PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT
What is the downward pull of gravity?
Weight
What generates weight?
Pull of Gravity
What is something that can change lift?
Wing size
What is climb flight?
Lift is greater than weight
What is the reward retarding force cause by air resistance?
Drag
What generates thrust?
Engine
What is something that can change thrust?
Aircraft shape
What is straight flying?
Thrust is equal to drag
What is the force that holds an aircraft in the air?
Lift
What generates lift?
Wings
What is something that can change weight?
Load and fuel
What is climb flight?
Thrust is higher than drag
What is the forward-moving force?
Thrust
What generates drag?
Shape of an object moving through the air
What is something that can change lift?
Angle of attack
What is descent?
Lift is less than weight
What is something that is NOT a principle of flight?
Air Density
What is something that can generate lift?
Any part of an aircraft
What is something that can change thrust or drag?
Airspeed
What is descent?
Lift is equal to weight