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What axis of control does the red arrow indicate?
Roll Axis
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What axis of control is shown by the blue arrow?
Yaw axis
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What axis of control is shown by the green arrow?
Pitch Axis
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Are the four forces of an aircraft ever not affecting an aircraft?
No, even if a plane is on the ground it is still affected by all four forces.
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How do we generate thrust?
From the engine
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What force is represented by the green arrow?
Lift
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What force is represented by the yellow arrow?
Thrust
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What force is represented by the pink arrow?
Drag
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To achieve flight, one force must be greater than another. What force must be greater than the other?
Lift must be greater than weight.
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What is thrust?
A measure of how much the engine provides propulsion
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What force is represented by the red arrow?
Gravity/weight
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What direction does pitch control? If you adjust the pitch in what way will your airplane move?
Up and down
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What direction does yaw control? If you adjust the yaw in what way will your airplane move?
Slight adjustments left and right
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What direction does roll control? If you adjust the roll in what way will your airplane move?
Big turns left and right
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What is Drag?
A measure of how much air resistance the aircraft causes when forward motion is induced.
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What control surface controls the Pitch?
Elevators
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Roll is rotation around which axis?
Longitudinal Axis
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What control surface controls the roll?
Ailerons
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Other than the elevators, what also controls pitch?
The Horizontal Stabilizer
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What is Lift?
A measure of how much upward momentum is provided from the wings.
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Pitch is rotation around what axis?
Lateral axis
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What control surface controls the Yaw?
The rudder
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Yaw is rotation around what axis?
Vertical Axis
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Other than the rudder, what also controls the yaw?
The vertical stabilizer
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What is Gravity/Weight?
A measure of how much gravity affects the aircraft due to the total weight of the aircraft.