as far as Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Brussels. Nowadays, Shoreham airport only provides servicing for airlines and only small private jets take off there. The visit explains few aspects of physics in aviation, the principle of flight, Bernoulli effect and the effect of controls. The principle of flight for heavier than air aircrafts, such as airplanes and helicopters, involves balancing four main forces acting on the aircraft, which are lift, weight, drag and thrust. The other aspect of physics in aviation is the effect of controls, which tells us how different components are used to deflect airflows in order to manoeuvre. Principle of flight Lift Lift is an essential...

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