Forces of Flight

How do planes fly?

• Planes fly by generating lift through their wings.
• Planes fly by floating on air currents like hot air balloons.
• Planes fly by using magic.

• Planes fly by flapping their wings like birds.

The four forces that enable flight are:

• drag, lift, thrust, gravity

• lift, drag, winglet, aileron

• thrust, drag, gravity, mass

• gravity, lateral, thrust, drag

What is the force that moves the plane forward?

• thrust

• lift

• drag

• weight

This is the force that keeps the plane up

• thrust

• lift

• drag

• weight

This is the force that slows the plane down.

• thrust

• lift

• drag

• weight

This is caused by gravity and is what forces the plane down

• thrust

• lift

• drag

• weight

You should always have a pilot

• true

• false