Taking Flight
What part of the plane has the most generated lift?
Most lift is generated by the wings
What is the first part?
The cockpit
What is the sixth part?
Flaps
In the 1500s who drew airplane like machines?
Leonardo da Vinci
What parts of the plane generate drag?
Every part of a plane generates a drag, even the engines
What is the second part?
Fusebag
What is the seventh part?
Vertical stabilizers
In 1783 who discovered sending people up in hot air balloon?
Montgolfier brothers
What does aerodynamic mean?
The less drag, the plane creates the faster and more easy. The plane can move through the air.
What is the third part?
The wing
What is the eighth part?
Rubber (Yaw)
in 1738 who realized that the way airflow is past the curve wing pushes or lifts into the air
Daniel Bernoulli
What is thrust?
Thrust makes lift possible
What is the fourth part?
The engine
What is the ninth part?
Horizontal stabilize
in 1849 who launched the glider that carried a 10-year-old boy a short distance
Sir George Cayley
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What is the fifth part?
Aileron (roll)
What is the 10th part?
Accelerator (pitch)
Who made about 2000 glider flights by 1896
Sir George Cayley