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Airplanes- parts, wright brothers, thrust

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  • Which part of an aircraft is used to produce "high lift" at take off and "high drag" for landing.
    flaps
    rudder
    ailerons
    elevator
  • Name at least one part of an aircraft that comes from the French language.
    fuselage, empennage, aileron
  • How long was the Wright brothers very first successful flight of their powered aircraft?
    1.2 miles
    120 feet
    5.8 miles
    3,501 feet
  • The name given to the side- to- side rotation of the aircraft, during which one wing is raised while the other is lowered.
    Yaw
    Falling
    Roll
    Pitch
  • What did the Wright brothers call the flying toy their father gave them?
    The Bat
  • Name at least two of the three actions a jet engine does to air molecules to produce thrust.
    Acceleration, compression and Ignition
  • 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.
    ailerons
    vertical stabalizers
    flaps
    horizontal stabalizers
  • 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,
  • 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
  • What three "controls" did the Wright brothers successfully design to allow their plane to navigate airspace and fly from place to place.
    pitch, roll, yaw
  • When did the Wright Brothers first successfully fly their motor powered aircraft?
    December 17, 1903
    November 15, 1917
    May 12, 1899
    August 8, 1908
  • The name given to the left-to-right motion of the nose of an aircraft.
    Pitch
    Roll
    Falling
    Yaw
  • What are the first names of the Wright brothers?
    Orville and Wilbur
  • What did Wilbur and Orville do to determine the best wing shape for an airplane?
    Build a wind tunnel and tested many small model wings
  • The name given to the up-down motion of the nose of an aircraft.
    Roll
    Pitch
    Yaw
    Falling
  • Summarize Newton's Third law of motion.
    For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.
  • What classroom devise did we use to illustrate Newton's Laws of Motion?
    Newton's Cradle
  • Explain how a car moves forward
    The engine moves the wheels which push backwards on the road propelling the car forward.