Microsoft Flight Simulator Lesson 1

Front 1

____ is the upward-acting force created when an airplane's wings move through the air

Back 1

Lift

Front 2

Forward movement produces a slight difference in pressure between _________________

Back 2

the wings' upper and lower surfaces.

Front 3

Forward movement produces a slight difference in pressure between the wings' upper and lower surfaces. This difference becomes ______.

Back 3

Lift

Front 4

_______ is the downward-acting force.

Back 4

Weight

Front 5

Weight is the _________-acting force.

Back 5

downward

Front 6

In ___________ (when the airplane's speed and direction are constant), the opposing forces of lift and weight are in balance

Back 6

Unaccelerated flight

Front 7

In unaccelerated flight (when the airplane's speed and direction are _______), the opposing forces of lift and weight are in balance

Back 7

Constant

Front 8

In unaccelerated flight (when the airplane's speed and direction are constant), the opposing forces of ____ and _____ are in balance.

Back 8

Lift, weight

Front 9

_____ is a forward-acting force produced by an engine-spun propeller

Back 9

Thrust

Front 10

Thrust is a ________-acting force produced by an engine-spun propeller

Back 10

Forward

Front 11

________ movement always generates an aerodynamic penalty called drag.

Back 11

Forward

Front 12

Forward movement always generates an aerodynamic penalty called ______.

Back 12

Drag

Front 13

______ pulls rearward on the airplane and is simply the atmosphere's molecular resistance to motion through it.

Back 13

Drag

Front 14

_______ causes the airplane to accelerate, but drag determines its final speed.

Back 14

Thrust

Front 15

Thrust causes the airplane to _______, but drag determines its final speed.

Back 15

Accelerate

Front 16

Thrust causes the airplane to accelerate, but _____ determines its final speed.

Back 16

Drag

Front 17

Thrust causes the airplane to accelerate, but drag determines its ________.

Back 17

Final speed

Front 18

As the airplane's _______ increases, its drag also increases.

Back 18

Velocity

Front 19

As the airplane's velocity _______, its drag increases.

Back 19

Increases

Front 20

As the airplane's velocity increases, its ______ increases.

Back 20

Drag

Front 21

As the airplane's velocity increases, its drag _________.

Back 21

Increases

Front 22

Due to the perversity of nature, ______ the airplane's speed quadruples the drag.

Back 22

Doubling

Front 23

Due to the perversity of nature, doubling the airplane's ________ quadruples the drag.

Back 23

Speed

Front 24

Due to the perversity of nature, doubling the airplane's speed _________ the drag.

Back 24

Quadruples

Front 25

Due to the perversity of nature, doubling the airplane's speed quadruples the ______.

Back 25

Drag

Front 26

the _______ pull of drag equals the engine's thrust, and a constant speed is attained.

Back 26

Rearward

Front 27

the rearward pull of ______ equals the engine's thrust, and a constant speed is attained.

Back 27

Drag

Front 28

the rearward pull of drag equals the engine's ______, and a constant speed is attained.

Back 28

Thrust

Front 29

At less-than-maximum ______ in level flight, there's power (thrust) to spare.

Back 29

Speed

Front 30

Excess _______ can be applied to perform one of aviation's most important maneuvers—the climb.

Back 30

Thrust

Front 31

Excess thrust can be applied to perform one of aviation's most important maneuvers—the _______.

Back 31

Climb

Front 32

The three axes of an airplane.
1-________ Axis (Yaw), 2-Longitudinal Axis (Roll), 3-Lateral Axis (pitch)

Back 32

Vertical

Front 33

The three axes of an airplane.
1-Vertical Axis (_____), 2-Longitudinal Axis (Roll), 3-Lateral Axis (pitch)

Back 33

Yaw

Front 34

The three axes of an airplane.
1-Vertical Axis (Yaw), 2-_________ Axis (Roll), 3-Lateral Axis (pitch)

