Physics and flight
Gliders and natural lift
Buoyancy
Flight in Action: Hot Air Balloon
Miscellaneous Facts
100

What are the three axes of movement

Roll, Pitch, and Yaw

100

Do gliders need fuel

No.

100

Can buoyancy occur in things like gasses?

Yes

100

What heats the air inside of a hot air balloon

The burner

100

What is your teacher's name

Justin

200

What are the four forces affecting flight

Lift, drag, thrust, and weight

200

What are thermals?

Columns of rising warm air.

200

Do all light objects have a high buoyancy

No.

Remember that things like Pebbles are very light but can still sink

200

Why is the air inside of the balloon lighter

The air inside is heated

200
Who invented the first airplane

The Wright Brothers

300

Explain Bernoulli's principle (some leniency)

Something along these lines: Bernoulli's principle says that in a moving fluid (like air or water), faster-moving fluids exert less pressure than slower-moving fluids. So, if you have a stream of air or water, the places where it moves faster will have lower pressure. This principle helps explain how airplanes can stay up in the sky and why things like balls can curve when they're kicked or thrown.

300

What do pilots use as an indicator of thermals

Cumulus clouds or dust devils

300

What decides how much buoyancy an item has

How much gas or liquid it pushes or displaces

300

What part of the Hot Air Balloon allows hot air to release

The Parachute Valve

300

What was the first plane to break the sound barrier

The Bell X-1 on 10/14/1947

400

How can Newton's first law be applied to flight

In maintaining constant velocity and direction

400

When does wave lift occur

when wind flow over mountain ranges

400

What did Archimedes say when he discovered Archimedes' Principle

Eureka

400

Who launched the first hot air balloon

The Montgolfier brothers did it on November 21, 1783

400

Who is the "Fastest Man on Earth"

John Paul Stapp

An Air Force medical researcher that experienced 46.2 G's on a rocket powered sled

500

What is the angle between the chord and the line of the wing and the oncoming air

The Angle of Attack

500

How do gliders reduce drag

they have a lightweight and streamlined design

500

According to the video why can a ship float 

While the ship is very heavy it is also very large and hollow making it lighter than the water it displaces

500

Who made a hydrogen-filled hot air balloon

The Robert brothers

500

Who was the first female pilot

Raymonde de Laroche

A french woman who becomes the first female pilot in 1910