We've all wondered it at least once—how do airplanes actually fly? What scientifically allows such a heavy metal contraption ...

Aerodynamics explains how airplanes fly through the interplay of four fundamental forces: lift, weight, thrust, and drag. Lift opposes gravity, thrust propels forward, and drag resists motion. Pilots ...

(WHTM) — You may have looked up into the sky during a clear, blue day and noticed long, thin clouds stretching for miles. You also may have seen airplanes flying with two thin cloud trails behind them ...