Flight and Air
Understand the four forces that act on a flying object.
5 questions, free, marked as you go with a worked explanation on every one.
What this covers
- balanced and unbalanced forces
The questions
- Which force pulls an aircraft down toward Earth?
- Which force pushes an aircraft forward?
- The upward force that allows an aircraft to fly is called:
- The force that resists an aircraft's motion through the air is called:
- For a plane to fly straight and level at constant speed, thrust must balance: