Vocabulary in your own words Aviator- a person who operates an aircraft during flight Camber- the curved part of an airfoil Chord Drag Lift Relative wind Static- still, without motion Supersonic Thrust Trailing edge
Airplane Components Spinner Propeller Nose gear Fuselage Main landing gear Left/right wing Ailerons Flaps Elevator Rudder Vertical Stabilizer Horizontal stabilizer Cockpit
Airplane Components cockpit propeller Fuselage spinner
Then and Now Balloons were the first powered aircraft with humans on board Gliders were the first aircraft that actually had directional control Airplanes evolved around power and propellers Jet engines provide high speed and great reliability.
Two Great Scientists who never flew Daniel Bernoulli Sir Isaac Newton His 3rd law explains lift. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” His 2nd law explains the need for propulsion. “An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon