Across
- 2. an aircraft's ability to maintain/return to its original flight path after a disturbance
- 5. moveable part of the horizontal tail; controls pitch
- 8. a yaw-aggravated stall that results in a rotation about the vertical axis
- 12. moveable part of the vertical fin; controls yaw
- 14. one point where all of the lift can be said to be centered
- 15. the angle between the left and right wings
- 16. the focal point of the lift force
- 17. inclination of an aircraft's wings relative to the horizontal plane
- 19. the difference in angle between the main wing and the horizontal stabilizer
- 21. how far a propeller moves forward in one revolution
- 22. drag created by an object moving through a fluid
- 24. an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings
- 25. an aircraft with a free-rotating rotor and a propeller
- 27. fixed or static part of the vertical tail
- 28. a wing that has an upward curve on the lower surface
- 31. the angle at which the chord of the wing meets the relative wind
Down
- 1. the angle between the chord line and a reference line along the fuselage
- 3. the movement of an airplane relative to the ground
- 4. fuselage-mounted horizontal surface forward of the main wing
- 6. the ratio of span to mean chord
- 7. pitch divided by diameter
- 9. mass of an aircraft divided by the wing area
- 10. drag due to the creation of lift
- 11. resists the rotation of the prop
- 13. the body of an aircraft
- 18. imaginary point where the total weight of an object may be thought to be concentrated
- 20. a rising air current produced when the Earth's surface is heated
- 23. imaginary straight line connecting the leading edge and trailing edge of a wing
- 26. airplane with the wing supported above the fuselage by struts
- 29. sudden reduction in lift when an airfoil reaches or exceeds the critical angle of attack
- 30. a measure of the curvature of the airfoil