Forces Of flight
What is Weight?
Weight or mass, is the size of the plane, that pulls it to the earth.
What is pitch?
Pitch is the plane's nose going up or down
What do the ailerons do
Ailerons make the plane Roll
What is Thrust?
Thrust is what generates our speed with either propellers, or jet engines.
What is Yaw?
Yaw is the turning left or right
What do Rudders do?
Rudders give the plane it’s Yaw
What is Lift?
Lift is the force that pushes an airplane upward, as air flows around the wings (Bernoulli’s Principle). Also wing shape, angle of attack, and airflow all affect how much lift is produced.
What is roll?
What do elevators do?
Elevators change the Pitch
What is Drag
Drag is the air resistance that opposes the plane thrust.
What do flaps do?
Flaps help with taking off, and landing by providing lift, or drag
What do slats do?
Slats increase lift, and delay stalling