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Vocabulary Activity 4
Aeronautical Vocabulary Crossword
Countdown to Flight! Chapters 4-6
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Use the clues below to complete the crossword puzzle found on the
next page. Remember these are aeronautical vocabulary words only.
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ACROSS
1. a control surface which enables the roll motion
2. an uncontrollable spin
3. to launch an airplane into the air is called take-
4. the shape of a wing that helps to create lift
5. another aeronautical word for drag
6. ski-type landing gear
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7. one of the four forces that act on an airplane
8. occurs when the angle of attack is too steep to generate lift
9. a tunnel or tube through which air is blown around a model to test
its design is called a tunnel
10. to roll an airplane slightly in order to turn
11. Samuel Langley's name for an airplane
Answer Key
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