how do airplanes stay up – New Materials Zone

Question: how do airplanes stay up
- Keywords:
  aeroplane,
  physics
Asked by dalta 7 to Kieran, Emily on 11 Nov 2018.
- Kieran answered on 11 Nov 2018:
  
  Airplane engines produce thrust which drives the plane forward. The air that passes underneath the wing as the plane moves forward is pushed down and this gives the plane “lift”. This force pushes the air downwards and the the airplane upwards into the sky.

Question: how do airplanes stay up