AVIATION LESSONS

AERODYNAMICS

• Airplanes are able to fly because…
• The movement of air over the airplanes wings create the lifting force necessary to keep the plane up in the air

AERODYNAMICS

• Airplanes are able to fly because of…
• Thrust!
• Thrust is the force that is the opposite of drag
• It’s the push that moves something forward.
• For an aircraft to keep moving forward, it must have more thrust than drag.
• A small airplane might get its thrust from a propeller whereas, a larger airplane might get its thrust from a jet engine.

BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLES

• Daniel Bernoulli
• Known for Bernoulli's principle
• Swiss mathematician
• Bernoulli's principle relates the pressure of a fluid to its elevation and its speed.

BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLES

• Balloon balance example
• The pressure inside the balloon is higher than the pressure on the outside.
• When the balloon on the left is popped, the air flew out! The direction of airflow is always from higher to lower pressure.

PARTS OF THE AIRPLANE

• Wings
• Fuselage
• Rudder
• Elevator
• Aileron

PARTS OF THE AIRPLANE

• The wings of the plane lift the plane into air and control airflow.
• The fuselage is the middle body of the aircraft.
• The rudder is responsible for controlling the yaw movement of aircraft
• The elevator controls the pitch of motion
• Lastly, the ailerons are asymmetrical when flying and are used to control lateral balance!