Flight Concepts and Aerodynamics

What is the force that pushes the plane forward, usually created by engines?

• Drag

• Lift

• Thrust

• Weight

___________is the force that pulls the plane toward the Earth.

• Thrust

• Drag

• Lift

• Weight/Gravity

Pitch is when the nose of the plane moves ____.

• Left or right

• Up or down

• Forward or backward

• Tilting sideways

What part of the plane controls yaw?

• Rudder

• Elevator

• Aileron

• Wing

Ailerons are small flaps toward the wing tips on the trailing edge that control ____.

• Yaw

• Pitch

• Roll

• Lift

A stall happens when the plane's wings lose lift. True or False?

• True

• False

According to Bernoulli's Principle, faster air movement over a surface will result in higher or lower pressure?

• Higher pressure

• Lower pressure

The shape of the wing when looked at from the side is called ____.

• Angle of Attack

• Stall

• Aerodynamics

• Airfoil

Aerodynamics affects lift, drag, and how smoothly the plane can fly. True or False?

• True

• False

What is the function of a dihedral wing shape?

• Makes the plane more agile

• Helps the plane stay stable and level

• Increases speed

• Reduces drag