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Forces of Flight Making Flight Possible What FOUR Forces are acting on Aircraft ? What is the role of Newton ’ s 2 nd Law of Motion ( f = ma )? Aircraft and Equilibrium
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Four Forces in Flight
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Lift - verse - Weight Lift is the Key to flight. If you can overcome weight you can FLY. To do this, wings are made with a CURVED upper surface and a FLAT lower surface. Air now flows faster over the Top and the Bottom This creates a difference in pressure ( Top - More & Bottom – Less ) thus Lift is created ( Net Force - UP )
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What is Weight ? The effect of the force of GRAVITY on an object pulling it towards the center of the Earth. Aircraft have a center point of this pull called the “ Center of Gravity ”. In flight, it rotates around this point. Aircraft ’ s weight can be great. It is the combination of all the mass ( parts, fuel, payload ) distributed throughout the airplane.
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Thrust – verse - Drag To create LIFT force air has to flow over the wing. To get air moving over the wing, one needs to create – THRUST Thrust is the FORCE that is generated (airplane’s engine) Thrust is aligned with the direction of flight and opposite the direction of the airflow over the wing. NO THRUST – NO FORCE - NO LIFT
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What is Drag ? Air resists the movement of the aircraft. As the aircraft flies through the air, it causes air molecules to separate in front of it ' s path. This occurs along the wing and body Drag will slow the forward motion of the aircraft thus requiring more thrust. the aircraft thus requiring more thrust.
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Newton & Flight ( F = MA ) This is what makes Airplanes Fly This equation tells us that an aircraft subject to an external force will accelerate ( velocity ) and that acceleration ( velocity ) is related to the mass. The heavier the aircraft the more the velocity to fly. The change is velocity generated the Force to fly … creates lift
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What ’ s Equilibrium & Flight ? Two types of Stability Static : No Movement & Dynamic : Movement Flight Equilibrium Equilibrium Flight : Lift = Weight and Thrust = Drag NET Force Equals ZERO Aircraft continues to either sit on the ground or fly ( Newton ’ s 1 st Law ) Change in NET Force and you …..
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Put it all Together The Wright Brother’s got it WRIGHT (right) Mr. Heck Flying the Wright B Aircraft Video
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