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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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