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12th Jul 2011 - How does a plane stay in the air?

Being able to fly off on holiday is something we may take for granted. But how does the big metal tube you're flying in stay up in the air? We'll find out in the latest Naked Science Scrapbook. Plus we'll see that if the plane's engines stop working, you won't just plummet out of the sky...

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Can Bees Fly? - Insect Aerodynamics	Do planes trigger rains?	Winds, Wings, Whale Fins and Wind Power
Metallurgy - Metals at the Molecular Scale	Scratch 'n Sneeze - Science of Allergies	Outpacing Petrol - Biofuels and Hydrogen
How does a jet engine work?	In 1993 or 1994 during the darkest part of winter, I went outside and looked up. The sky ...	Flying Planes at Mach 6
What Makes Mucus Green?	Coal Gasification and Carbon Capture	Cancer - Hallmarks and Hit and Run Viruses

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