Aspects of Flight Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• lift : the upwards force the wings of a plane generate
• drag : the backwards acting force on an object as it pushes through the air
• weight : the downwards force on a mass due to gravity
• thrust : the forwards force on a plane due to the jet engine or propeller
• fuselage : the main body of a plane where passengers sit
• wing : the part of the plane that provides lift
• stabiliser : the horizontal surface on the tail of the plane
• verticalwing : the part of a plane that has the company’s logo on it
• pitch : the type of rotation when the nose of a plane is lifted
• yaw : the type of rotation when the nose of a plane turns left or right
• roll : the type of rotation that occurs when a plane turns
• elevators : the control surface responsible for adjusting pitch
• ailerons : the control surface responsible for adjusting roll
• rudder : the control surface responsible for yaw
• attack : increasing the angle of _ of a wing increases lift
• stall : when the angle of attack is so large that the amount of lift rapidly reduces a plane experiences _
• aspectratio : the relationship between a plane’s wings length and width allow us to calculate a plane’s _ _
• aspectratio : a plane that is designed for speed and manouevrability will have a low _ _