Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Dimensions 1- 6 Already Passed

Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Dimensions 1- 6 Already Passed aero pertaining to air aerodynamics relating to the forces of air in motion aeronautics the science of flight within the atmosphere aerospace a combination of aeronautics and space AGL above ground level air a mixture of gases aircraft any machine capable of flying through the air ASL above sea level aviator a person who operates an aircraft during flight camber the curved part of an airfoil that goes from the leading edge to the trailing edge chord a line drawn from the front of the airfoil to the back of the airfoil drag a force that retards the forward movement of an aircraft leading edge the front part of an airfoil lift the upward force of an aircraft that opposes gravity relative wind the flow of air which moves opposite the flight path of an airplane static standing still or without motion trailing edge the back part of an airfoil thrust moves an aircraft forward during flight wind air in motion thrust, lift, weight, and drag the four forces of flight Bernoulli Principle the pressure of a fluid, like air, drops when it is accelerated aspect ratio the ratio between the wingspan and chord length convection fluid motion of between regions of unequal heating density mass in a given volume