Planes
What is the wing on an Airplane called?
Cambered Airfoil
What is gravity
the force that pulls things towards the Earth
These two brothers are credited with inventing and flying the first powered airplane.
Wright Brothers
These animals have hollow bones and powerful chest muscles to help them fly.
Birds
What is the shape of a Plane wing called
Convex
What is Lift?
The year the Wright brothers made their first successful flight
1903
Type of seed that falls like a helicopter
Maple seed or Sycamore
This material is commonly used to make airplane bodies because it’s strong and light.
Aluminum
What is thrust
the forces that helps airplanes overcome gravity. this is usually generated by an engine.
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
What does a dandelion make when it flies that helps carry it further?
Vortex
Where do Pilots sit to fly the plane?
Cockpit
The force that works against thrust and slows a plane down.
Drag
is the country is credited with inventing kites over 2,000 years ago—an early form of flight.
China
(+/- 50 can get the points)
200
What is the cruising speed of a commercial Airplane?
+/- 100km can have the points
850km/hr
What is Bernoulli's Principle?
Fast moving air exerts less pressure than slow moving air.
This ancient mythological inventor made wings of wax and feathers to fly—but flew too close to the sun
Icarus
This type of mammal can glide from tree to tree using skin stretched between its limbs
Flying Squirrel