Airplanes

The __________is a part of an airplane that produces much of an airplane’s total lift when air flows over it.

• aileron

• wing

• elevator

• rudder

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The _______________ is the main body of an airplane.

• cockpit

• window

• emmpennage

• fuselage

The yoke of the plane is like....

• the steering wheel of a car.

• the engine of a Dodge Charger.

• the wheels on a bus.

Two things steer the airplane, the yoke and the...

• rudder pedals

• wings

• wind

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What is used to create "drag" on an airplane?

• the throttle

• the rudder

• the flaps on the wings

When the rudder turns to the left the...

• plane turns to the left

• plane turns to the right

• the plane will land

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What do you use if you want the airplane to go up?

• the throttle

• the elevators

• move all the passengers to the back

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How is lift created on an airplane?

• Air flows over the airfoil-shaped wings

• Through the gas

• A plane's weight changes and becomes lighter

• Like a bird

An ____________is a vehicle for traveling through the air, and includes lighter-than-air vehicles such as balloons and also vehicles without fixed wings, such as helicopters.

• Aircraft

• Aerodynamic

• Aerostatic

• Airlift

The four forces of flight considered in the design of airplane parts are lift, __________, thrust and __________.

• gravity, drag

• drag, gravity

• lift, drag