FLIGHT GLOSSARY

AerodynamicsAileron

Air ResistanceAltitude

Auto pilotAviator

FuselageSound Barrier

SupersonicThermal

Aerodynamics Meaning: has a body that

slips through the air easily

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Ailerons Meaning: flaps on a planes

wings that help the plane turn

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Air Resistance Meaning: air pushing against

a flat section of the plane slowing it down

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Altitude Meaning: a measurement

measuring the distance something is off the ground

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Auto Pilot Meaning: were a plane is

controlled by a computer on a set course

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Aviator Meaning: a person who

operates an aircraft

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Fuselage Meaning: The main body of

an aeroplane

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Sound Barrier Meaning: The speed of

sound that if it’s passed it creates a sonic boom

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Super Sonic Meaning: Is a way of

describing a that can go faster than the speed of sound

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Thermal Meaning: A current of warm

air rising in one spot

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