The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum provides resources for teachers who have scheduled upcoming trips to the Museum. In this PDF, learn about aviation vocabulary. Appropriate for grades K-5.
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Aviation Vocabulary K-5
1. AVIATION
Vocabulary
AERODYNAMIC: the design of a plane that helps it cut
through the air.
KK AIRCRAFT CARRIER: a large
ship used as a floating airport.
An example is the USS Intrepid.
AIRPLANE: an aircraft with an engine
and wings.
COCKPIT: the place in a plane where the pilot sits to
fly the plane.
DRAG: the force that slows down a plane as it flies
through the air. This force acts against THRUST.
KK ENGINE: the part of the airplane
which provides power, or THRUST.
GRAVITY: the force which pulls
towards the center of the earth.
This force acts against LIFT.
HANGAR: a large building or room where planes are stored
or repaired.
LIFT: the force needed to get a plane into
the air. This force acts against GRAVITY.
KK NOSE: the very tip on an airplane,
similar to the beak of a bird.
PILOT: the person who drives an airplane.
KK PROPELLER: blades which pull a plane
forward as they turn. This is found on
the NOSE of an airplane.
THRUST: the force that moves a plane
forward. This force acts against DRAG.
WING: the part of an airplane shaped like the wings of a bird.
These wings help the airplane fly.
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