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This varies greatly. It depends on the horse power, seating capacity, aerodynanamics, fixed vs. retractable geer, airframe

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Are airplanes air tight?

Most small airplanes are not air tight (or even completely encased) because thy do not need pressurization. Commercial planes fly at altitudes where there is not enough oxygen to sustain life, requiring pressurization.


Why didn't radar detect the incoming Japanese airplanes?

They did, but sometimes the planes would fly very low so that the radars could not detect them.


How can you make glider airplanes that could fly quite a distance using just plastic bags and recycled materials?

By placing an egg inside the plastic bag


How did airplanes change society and science?

They changed science since the Wright brothers made a breakthrough that men can travel faster over water and land in less amount of time. No people can travel greater distances then they could before in a less amount of time. Now men can fly like the birds. Also, in wars, the airplanes can fly over the battle fields and drop bombs down to the enemey's camp creating an easier way to victory. There are many different ways as to it change society, these are just a few.


In the airplane where is the stored energy?

In a few small model airplanes, the energy of propulsion is stored in the elasticity of a twisted rubber band. Some full-sized airplanes have no on-board energy storage. They are given some gravitational potential energy by being towed to altitude by another aircraft, and then settle slowly to the ground. These are 'sailplanes' or 'gliders'. A few full-sized airplanes have been powered by the food energy stored in the individual who pedals a mechanism in order to fly them. A few others have been powered by the solar radiation that impinges upon photovoltaic panels arrayed on the wings and fuselage, with no on-board energy storage. The vast majority of present-day airplanes store the chemical energy for their operation in large tanks inside their wings, in the form of gasoline molecules.