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Hi, I'm Jessica with more science news you can use.

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How can airplanes fly like birds?

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But airplane wings can't move like bird wings. How can a plane fly too?

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Well, airplanes weigh a lot more than birds, so airplanes need efficient wings in order to fly.

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Wings have a special shape called an airfoil. This shape forces air to move over and under the wing.

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How does this shape help birds and airplanes fly?

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One explanation comes from a scientist named Bernoulli.

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He discovered that moving air makes different pressures on wings.

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Air moves faster across the longer top part of the wing.

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This makes low pressure on top. High pressure forms under the wing.

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I can't stand the pressure. Tell me how this makes an airplane fly.

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The high pressure under the wing pushes it up into low pressure on top.

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This lifts the entire airplane.

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To learn more about wings, air pressure, and other theories about flight, check out our website.

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Until next time, I'm Jessica with cool aeronautics news you can use.