Young Newcomers
by Jack Frost
We should try to find ways to capture the interest of our younger members. Since I don't know all of the answers (heck, I don't even know all of the questions), I'd like to try something different in this special issue of Model Aviation.
In lieu of the "Newcomers" column, I'm presenting these pages for your consideration, enjoyment, and comment. As with most things that are new, some people will like it and some people won't.
The following pages are designed for our "Junior Pilots." I can't hope to present activities that will be fun and exciting for all age groups. I'm presenting activities that might be completed alone by the older youngsters or with a little help from an adult by the younger kids.
All you mentors out there, whether you are parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or someone who just wants to help, turn off the television, gather everyone around the kitchen table, and help a youngster discover the joys of aviation.
I welcome your feedback. Let me know what you think. If you have ideas that could help improve this endeavor, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Match the Terms With the Airplane Parts
- Aileron
- Airfoil
- Altimeter
- Cockpit
- Cowl
- Elevator
- Flap
- Fuselage
- Landing Gear
- Propeller
- Roll
- Rudder
- Taxi
- Wing
- Yaw
Match the Terms With the Definitions
Terms:
- Cockpit
- Fuselage
- Landing Gear
- Propeller
- Wing
- Aileron
- Flap
- Rudder
- Elevator
- Cowl
- Aerodynamics
- Airfoil
- Altimeter
- Climb
- Descend
- Drag
- Engine
- Takeoff
- Thrust
- Airplane
- Altitude
- Dive
- Gravity
- Lift
- Pitch
- Roll
- Stall
- Taxi
- Wind
- Yaw
Definitions:
- Changes vertical stabilizer shape to allow yaw control
- A measurement of how high in the air you are
- Changes wing shape to allow extra lift and drag
- A measurement of the engine’s performance
- To increase altitude
- Heavier-than-air flying machine
- Supports airplane on the ground
- Where the pilot controls are located
- Ground movement of an aircraft
- Force that slows airplanes with air resistance
- Instrument used to determine altitude
- Changes wing shape to allow roll control
- Branch of aeromechanics dealing with moving air and its forces
- Generates lift
- Turns the propeller
- Covers and protects the engine
- To decrease altitude
- To descend rapidly
- Provides thrust
- Cross-section shape of a wing
- Contains cockpit, engine, and equipment
- When an aircraft leaves the ground
- Movement around the longitudinal axis
- When a wing ceases to produce lift
- Moving air masses
- The force that pulls you toward the earth’s center
- The force that a wing generates to make an airplane fly
- Changes horizontal stabilizer shape to allow pitch control
- Movement around the lateral axis
- Movement around the vertical axis
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