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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