Theory of flight
A situation where the airflow over a wing is insufficient to generate enough lift (air becomes turbulent)
What is a stall?
The vertical, moving part on the tail
What is the rudder
Term for the wheels assembly
What is the landing gear
What are three types of aircraft engines
What are pistons, jets, and rockets
the four forces on an airplane
What is lift,drag,weight, and thrust
The horizontal, moving part on the tail
What is the elevator
The covering around the engine
What is an engine cowling
Pressure does this as altitude increases
What is decreases?
A wing designed to create drag while generating additional lift
What are the flaps
What makes an airplane roll
What are the ailerons
The name for the body of the airplane
What is fuselage
Rotation around the vertical axis
What is yaw
The portion of the plane where the pilots and crew sit
What is the cockpit?
Complete this sentence. Flying_______!
What is fun!
The control surface that makes an airplane climb or descend
What is the elevators
This kind of airplane has two sets of wings
What is a biplane?
The most recent Canadian in space
Who was Jeremy Hansen
These layers, in order, comprise the atmosphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere