Body
What is the largest part of the planes body?
THE Fuselage
What two parts are involved in pitch?
Horizontal Stabilizer and Elevators
What part of the wing is used during the landing?
Flaps
What are the four forces of flight?
Gravity, Lift, Thrust, Drag
Describe Bernoulli’s Law
Fast air goes over the wing creating low pressure, slow air goes under the wing creating high pressure and engaging lift
What part of the body of the plane initiates thrust?
The Propellers
What two parts of the plane engage the yaw?
Vertical Stabilizer, Rudder
If the left aileron is lowered and right aileron is raised, what will the plane do?
Roll to the right
What part of the plane engages lift and drag?
What happens when the elevator is angled up?
Nose rises
What is the control center of the plane?
The Cockpit
What part of the plane controls the yaw?
Vertical Stabilizer
What part of the plane creates lift?
The wing
Which part is mainly used for thrust?
Propellers
Why do we need a propellor for thrust but not for drag?
Drag is natural, thrust is not
What shape does the fuselage have? Why is it important?
Streamline shape – reduces drag
What part of the plane changes the pitch?
Elevator
What part of the wing is curved? What part of the wing is straight?
The top is curved, the bottom is straight
What happens to lift and gravity when the plane is flying?
They are equal to each other
What would happen if the ailerons stopped working?
Loss of roll control
What is the shape of the propellers?
Airfoiled
If you want the plane to go up, what must you do?
Make the elevators go up
If you want to roll left, how should
the ailerons be set up?
Left aileron up, right aileron down
Describe the difference between thrust and drag
Drag opposes thrust through increase surface area, slowing something down
How do you turn a plane right, go down, roll left and go up?
Rudder right, elevator down, left aileron up right aileron down, elevator up