Co2 dragster - Aerodynamics

This type of pressure is felt if the fluid is not moving or you are moving with the fluid.

• static

• total

• dynamic

According to the Bernoulli Principle, when a fluid's speed increases, the pressure

• stays the same

• decreases

• increases

For lift to occur, which side of the wing needs to have low pressure?

• top

• bottom

• front

How are a plane's wing flaps positioned during landing?

• flat and straight

• curved upward

• curved downward

When an aircraft's speed increases, drag on the aircraft generally ___.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

A vortex drag occurs

• on the tips of the wings of a plane

• in the middle of the wings of a plane

• along the entire wing of a plane

Which type of plane stopped vortex drag by having long, narrow wings?

• Lockheed U-2 spy plane

• Douglas A4-C Skyhawk

• an airliner

How do most airliners stop vortex drag?

• having very long thin wings

• having very short wings

• having winglets

The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.

• aerodynamics

• lift

• vortex thrust

What happens to the static air pressure when air slows down?

• the pressure increases

• the pressure decreases

• the pressure stays the same