Forces Of Flight Flashcards
0
Q
Yaw
A
Side to side movement of nose
1
Q
Pitch
A
Up and down movement of nose
2
Q
Leading edge
A
Front end of wing
3
Q
Spoilers
A
Control drag and roll
4
Q
Training edge
A
Back end of wing
5
Q
Alieron
A
Makes the roll and turn
6
Q
Rudder
A
Helps make sure there isn’t too much yaw
7
Q
Flaps
A
Increase amount of lift produced by weight
8
Q
EWBS
A
Electronic Weight and Balance System
9
Q
Glycol
A
Keeps wings from icing
10
Q
Wake turbulence
A
From exhaust of other planes ; can be predicted
11
Q
Clear turbulence
A
Cannot be predicted
12
Q
Weather turbulence
A
Sometimes be predicted; from density of clouds
