Aviation Terminology

4. the force needed to overcome the resistance of air to the passage of an aircraft.
5. a hinged surface in the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control lateral balance
7. the study of the properties of moving air and the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it.
10. a structure with curved surfaces designed to give the most favorable ratio of lift to drag in flight
12. the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level
13. a force that is produced by the dynamic effect of the air acting on the airfoil
14. the air available to aircraft to fly in
15. the force that resists movement of an aircraft through the air

1. the rotation of the aircraft around a side-to-side axis
2. a primary flight control surface that controls movement about the lateral axis of an aircraft
3. the main body of an aircraft
6. an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude
8. an up and down movement of the wings of the aircraft
9. a twisting or oscillation of a moving aircraft around a vertical axis
11. a high lift device consisting of a hinged panel or panels mounted on the trailing edge of the wing