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Forces of Flight
Which Aircraft is Best?
Who's who?
Projects from Class
Aircraft Parts
100

It's the force generated by the wings of a plane.

Lift
100
This aircraft is best for flying large groups of people from one place to another.
Planes
100
What is the name of the person who flies a plane?
The Pilot
100
What did you make and test fly on the first day of class?
Paper Airplanes
100
This part of the plane helps planes achieve lift.
Wings
200
The force that keeps everyone from floating around on earth. It's what makes objects heavy.
Weight/ Gravity
200
This aircraft is best for floating around and seeing beautiful views. However, it's not the best for traveling to a certain place.
Hot Air Balloons
200
These brothers constructed the very first successful plane.
The Wright Brothers
200
When we made paper rockets (the plain ones, not the canister rockets) what gave our rockets thrust?
Blowing air through straws (or just straws)
200
These come out when planes takeoff and land. They only come out when space shuttles land. Helicopters and hot air balloons do not have these.
Wheels
300
The engines on a plane cause this force. The force that pushes planes forward.
Thrust
300
This aircraft is best for launching satellites into space?
Rockets
300
Who are the people that fly in space shuttles?
Astronauts 
300
What did you make with paper mache? Hint: It was messy!
Hot Air Balloons
300
The part of the helicopter that helps it lift or rise up.
Blades or Rotors
400
This force is the opposite of weight/gravity. The wings of birds/ planes cause this force.
Lift
400
If you were stuck on a mountain, this aircraft would be best at rescuing you.
Helicopter
400
The Montgolfier brothers created the first successful aircraft that could carry humans. What type of aircraft was it?
Hot Air Balloon
400
What are we making the final day of class that uses rubber bands to create lift?
Helicopters
400
This part allows a plane to move up and down (similar to something found in many buildings in Chicago)
Elevators
500
This is the force you feel when a strong wind is blowing against you. It's the opposite of thrust.
Drag
500
This aircraft is best for people to jump out of with parachutes.
Planes
500

She was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Sadly, her plane disappeared.

Amelia Earhart
500
What was the fuel used to power the canister rockets?
Alka Seltzer and water (I'll also accept just Alka Seltzer)
500
When Space shuttles land these pop out of the back to help the shuttles slow down.
Parachutes