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After the airplane lands how does the air return to ambient
pressure, at a higher temperature, (or at any rate at a not lower temperature) without any upward flow? After the airplane lands, the downflow from the wings ends. The downflow from the wings is what keeps the air above rarified, and the air below squished. Once that is removed, the pressure below can relieve itself by having the air flow upwards a sufficient amount. AT THAT POINT, the air has returned to its normal pressure distribution, (albeit slightly warmer). But so long as the airplane is flying, it has to be supported by the air, and the pressure below the wing is greater than (and the pressure above the wing is less than) it would have been absent the continuous downflow induced by the wing in flight. Similarly, for a fan in a closed room, the air pressure on one side of the room will remain higher than the pressure on the other side, until the fan is turned off. Then the air will spring back. And similarly, when you sit on a chair, it deforms slightly. When you get up, it springs back (unless you broke it!) Jose -- Money: what you need when you run out of brains. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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