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Why Do Airplanes Fly? (Vocab)

Across
What pulls the plane down toward the Earths surface.
An airplane that flies by flapping its wings in a bird-like fashion.
The study of the forces acting upon an object in motion through an atmosphere.
The concave curve on the underside of some airfoils.
The energy of air on the top and bottom of the wing which keeps the airplane up.
The body of an airplane.
The complete loss of lift resulting from too steep an angle of attack.
The displacement of the air by the plane itself, and the friction of the plane's surfaces.
Down
An airplane with its wing mounted above the fuselage by struts or a pylon.
The pulling power of the propeller and the strength of the motor pulling the airplane forward.
The fixed forward portion of the vertical tail.
The point at which the average of all lifting forces act.
The uptilt of wing panels toward the tips to increase stability.
The speed of an aircraft relative to the air rather than to the ground.