Flight Facts
What is air? Why is it a fluid?
Air is considered a fluid that is the invisible gas surrounding earth. It is a fluid because it flows.
What is the opposite of thrust?
Bernoulli's Principle helps describe which force of flight?
Which of the four forces opposes weight?
Lift
What is aerodynamics?
Objects designed to go through the air easier without as much drag resisting its forward motion.
Which four forces opposes drag?
How does Bernoulli's Principle explain how lift is achieved?
It explains how lift occurs when the air pressure under the wing is higher than the air pressure above the wing, higher pressure underneath pushes the wing up.
What is drag?
When a skydiver is using a parachute, they are using which force of flying?
Drag