Back 34

Longitudinal

Front 35

The three axes of an airplane.
1-Vertical Axis (Yaw), 2-Longitudinal Axis (______), 3-Lateral Axis (pitch)

Back 35

Roll

Front 36

The three axes of an airplane.
1-Vertical Axis (Yaw), 2-Longitudinal Axis (Roll), 3-________ Axis (pitch)

Back 36

Lateral

Front 37

The three axes of an airplane.
1-Vertical Axis (Yaw), 2-Longitudinal Axis (Roll), 3-Lateral Axis (______)

Back 37

Pitch

Front 38

The ___________, or long, axis runs through the centerline of the airplane from nose to tail.

Back 38

Longitudinal

Front 39

The longitudinal, or _____, axis runs through the centerline of the airplane from nose to tail.

Back 39

Long

Front 40

The longitudinal, or long, axis runs through the _________ of the airplane from nose to tail.

Back 40

Centerline

Front 41

The longitudinal, or long, axis runs through the centerline of the airplane from _____ to _____.

Back 41

Nose, tail

Front 42

Airplanes ____, or ____, about their longitudinal axis.

Back 42

Roll, bank

Front 43

Airplanes roll, or bank, about their _______ axis.

Back 43

longitudinal

Front 44

the _______ axis runs sideways through the airplane from wingtip to wingtip

Back 44

Lateral

Front 45

the lateral axis runs sideways through the airplane from _______ to _______

Back 45

wingtip, wingtip

Front 46

Airplanes ______ about their lateral axis.

Back 46

Pitch

Front 47

Airplanes pitch about their _______ axis.

Back 47

lateral

Front 48

The ________ axis of the airplane runs up and down from the cockpit to the belly.

Back 48

Vertical

Front 49

The vertical axis of the airplane runs up and down from the ______ to the _______.

Back 49

Cockpit, belly

Front 50

Airplanes _____ about their vertical axis.

Back 50

Yaw

Front 51

Airplanes yaw about their _______ axis.

Back 51

Vertical

Front 52

three main flight controls that cause an airplane to move about its axes

Back 52

Ailerons, Elevator, rudder

Front 53

_______ are the moveable surfaces on the outer trailing edges of the wings.

Back 53

Ailerons

Front 54

Ailerons are the moveable surfaces on the _____ trailing edges of the wings.

Back 54

Outer

Front 55

Ailerons are the moveable surfaces on the outer trailing edges of the _______.

Back 55

Wings

Front 56

When the _____________ is turned, the ailerons simultaneously move in opposite directions

Back 56

Control wheel

Front 57

When the control wheel is turned, the ________ simultaneously move in opposite directions

Back 57

Ailerons

Front 58

When the control wheel is turned, the ailerons simultaneously move in ________ directions

Back 58

Opposite

Front 59

_______ lift with a lowered aileron,

Back 59

More

Front 60

More _____ with a lowered aileron,

Back 60

Lift

Front 61

More lift with a ________ aileron,

Back 61

Lowered

Front 62

More lift with a lowered _______,

Back 62

Aileron

Front 63

_______ lift with a raised aileron.

Back 63

Less

Front 64

Less _____ with a raised aileron.

Back 64

Lift

Front 65

Less lift with a ______ aileron.

Back 65

Raised

Front 66

Less lift with a raised _______.

Back 66

Aileron

Front 67

The _____ wing aileron lowers, increasing the lift on the left wing.

Back 67

Left

Front 68

The left wing ______ lowers, increasing the lift on the left wing.

Back 68

Aileron

Front 69

The left wing aileron _______, increasing the lift on the left wing.

Back 69

Lowers

Front 70

The left wing aileron lowers, ________ the lift on the left wing.

Back 70

Increasing

Front 71

The left wing aileron lowers, increasing the _____ on the left wing.

Back 71

Lift

Front 72

The left wing aileron lowers, increasing the lift on the ____ wing.

Back 72

Left

Front 73

The left wing aileron lowers, increasing the lift on the left _____.

Back 73

Wing