Originally Answered: Why do aircraft carriers turn into the wind? The speed of propulsion adds wind over the wings increasing lift. If the carrier could do takeoff speed the planes could take off without engines or the catapault.
How does an airplane take off physics?
Airplane wings are shaped to make air move faster over the top of the wing. When air moves faster, the pressure of the air decreases. So the pressure on the top of the wing is less than the pressure on the bottom of the wing. The difference in pressure creates a force on the wing that lifts the wing up into the air.
Do planes need to take off into the wind?
Planes like to take off into the wind, because it's the only thing in aviation that's free and provides lift. When air flows over the wings, flight happens, and the wind helps with that during take off. ... The angle formed between the wind and the runway centerline is defined as crosswind.25 feb 2019