DO YOU KNOW THESE THINGS ABOUT PLANES AND JETS?

1.) Can planes take off and land vertically?

Answer to this is YES. One of the most exciting development in aircraft technology is the VTOL (Vertical take-off and landing) planes. The most successful aircraft of this type is the British-made Harrier Jump Jet. The normal twin-jet aircraft have have the jet engines fixed at the sides of the aircraft or to the wings but Single Jet-Engined Aircrafts have the engine built in its fuselage. Both the aircrafts suck-in air from the front and mix it with the fuel in the Compression-Chamber, then the Exhaust Gases are ejected from the rear which thrusts the aircraft forward. The engines in the VTOL aircrafts can be repositioned vertically and the exhaust is directed downwards and the aircraft is thrusted upwards. VTOL Aircrafts are mainly used for military purposes. Long runways are not needed for the Take-Off and Landing of VTOL Aircrafts. Once in air they can fly at supersonic speeds.

The Harrier Jump Jet.

2.) How does Autopilot mode works?

Autopilot is a device operated by a computer that takes over the controls of the aircraft and guides it. Autopilots can even control Take-off and Landing. Autopilots are similar to the automatic steering systems of ships but here three Gyroscopic sensors and their associated equipments are used to control the three variables in an aircraft that helps it move. The following parts are found in an aircraft with Autopilot :

1.)Ailerons (which controls Roll)

2.)Elevators (which controls Pitch)

3.)Rudder (which controls Yaw)

4.)Gyroscopic Altitude Sensors (which controls Altitude)

5.)A computer.

6.)Radio or Radar receiver.

7.)Servo Motor Rudder.

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