Aviation Questions and Answers Rated A+

Aviation Questions and Answers Rated A+ Newton's 3rd Law For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction Thrust the pushing or pulling force exerted by the engine of an aircraft or rocket Inertia The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion Momentum The product of an object's mass and velocity Gravity A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. Drag Resistance of the air (technically a fluid) against the forward movement of an airplane. Law of Conservation of Energy the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another Center of Gravity the point around which an object's weight is evenly distributed. Pitch a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency Yaw A side-to-side motion of the nose of the aircraft. Roll The clockwise or counterclockwise rotating motion of an aircraft. Longitudinal Axis A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.