Forces of flight
This upward force is created by the wings
What is lift?
This part of the airplane provides lift.
What is the wing?
The distance from the leading edge to the trailing edge of a wing.
What is the chord?
The school Harry attends
What is Hogwarts?
The first man to walk on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This forgetful blue fish from Finding Nemo reminds us to “just keep swimming.”
What is Dory?
This force resists forward motion of an airplane
What is drag?
This part provides stability and control in pitch and yaw
What is the tail/empennage?
The curve of the wing’s surface is called this.
What is camber?
The sport played on broomsticks.
What is Quidditch?
The first artificial satellite launched into space.
What is Sputnik?
This space ranger’s catchphrase is “To infinity… and beyond!”
Who is Buzz Lightyear?
Name the four forces of flight.
What are lift, drag, thrust, weight?
These are located on the wings and control roll.
What are ailerons?
The ratio of lift to drag is known as this.
What is the lift-to-drag ratio, CL/CD?
The spell used to disarm an opponent
What is Expelliarmus?
The name of NASA’s space telescope that has captured deep space images since 1990.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
This Disney princess lost her glass slipper at midnight, proving she could run in heels.
Who is Cinderella?
If thrust is less than drag, what happens to the plane
It slows down
What part retracts after takeoff to reduce drag?
When the angle of attack becomes too steep, this happens.
What is a stall?
The name of Harry's pet owl.
What is Hedwig?
The first space shuttle to fly into space.
What is Columbia?
In Aladdin, this character can grant three wishes, but not more — no matter how nicely you ask.
Who is the Genie?
When lift equals weight and thrust equals drag, the plane is in what condition?
what is steady, level flight?
What part of the aircraft body holds passengers, cargo and fuel?
What is the landing gear?
The Reynolds number compares these two effects in airflow.
What are inertial and viscous forces?
The house known for bravery and courage.
What is Gryffindor?
The U.S. program that landed astronauts on the Moon.
What is apollo?
In Pirates of the Caribbean, this quirky captain sails the Black Pearl and always seems to be looking for rum.
Who is Captain Jack Sparrow?
Increasing angle of attack increases lift — until this happens
What is stall?
These wing devices increase lift at low speeds, especially during takeoff and landing.
What are flaps?
Increasing wing aspect ratio generally improves this performance factor.
What is efficiency/reduced induced drag?
The potion that makes you lucky for a period of time.
What is Felix Felicis?
The first American woman in space.
Who is Sally Ride?
This Marvel Avenger is nicknamed the “First Avenger” and carries an unbreakable shield.
Who is Captain America?
Which two forces must balance for an airplane to climb steadily
What are lift > weight, thrust = drag?
What control surface moves up and down to control pitch?
What is the elevator?
This special angle of attack gives an airfoil the maximum lift before airflow separates and the wing stalls.
What is the critical angle of attack?
The dark wizard Harry battles.
Who is Lord Voldemort?
The planet known as the red planet
What is Mars?
This Disney hero swings through the jungle with his animal friends and somehow never needed shoes.
Who is Tarzan?