Basic Airodynamics Flashcards
1
Q
Lift
A
2
Q
Drag
A
3
Q
Weight
A
4
Q
Thrust
A
5
Q
Bernoulli’s Principle:
Fast=
Slow=
A
Fast moving air = generates a zone of
LOW pressure
Slow moving air = generates a zone of HIGH pressure
6
Q
Wing design
A
Air flow faster over the top.
Air flows slower under the wing.
Higher pressure under the wings pushes it up into the lower pressure zone
7
Q
The law of the conservation of energy
A
A principle in physics, energy cannot be created or destroyed. It may change (potential, chemical, kinetic, mechanical nuclear, electric) forms, but the total amount of energy remains the same.
