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What is Newton's first law of motion? |
Inertia
Remains as is until an outside force is introduced |
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What is Newton's second law of motion? |
Force |
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What is Newton's third law of motion? |
Action and Reaction |
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What is Bernoulli's Principle? |
When a fluid flowing through a tube reaches a constriction or narrowing of the tube, the speed of the fluid passing through the construction is increased and its pressure is decreased |
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What is the front edge of an airfoil called? |
Leading edge |
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What is the rear edge of an airfoil called? |
Trailing edge |
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What is the name for the imaginary line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of an airfoil? |
Chord line |
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What is the name of the curve or departure of a straight line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the airfoil? |
Camber |
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What is the direction of the airstream in relation to the airfoil known as? |
Relative wind |
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What is the angle between the chord line and the relative wind known as? |
Angle of attack |
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What is the force that acts in an upward direction called? |
Lift |
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What is the force developed by the aircrafts engine? |
Thrust |
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What is the force acting downward on the aircraft? |
Weight |
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What is the force that tends to hold an aircraft back? |
Drag |
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What resists motion as it acts parallel and in the opposite direction in relation to the relative wind? |
Drag |
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What axis runs from the top to the bottom of an aircraft? |
Vertical |
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What axis is the pivot point about which an aircraft rolls? |
Longitudinal |
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What axis is the pivot point about which an aircraft pitches? |
Lateral |
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From what type of surface does a fixed wing aircraft gets its lift from? |
Smooth |
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From what type of surface does a helicopter gets its lift from? |
Smooth |
