Monday, March 19, 2007

Wanted: Rocket Scientists

Today is the first day of intersession! Our homework is to...

1. What are the 4 forces of flight? And how do they help a plane fly?
Thrust, Drag, Lift, Weight/Gravity. Thrust helps a plane go forward. It is supported by propultion, for example; jet engines or propellers. Drag is a force that tries to keep the plane from going faster or forward. Lift is what puts the plane up into the air and keeps it up there. Weight or gravity, keeps the plane down, forcing the plane to resist gravity to go up.

2. What is your definition of flight?
My definition of flight is something held up by air. An example is gliding, the object is not doing anything to go, but the air keeps it up.

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