Aerospace Engineering Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. Retractable components used to increase lift in low airspeed situations
  2. 3. Aircraft compartment designed to hold flight crew
  3. 7. Control surface used to control yaw
  4. 10. The orientation of the aircraft in space
  5. 12. The force generated by air resistance against an aircraft's forward motion
  6. 14. The part of an aircraft that provides support while the aircraft is on the ground
  7. 15. Imaginary line running from top to bottom through the center of gravity
  8. 17. The point on the aircraft where weight is equally balanced from all directions
  9. 19. The force created by air pushing on a surface
  10. 21. The part of the aircraft that provides lift
  11. 22. The force generated by gravity on an aircraft
  12. 23. Motion around the longitudinal axis
  13. 25. Quantity that decreases with altitude
  14. 26. Height of an aircraft above the surface
  15. 30. Surface on the aircraft that provides pitch stability
Down
  1. 2. Imaginary line running from forward to aft through the center of gravity
  2. 4. The part of an aircraft which provides thrust
  3. 5. Surface on the aircraft that provides yaw stability
  4. 6. Imaginary line running from left to right through the center of gravity
  5. 8. A tail configuration mounted toward the front of the aircraft, rather than at the rear.
  6. 9. Control surface used to control pitch
  7. 11. The result of forces that add to zero
  8. 13. Control surface used to control roll
  9. 16. The part of an aircraft to which the empennage and wings are attached
  10. 18. Motion around the vertical axis
  11. 20. Motion around the lateral axis
  12. 24. A vector quantity used to represent speed
  13. 26. A measure for the amount of air in a given volume
  14. 27. The parts of an aircraft located at the tail end
  15. 28. The force generated by the power plant of an aircraft
  16. 29. The force generated by the wings that increases an aircraft's altitude