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Vocabulary Activity 3


Aeronautical Vocabulary Crossword
Countdown to Flight! Chapter 2

Directions: Use the clues below to complete the crossword puzzle found on the next page. Remember these are aeronautical vocabulary words only.

ACROSS

1. an airfoil that gives an airplane thrust and can push or pull the airplane through the air

3. the length of the wings from tip to tip

4. the ability of an airplane to remain stable during flight

7. a control surface that enables the pitch motion

9. an airplane with two sets of wings

DOWN

2. early flying machines which used a flapping wing approach

5. the front edge of a wing or lineing edge

6. the technique used by the Wright Brothers to control their aircraft, wing lineing

8. a control surface that enables the yaw motion

crossword puzzle

Answer Key

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