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Bernoulli’s equation plays an essential role in the answer to the question “Why p + l g h + 1/2 l v2 = constant p is the pressure, l the density, g the gravitational acceleration, h the height and v the fluid’s velocity. The sum of these three terms will be constant. Let us show you a consequence that might surprise you. You can test it with a little experiment. Place two empty cans on a table and leave a little space between them. Then take a straw tube and blow some air parallel to the cans, the way that Erwin does it.

And we feel this hustle, the thousands upon thousands of impacts per second – as air pressure. So air is actually a quite dynamic substance, and this is why air appears to try to even out any differences in air pressure, whenever possible. If there is a lower air pressure somewhere, this means that there must be fewer molecules in that region, compared to everywhere else. Now imagine an analogy: picture a crowded room full of people, continuously bumping into one another. Then think of what would happen if you removed, say, one of the tables in this room.

You can see these three axes in the following sketch. Their names refer to the possible rotations. The “roll axis” points from the tail to the nose of the plane. The “pitch axis” goes from one wingtip to the other. And the last axis, the “yaw axis” point upwards from the plane’s center of gravity, perpendicular to the wings. In order to cause the roll, pitch and yaw movements we need some more movable parts of the plane. The “elevators” are little horizontal flaps, usually located at the plane’s back.

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