Flight & Space Vocabulary

Front

Which of the terms below is NOT a FORCE of flight? Roll, Drag, Lift, Thrust

Back

Roll

Front

Which of terms below is NOT an airplane MOVEMENT? Yaw, Roll, Drag, Pitch

Back

Drag

Front

Which force of flight pulls an airplane FORWARD?

Back

Thrust

Front

Which force of flight pulls an airplane BACKWARDS?

Back

Drag

Front

Which force of flight pulls an airplane DOWNWARDS?

Back

Weight

Front

Which force of flight pulls an airplane UPWARDS?

Back

Lift

Front

Which airplane AXIS goes from the front of the fuselage to the back of the fuselage?

Back

Longitudinal

Front

Which AXIS of flight is most associated with the PITCH motion?

Back

Lateral

Front

Which AXIS goes straight through the main wing of an airplane from end to end?

Back

Lateral

Front

Which AXIS of an airplane is most associated with the YAW motion?

Back

Vertical