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Drones & Planes Eyes in the Sky Planes Not the first form of flight Pioneered by Wright brothers in early 20 th century First heavier than air powered flight in 1903, December 17 th Wilbur Wright died of Typhoid Orville

SLIDE 1

Drones & Planes

Eyes in the Sky

SLIDE 2

Planes

Not the first form of flight
Pioneered by Wright brothers in early 20th

century

First heavier than air powered flight in

1903, December 17th

Wilbur Wright died of Typhoid
Orville died of Cardiac Arrest

SLIDE 3

Helicopters

Rotorcraft, not fixed-wing
First practical helicopter made in 1939 by

Igor Sikorsky

Consists of tail rotor, and main rotor, and

sometimes multiply rotors more

SLIDE 4

Forces in an aircraft

There are 3 main forces

present in an aircraft

Lift; the force that causes

the aircraft to lift upwards

Drag; the resistance

force that causes friction

And Thrust; the

propelling force that drives the aircraft forwards

SLIDE 5

Motion of an Aircraft

There are 3 main ways an aircraft can move:
Pitch; the incline angle
Roll; the “rolling” angle
And Yaw; the twisting angle
All motion is a combination of these three motions