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• How do planes take off?

  They're massive, and heavy. And yet they fly in the air. City In The Sky gets to grips with the physics of flight.

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• What happens when you fall ill on a plane?

  If you get sick during a plane flight, the doctors treating you will most likely be thousands of miles away. 

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• How do planes survive lightning strikes?

  As planes carry us through the sky, they can - and do - come under attack from lightning strikes. Good design keeps us safe, though, in the City In The Sky.

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