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Lesson 10: How does a pilot control flight?. Lesson 10: How does a pilot control flight?. Lesson 10: How does a pilot control flight?. Airplanes have a control stick (like a joystick on a video game) instead of a steering wheel. They also have foot pedals . 4 Control Surfaces.
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Lesson 10: How does a pilot control flight?
Lesson 10:How does a pilot control flight? • Airplanes have a control stick (like a joystick on a video game) instead of a steering wheel. They also have foot pedals.
4 Control Surfaces • The Flaps provide extra Lift and Drag • The Ailerons control Roll • The Rudder controls Yaw • The Elevators control Pitch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvuToNtcUxE
Control Surface Stretches! Everyone on your feet, it’s time to Yaw, Pitch and Roll!! http://howthingsfly.si.edu/activities/controlled-flight
Ailerons • When the pilot moves the control stick to the left, the aileron on the left wing tilts up and the aileron on the right wing tilts down. The left aileron makes less lift when it tilts up and the right aileron makes more lift when it tilts down. The airplane then rolls to the side with less lift — in this case, to the left.
Rudder • Two pedals at the pilot’s feet control the rudder. When the pilot pushes on the right pedal, the rudder tilts to the right. This makes the airplane’s nose turn to the right because more lift is created on the right side. This extra lift pushes the tail to the left, which makes the nose turn to the right.
Elevators • The elevators at the back of the airplane control whether the nose at the front of the airplane points up or down. When the pilot pulls the control stick back, the elevators tilt up. This causes less lift, so the tail goes down. When the tail goes down, the nose goes up.
Flaps • When the flaps are lowered during takeoff, it increases the force of LIFT. • When the flaps are lowered during a landing it increases the force of DRAG.
