Which side of an airplane wing has more curve to it?
The top side, to increase air speed- reducing air pressure
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What is the name of the US NAVY's demonstration flight squadron?
Blue Angles
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The Wright brothers first 2 gliders failed to perform as they hoped. What did they build to test their wing design; too make sure it provided enough lift?
A wind Tunnel
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What CITY and STATE did the Wright brothers grow up in?
Dayton ,Ohio
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What force acts on a plane to pull it towards the ground?
Weight of the plane/gravity
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Name the four forces that affect airplanes.
Thrust, Lift, Weight, Lift
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What did Orville and Wilbur Wright's dad give them as boys that sparked their interest in flight?
a rubber band helicopter
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What is the force that is normally generated by an planes wings that keeps it in the air?
Lift
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What happens to air pressure as air moves faster over a surface?
The air pressure decreases
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What reasons did the Wright brothers traveled so far from home to test their flying machines?
reliable wind and soft landing in the sand
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What is the name of the angle created by the relative wind direction and the chord line in a wing design?
Angle of attack
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Name the two brothers who invented the airplane.
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright
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What is the mechanical force called that is generated by the planes engines to move the aircraft through the air?