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Flashcards: Investigation3: Plane Sense Study Guide

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variableany factor that can be changed that might affect the flight of an airplane
systema set of related objects and actions that can be considered as isolated from everything else for the sake of the study
dragthe resistance of air to objects moving through it (this slows down the plane)
streamlinedthe design of a plane so air flows over them smoothly
elevators, rudders, and aileronsthree control devices that cause planes to move and turn in the air
aviationthe science of building and flying air craft
Orville and Wilbur Wrightmade the first airplane flight
Bessie Colemanthe first black woman to earn a pilot's license
Chuck Yeagerthe first pilot to fly at Mach I, the speed of sound
William Boeingdeveloped the aircraft industry