Flight and Space

Front

An airplane manufacturer continues to hear from airlines that the landing gear indicator keeps flashing off and on, confusing the flight crew. Which step of the design process should the designers of the plane revisit?

Back

Explore

Front

A push or pull on an object.

Back

Force

Front

An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

Back

Newton’s First Law

Front

Acceleration is the rate at which an object______, slows down, or changes direction.

Back

speeds up

Front

Newton’s Third Law

Back

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Front

This picture is showing which of the following? Lift, Drag, Weight, Thrust

Back

Weight

Front

This picture is showing which of the following? Lift, Drag, Thrust, Weight

Back

Lift

Front

The picture represents which of the following? Lift, Drag, Thrust, Weight

Back

Drag

Front

Back

Thrust

Front

Name and explain the three terms that describe how an airplane moves in three dimensions.

Back

Yaw, Pitch, Roll