Forces of Flight
Which main force is responsible for allowing a craft to become airborne?
What is lift
Established the main idea of flying and built the first aircraft
Who are the Wright Brothers
In the vacuum of space, what forces of flight are present?
Thrust
Which space mission aimed to see the dark side of the moon for the first time in human history?
The Artemis Project
The part of an aircraft that generates lift
What is the wing?
A force that allows the craft to land and drop
What is gravity/weight
Who is Amelia Earheart
What forces of flight are NOT present in space travel?
No gravity, no air pressure to create drag, and no lift because outside of the atmosphere there is no longer an up or down.
The part of an aircraft that changes the roll
What is an aileron
Propels a flying machine in the direction of motion
What is thrust
What famous artist also contributed to the understanding of flight
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
What was the Canada-made tool(s) that were absolutely key to the construction of the ISS?
CANAD-ARM
The part of and aircraft used to command and control
What is the cockpit
The force that acts opposite to the direction of motion and is caused by friction and differences in air pressure.
What is drag
Which country was the first to put a human in space?
Soviet Union
The part of an aircraft that changes the lift and drag
What is the spoiler
What was the first man-made object that was put in space?
Sputnik-1
The two parts of an airplane that controls the pitch and yaw.
What is the horizontal stabilizer and vertical stabilizer