WONDER #1632: How Do Airplanes Fly?

Question 1 of 3

Which aerodynamic force is the opposite of thrust?

  1. gravity
  2. momentum
  3. Bernoulli
  4. drag

Question 2 of 3

The physics behind the principle of lift was first described by which Swiss mathematician and scientist?

  1. Daniel Bernoulli
  2. Benjamin Franklin
  3. Daniel Craig
  4. Isaac Newton

Question 3 of 3

In addition to drag, what other force works against flight?

  1. gravity
  2. momentum
  3. elliptical
  4. coercion

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