Flight Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. The upward force created by the wings of a plane
  2. 5. Used to control the speed of a plane’s engine
  3. 6. A structure you can use on a wing
  4. 7. For every action there is an opposite equal reaction
  5. 9. Used to turn the tail of the plane and point the nose in a new direction
  6. 10. A force that opposes the forward motion of a plane
  7. 12. The position of the wings with respect to how the air strikes them
  8. 14. To float smoothly through the air
  9. 15. Ailerons are raised on one wing and lowered on the other
  10. 16. To remain in one place in the air
  11. 17. A side to side movement of an airplane
Down
  1. 1. As the speed of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases
  2. 2. Makes the nose of the plane go up or down and the plane to climb or descend
  3. 3. To change the upward or downward position of the nose
  4. 8. The forward motion of a plane
  5. 11. A force that pushes down
  6. 13. Parts of the wing that can move up or down to tilt the wing