Aviation Vocabulary K-5
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AERODYNAMIC: the design of a plane that helps it cut through the air. KK AIRCRAFT CARRIER: a large ship used as a floating airport. An example is the USS Intrepid. AIRPLANE: an aircraft with an engine and wings. COCKPIT: the place in a plane where the pilot sits to fly the plane. DRAG: the force that slows down a plane as it flies through the air. This force acts against THRUST. KK ENGINE: the part of the airplane which provides power, or THRUST. GRAVITY: the force which pulls towards the center of the earth. This force acts against LIFT. HANGAR: a large building or room where planes are stored or repaired. LIFT: the force needed to get a plane into the air. This force acts against GRAVITY. KK NOSE: the very tip on an airplane, similar to the beak of a bird. PILOT: the person who drives an airplane. KK PROPELLER: blades which pull a plane forward as they turn. This is found on the NOSE of an airplane. THRUST: the force that moves a plane forward. This force acts against DRAG. WING: the part of an airplane shaped like the wings of a bird. These wings help the airplane fly. AVIATION Vocabulary Pier 86, W. 46th St. & 12th Ave. | New York, NY 10036
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AERODYNAMIC: the design of a plane that helps it cut
through the air.
KK AIRCRAFT CARRIER: a large
ship used as a floating airport.
An example is the USS Intrepid.
AIRPLANE: an aircraft with an engine
and wings.
COCKPIT: the place in a plane where the pilot sits to
fly the plane.
DRAG: the force that slows down a plane as it flies
through the air. This force acts against THRUST.
KK ENGINE: the part of the airplane
which provides power, or THRUST.
GRAVITY: the force which pulls
towards the center of the earth.
This force acts against LIFT.
HANGAR: a large building or room where planes are stored
or repaired.
LIFT: the force needed to get a plane into
the air. This force acts against GRAVITY.
KK NOSE: the very tip on an airplane,
similar to the beak of a bird.
PILOT: the person who drives an airplane.
KK PROPELLER: blades which pull a plane
forward as they turn. This is found on
the NOSE of an airplane.
THRUST: the force that moves a plane
forward. This force acts against DRAG.
WING: the part of an airplane shaped like the wings of a bird.
These wings help the airplane fly.
AVIATION Vocabulary
Pier 86, W. 46th St. & 12th Ave. | New York, NY 10036
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