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Unit 3 Learn to FLy

Unit 3 vocabulary words part A first 17

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Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) Rules prescribed by the FAA governing all aviation activities in the United States.
Bernoulli’s principle An increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.
elevator Flight control surface, usually at the rear of an aircraft that controls the aircraft's pitch.
gravity A natural phenomenon by which all things with energy are brought toward one another.
aileron A hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.
AGL (Above Ground Level) The height above ground level as measured with respect to the underlying ground surface.
center of gravity (CG) The point over which the aircraft would balance.
drag The aerodynamic force that opposes an aircraft's motion through the air (thrust).
force Any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object.
intrinsic An adjective that describes something that is basic or essential to a thing.
downwash The change in direction of air deflected by the aerodynamic action of an airfoil as part of the process of producing lift.
airfoil The shape of a wing or blade of a propeller as seen in cross-section.
aerodynamics The study of objects in motion through the air and the forces that produce or change such motion.
Inertia The resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion.
air traffic control (ATC) A service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through controlled airspace.
hydraulics Machinery and tools that use liquid fluid power to do simple work.
friction The force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.
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