Air and Aerodynamics Flashcards
elevators are on which stabilizer ?
horizontal
what do elevators control?
pitch
which stabilizer is the rudder on a plane
vertical stabilizer
what does the rudder control
it controls the yaw movement
where are the ailerons
they are on the wings
what do the ailerons control
they control yaw
if the elevators are up which way does the plane go
makes it go up
elevator are down the plane goes
down
when then rudder turns right the plane goes
right
what happens to the wing the aileron is up
the wing goes down (turn)
when the aileron goes down witch way does the wing go
the wing goes up
what are the four reasons that air exists
- takes up space
- has volume
- it has weight
- it has pressure
what is air pressure
the weight of the air
does air pressure increase or decrease when you go up the mountain
less pressure
what has higher pressure warm or cold air
cold air
