1. How An Airplane Flies by Fernando Salas PBL

2. 1. Parts of Airplanes
2.Control Surfaces
3.How a Wing Works
4.Forces

3. Parts of An Airplane

4. Right Aileron
Elevator
Wing
Horizontal Stabilizer
Rudder
Spinner
Fuselage
Left Aileron

5. Control Surfaces

6. Located in the wing, the AILERON are controlled with a control stick and are used to control the ROLL movement.
Right Aileron
Left Aileron

7. The RUDDER is found in the vertical stabilizer.
It is controlled with rudder peddles . The rudder
controls the YAW movement of the plane.
Rudder

8. Built into the horizontal stabilizer on the tail the
control stick also controls the ELEVATORS. The
elevator controls the PITCH movement of the airplane.
Elevator

9. How A Wing Works

10. A wing works by air rushing over and under the wing
A wing works by air rushing over and under the wing. The air that flows over the top has a longer distance to travel than the air going under the wing, therefore, the air moving over the top has less pressure than air moving past the bottom. Higher air pressure under the wing lifts or pushes up against the wing and creates lift.
LIFT
Low Pressure
Airfoil Wing
High Pressure

11. FORCES

12. Airplanes are hard to keep flying because they are heavier than air
Airplanes are hard to keep flying because they are heavier than air. A force is something that starts or stops an object from moving or that changes the objects direction.
LIFT
DRAG
THRUST
GRAVITY

13. LIFT LIFT COMES FROM THE ACTION OF A WING
MOVING THROUGH AIR AND MAKES LIFT.
LIFT

14. GRAVITY THE WEIGHT OR MASS OF THE AIR PLANE IS PULLED
TOWARD THE EARTH BY GRAVITY.
GRAVITY

15. THRUST THRUST ALLOWS A PLANE TO FLY. THIS FORCE IS
SUPPLIED BY THE ENGINE AS IT PULLS THE WINGS
THOUGH THE AIR.
THRUST

16. DRAG THE AIRPLANE PUSHES AGAINST THE AIR CAUSING
FRICTION AND DRAG. THIS FORCE TRIES TO SLOW
DOWN THE AIRPLANE.
DRAG

17. CONCLUSION
After watching my slide show you should understand how an airplane works. You should know the parts of an airplane like the wings, the Ailerons ,the Horizontal Stabilizer, the vertical stabilizer ,the fuselage ,the spinner ,and the propeller. You should also know the Control surfaces like the Rudder, the Elevators, and the Ailerons. Furthermore, you should know how a wing works. A wing works by air rushing over and under the wing air passing over the wing has a longer distance to travel therefore pressure is lower on the top of the wing and that gives it lift. Lastly, you should know the Forces of an airplane. The forces are Lift, Drag ,Thrust, and gravity. And that’s how an airplane flies