How Do Planes Stay Up in the Air?

Imagine you're blowing on a piece of paper, it lifts up. That's like what happens to a plane. Planes fly because their wings push air down, and the air pushes them up. This is called lift. The faster they go, the more lift they get, and the higher they can fly. It's like magic in the sky!

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Blowing on a piece of paper makes it rise, just like air moving over an airplane wing.
A kite soars because the wind pushes up against its underside.
When you open your parachute, the air hits it from below and pushes you up.

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