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WorksheetsPhysics of Flight
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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
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
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.
Which force on flight causes the forward motion of a plane?
drag
weight
lift
thrust
This location on a plane is the average location of weight on the plane.
center of inertia
center of gravity
fuselage base
wing tops
If the nose of a plane rises up or dips, this is known as...
pitch
roll
yaw
This force on flight is caused by friction between the air molecules and the rough surface of the plane.
weight
lift
drag
thrust
The air which flows under a wing has a(n) ____ compared to the air flowing above the wing.
faster speed
slower speed
equal velocity
lower pressure
According to Bernoulli's principle, which relationship is correct?
fast air = high pressure
slow air = low pressure
fast air = low pressure
Air molecules cling to and move faster down the slope of the wing due to the ___.
Bernoulli effect
Coanda effect
Venturi effect
magic of science
Which location on a wing has higher pressure?
above the wing
below the wing
beside the wing
inside the wing
Which part of a plane is involved with "angle of attack"?
cockpit
fuselage
tail
wing
As wing tips dip and rise, the plane is experiencing ___.
pitch
roll
yaw
The engines on a plane follow which law?
Law of center of gravity
Newton's Law of Inertia
Newton's Third Law
Bernoulli's First law
Select all questions that airplane engineers ask of their customers when designing a plane.
What range do you need?
How many people do you want to fly?
What routes will you open?
Do I have the intelligence to build this?
3D printing of plane parts for models allows testing of physical models right from computer designs. This is called...
Discriptive Modeling
Rapid Prototyping
Premodel Flight Test
Rapid Display
Engineer teams will coordinate their efforts, exchange ideas, and evaluate each other's solutions during this step.
Identify the Need
Constraints
Design
Testing
This occurs in labs, wind tunnels, ground, and flight.
Identify a need
constraints
design
testing
Included here are a fixed budget, size or weight limits, safety standards, and the availability of resources.
Identify a need
constraints
design
testins
