History of Flight & Fly Like the Birds QUIZ REVIEW

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Across
  1. 2. Birds use different types of feathers for lift, speed and aerodynamics. The parts of the plane that does the same thing are called __________.
  2. 6. Birds with "long soaring wings" can sometimes stay up in the air for _________ without landing
  3. 7. In 1884, Alexander Fyodorovich Mozhayskiy received the world's first ____________ for an airplane.
  4. 8. Birds flap their wings to create thrust; airplanes use propellors or turbine _________.
  5. 10. the force that moves a bird or plane forward
  6. 11. the first repeated, successful flights with _______ were accomplished by Otto Lilienthal sometime in the 1890's.
  7. 15. An ornithopter is any machine meant to fly by _______ _______ (2 words)
  8. 17. the shape of the cross section of a wing that can provide lift and thrust
  9. 19. In both birds and planes, the ________ is responsible for much of its maneuverability.
  10. 20. The first historically recorded flight attempt was _________ being flown in China.
  11. 21. Birds have different wing _________ which are adapted to their environment
  12. 22. Like birds, planes have different shapes of _____ suited to the situation in which they are going to be used
  13. 23. the force that keeps a bird or plane aloft
  14. 24. Charles Renard and Arthur Constantin were the first to build and successfully fly a fully controllable balloon with an _________ ________ (2 words)
Down
  1. 1. Both birds and planes are made out of light __________
  2. 2. In 1600 CE, Paolo Guidotti attempted to fly by wearing birdwings made of whalebones and ___________.
  3. 3. Big, fat wings with feathers sticking out all over the place
  4. 4. _______ wings fold into a triangle, and allow birds to fly fast and maneuver quickly
  5. 5. and fly an aircraft that was powered, sustained and controlled, with a pilot aboard.
  6. 9. Birds with _________ wings can fly fast but speed cannot be maintained
  7. 12. The _________ brothers were the first to
  8. 13. In 1896, Samuel ________ achieved the first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft of substantial size
  9. 14. Leonardo DiVinci was known for his in-depth scientific study of ________.
  10. 16. Both birds and planes can __________ for longer flights and energy efficiency
  11. 18. a bird's alula higher attack angle, increasing lift for takeoff. In planes, _______ accomplish this same purpose.
  12. 22. A newer feature on airplane wings that decrease resistance to assist gliding and reduce fuel consumption