The four forces
Parts of a plane
Name that plane
Movement of the plane
Newton and Bernoulli
100

Name the four forces

Thrust, Lift, Drag, and Gravity/weight 

100

The amount of curvature on a wings surface is known as what?

Camber

100


Cessna 172

100

name the 3 axes

Longitudinal, lateral, and vertical

100

What is Newton's 3rd law?

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction

200

gravity and drag are what kind of forces?

Natural forces 

200

The line connecting the leading edge and trailing edge of a wing is called what?

The cord line

200

F-22 raptor

200

name the 3 ways the axes move

roll, pitch, yaw

200

Air moving under an airfoils surface has a _____ than on the top

Higher pressure

300

_______ is a byproduct of lift

Induced drag

300

Propellers create trust because it is just a spinning _____

Wing/airfoil

300

A-10 warthog

300

AoA is the measure in degrees between the ____ and ____

Relative wind and cord line

300

When a fluid is accelerated what happens to the pressure?

The fluid's pressure drops

400

As airspeed increases, this type of drag also increases 

Parasitic drag

400

Using flaps increases _____ to increase lift 

Camber

400

U-2 spy plane

400

What control surface moves the plane along the longitudinal axis? 

Ailerons

400

What is Newton's first law?

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced, outside force

500

It is important to de ice a plane before takeoff because of what type of drag?

Skin friction drag

500

The tail of on aircraft is also known as?

The empennage

500

Supermarine Walrus

500

An airfoil will begin to stall when what happens?

 when it reaches 15-16 degrees AoA

500

The difference between pushing a shopping cart and B-52 bomber is an example of what law of motion?

Newtons 2nd law of motion (More mass means a higher force is needed to increase acceleration)

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