Physics of Flight

Which is not a force of flight?

• lift

• thrust

• pitch

• drag

Which opposing forces are correctly matched?

• lift & thrust

• thrust & weight

• drag & lift

• weight & lift

Which condition will cause a plane to rise?

• drag > thrust

• lift > weight

• weight > drag

• lift > drag

Which conditions will allow a plane to move forward?

• thrust < drag

• lift > weight

• thrust > lift

• drag < thrust

The ___ is responsible for generating lift during flight.

• tail

• fuselage

• wing

• nose

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An airplane is cruising when...

• lift and thrust are larger

• thrust is greater than drag and weight

• all forces are balanced

• drag and weight are lowered

When landing a plane, wing shapes are changed. This will cause lift to change and...

• drag to increase.

• weight to become greater than drag.

• thrust to decrease

• weight to increase

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The use of an engine to compress air, raise it's pressure, and then combust it out the engine back causes...

• lift

• weight

• drag

• thrust

Which statement regarding weight is most accurate?

• Weight can change as the plane changes altitude in flight.

• Weight is caused by gravitational pull on the plane.

• Weight may be impacted by increased drag on the plane.

• More weight on a plane will decrease the fuel consumption.

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Which force on flight causes the forward motion of a plane?

• drag

• weight

• lift

• thrust