FLIGHT

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