Aerodynamics of flight
Aviation Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
The properties and layers of the atmosphere, the four forces that act on an aircraft (lift, weight, thrust, drag) and how they make it fly, and the three axes of an aircraft (roll, pitch, yaw) by which it is controlled.
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- 6 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Aerodynamics of flight
- The atmosphere aircraft fly in
- Atmospheric temperature
- Atmospheric pressure
- Air density and flight
- Humidity and flight
- The troposphere
- The stratosphere and the standard atmosphere
- The four forces of flight
- How a wing makes lift
- Weight and thrust
- Drag and force balance
- Aircraft axes and roll
- Pitch and yaw
- How an aircraft is controlled