FLIGHT
Across
- 4. an aerodynamic shape that provides lift on a airplane and a bird
- 6. a scientist who developed the law that states if there is a force in one direction the is the same amount of force in the opposite direction
- 9. a place where the pilot sits while he/she is flying the aircraft
- 10. blades blades thin aerofoil blades called _______ on a helicopter are used to steer during flight.
- 11. a force that pushes something forward, the opposite of drag
- 15. _______ is known as rising or dipping the airplane and is controlled by aerofoil
- 16. a small insect that can fly and has two sets of wings
- 17. _______ air pressure beneath the wing of a bird causes it to fly upwards.
- 18. the last name of two famous brothers who invented the worlds first airplane
Down
- 1. the first name of the first African American to earn a pilot license
- 2. a force that opposes the weight of an airplane and holds it in the air
- 3. one of the three things a pilot has to control while flying an aircraft
- 5. a light material that the hot air balloon is made out of
- 7. one of the main gases that makes up the air
- 8. a scientist that developed the law that tells the faster the air flows the less air pressure
- 11. a body part of a bird that helps it stay balanced and to steer while flying
- 12. a device used to steer an airplane located at the rear end of the plane
- 13. ________ is to make a plane descend or climb,the pilot adjusts the elevators on the tail
- 14. an aerodynamic force that tries to slow down an aircraft
- 19. when _________ are heated the particles become further apart