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Drag- The force that opposes thrust.Drag- The force that opposes thrust.

Connected to thrust because they are equal Connected to thrust because they are equal and opposite.and opposite.

Thrust- The force pushing back causing the Thrust- The force pushing back causing the plane to move forward.plane to move forward.

Connected to force because thrust is a force.Connected to force because thrust is a force.

Force- Force- The capacity to do work or The capacity to do work or cause physical change; energy, cause physical change; energy,

strength, or active powerstrength, or active power

Connected to lift because they are equal and Connected to lift because they are equal and opposite.opposite.

Lift- Air pressure underneath the plane is Lift- Air pressure underneath the plane is greater that the air pressure above.greater that the air pressure above.

Connected to weight because lift opposes Connected to weight because lift opposes weight.weight.

Weight- The force being pulled down.Weight- The force being pulled down.

Connected to gravity because weight is Connected to gravity because weight is caused by gravity.caused by gravity.

Gravity- The force or pull exerted between Gravity- The force or pull exerted between two objects.two objects.

Connected to center of gravity because Connected to center of gravity because gravity causes the center of gravity.gravity causes the center of gravity.

Center of Gravity- A point where the nose Center of Gravity- A point where the nose and tail stay equal.and tail stay equal.

Equal to nose.

Equal to tail.

Connected to Newton's 3Connected to Newton's 3rdrd law because law because Newton's 3Newton's 3rdrd law is in affected with the center law is in affected with the center

of gravity.of gravity.

Newton’s 3Newton’s 3rdrd law- For every action there is an law- For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.equal but opposite reaction.

Connected to Bernoulli's Principle because Connected to Bernoulli's Principle because they were both people who worked with flight they were both people who worked with flight

and its principles.and its principles.

Bernoulli’s Principle- Bernoulli’s Principle-

Slow Air = High PressureSlow Air = High Pressure

Fast Air= Low pressureFast Air= Low pressure

Connected to Wing because it describes the Connected to Wing because it describes the air and the way the air moves over and under air and the way the air moves over and under

the wing.the wing.

Wing- The center of the plane (or object) that Wing- The center of the plane (or object) that causes lift.causes lift.