The document outlines the basics of flight and aerodynamics for a first-year aviation club, addressing essential questions regarding how planes achieve flight, the forces at play, and the parts of an airplane. Key concepts include lift, thrust, weight, drag, and Bernoulli's principle, along with the roles of various controls such as ailerons, elevators, and rudders. Additional details mention an upcoming seminar on the wonders of flight, encouraging students to sign up.

1. Groups A and B: 1 st Year On-Level Centennial Aviation Club BASICS OF FLIGHT AND AERODYNAMICS

2. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What gets a plane off the ground? What basic forces are working on the airplane during flight? What are the parts of an airplane and what do they do? What does “aerodynamic” mean?

3. Bernoulli's Principle- the faster a fluid is moving the lower the pressure Daniel Bernoulli

4. BASIC FORCES IN FLIGHT Four Fundamentals of Flight Lift Thrust Weight/Gravity Drag Pg. 25

5. LIFT Opposes the downward force of weight Produced by the dynamic effect of the air acting on the wing Shape of airfoil changes the way lift acts on the airplane Bernoulli’s Principle

6. WEIGHT/GRAVITY The downward force opposing lift The combined load of the airplane itself (crew, fuel, cargo/baggage) Force exists because of the presence of gravity

7. THRUST Forward force produced by the propeller Pulls the airplane through the air Opposes drag

8. DRAG Backward force acting opposite to thrust Caused by the disruption of airflow by the plane itself and its parts (wings, landing gear, etc.) Two types: parasite (the most common) and induced Effects how aerodynamic the plane is

9. ANGLE OF ATTACK angle between the wing chord and the relative wind

10. THE WING Produces the lift Holds the plane up while in flight Bernoulli's Principle- the faster a fluid is moving the lower the pressure

11. AILERON CONTROLS BANK Left bank Right bank Turn the yoke to the left and the left aileron goes down (right goes up) Airplane banks to the left Turn the yoke to the right and the right aileron goes down (left goes up) Airplane banks to the right

12. ELEVATOR CONTROLS PITCH Pull the yoke out and the elevator goes up Airplane pitches up Push the yoke in and the elevator goes down Airplane pitches down

13. RUDDER CONTROLS YAW Push left rudder pedal and the plane yaws to the left Push right rudder pedal and the plane yaws to the right

14. PROPELLER CONTROLS THRUST

15. FLAPS CREATE EXTRA LIFT Flaps down

16. PARTS OF THE AIRPLANE Pg. 19 3? ___________ 5/13? _________ 15? __________ 8? ___________ 6/12? _________ 4? ___________ 11? __________ 10? __________ 1? ___________ wing strut ailerons wings horiz. stab. flaps wing strut elevator rudder propeller

17. I’M DONE… BUT FIRST What gets a plane off the ground? What basic forces are working on the airplane during flight? What are the parts of an airplane and what do they do? What does aerodynamic mean?

18. CHS SEMINAR “ The Wonders of Flight” Session 2 - Mr. Harhay, Room I-46 Starts at the beginning of second quarter Don’t forget to sign up at the end of session 1

19. QUESTIONS??? [email_address]