Name at least one part of an aircraft that comes from the French language.
fuselage, empennage, aileron
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Why did the Wright brothers travel all the way to Kitty Hawk NC to fly their experimental aircraft?
Lots of wind, soft sand for landing/crashing,
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The name given to the left-to-right motion of the nose of an aircraft.
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monster
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rocket
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fairy
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lifesaver
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Summarize Newton's Third law of motion.
For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.
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Name at least two of the three actions a jet engine does to air molecules to produce thrust.
Acceleration, compression and Ignition
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The name given to the side- to- side rotation of the aircraft, during which one wing is raised while the other is lowered.
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gift
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shark
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baam
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monster
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magnet
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gift
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What are the first names of the Wright brothers?
Orville and Wilbur
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How long was the Wright brothers very first successful flight of their powered aircraft?
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Explain how a plane produces thrust.
Through the use of a propeller or jet engine, planes move by "throwing" lots of air molecules in the opposite direction of its movement
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When did the Wright Brothers first successfully fly their motor powered aircraft?
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What aircraft component has to parts, installed one on each wing, that operate in opposite directions (one up and one down)? It causes the plane to roll.
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Which part of an aircraft is used to produce "high lift" at take off and "high drag" for landing.
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What classroom devise did we use to illustrate Newton's Laws of Motion?