Principles of Flight

Drag on a glider is created by _________ resistance.

• air

• water

• Soil

• weight

What is the force that propels an aircraft forward?

• Drag

• Thrust

• Weight

• Lift

__________________ is related to Mass but also includes the gravitational pull.

• Thrust

• Volume

• Lift

• Weight

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What is the force that allows an aircraft to leave the ground and remain in flight?

• Lift

• Thrust

• Drag

• Weight

Where is the Horizontal and Vertical stabilizer located on the plane?

• In the middle

• At the nose

• On the wing

• On the tail

Newtons Third Law of Motion says that "For Every action, there is an equal and opposite _____________"

• Reaction

• Action

• Consequence

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Check the four forces of flight

• Thrust

• Lift

• Speed

• Drag

• Weight

Complete the weight formula: Weight = Mass x _______________

• Mass

• Volume

• gravity

• weight

What is the formula for Mass?

• mass = density x volume

• mass = weight x thrust

• mass = weight x length

• Mass = weight

On a plane, the dihedral is the _______________of the wings

• weight

• length

• width

• angle or lift