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Aeronautical Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Directions:Use each clue to place the correct aeronautical vocabulary word in its position on the crossword puzzle.

Across

1. This force works opposite of weight.
2. The aerodynamic shape of a wing.
3. The front edge of a wing is the _____edge.
4. The curved part of a wing.
5. The rough or jumbled airflow around a wing.
6. When an airplane stops generating lift.
7. This force works opposite to lift.
8. The angle of a wing as it meets the airflow.

Down

3. The smooth airflow over the wing is this type of flow.
5. The thin, back edge of a wing is the ______ edge.
9. This is a push or a pull.
10. This force is air resistance.
11. One of the Wright Brothers.
12. The movement of air around an airplane.
13. Air pressing down on the Earth.
14. This force moves an airplane through the air.

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