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Wright Flyer Online Student Reading Comprehension Questions Key
Directions: Use the student reading to help you answer the questions
below.
- List below 3 characteristics of air.
Acceptable answers:
- Air is made up of molecules.
- These molecules of air have volume(take up space).
- These molecules of air have mass(made up of matter).
- These molecules have weight.
- Air can exert pressure.
- Air can exert force.
- Draw an airfoil shape and label the following:
- leading edge
- trailing edge
- camber
- In the box below, draw an airfoil shape then show airflow over the
airfoil that is, at first, laminar and then turns into turbulent airflow
toward the trailing edge.
- List below 3 characteristics of a force.
Acceptable answers:
- A force is a push.
- A force is a pull.
- A force can be measured.
- A force can move in any direction.
- A force has magnitude(strength).
- Use the Wright's 1908 Signal Corp Flyer below to show how the
four forces affect the airplane. (Hint: The front of the airplane is
facing right. Use arrows, and label each with the name of the force.)
- Why did the Wright Brothers make their own wind tunnel?
The Wright Brothers found that earlier research done on airfoil
shapes to calculate the amount of lift was incorrect, so they had
to build their own wind tunnel and do the tests again. This helped
them to design a wing that generated the greatest lift.
- What did the Wright Brothers design in order to solve the problem
of airplane control? Explain briefly how it worked.
The Wright Brothers created a control system called “wing warping”.
They attached wires to the trailing edge of the wings and to the hip
cradle. The pilot controlled the twisting of the wings’ outer edges
by sliding his hips left or right.
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