| A | B |
|---|
| Charles Lindbergh | first pilot to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean |
| Amelia Earhart | first woman to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean |
| Wiley Post | first pilot to fly solo around the world |
| Chuck Yeagar | first pilot to break the sound barrier |
| yaw | sideways movement of plane during level flight |
| roll | spin or turn of plane |
| pitch | upward or downward movement of plane's nose |
| rudder | controls yaw |
| elevators | control pitch |
| ailerons | control roll |
| WWI planes | wood/cloth bodies, non-standrad weapons, 300 mph, biplanes and triplanes |
| WWII planes | metal bodies, standard weapons, monoplanes, carry more weight |
| air on top of wing | faster, travels longer distance, less dense (thinner) |
| air on bottom of wing | slower, travels shorter distance, more dense (thicker) |
| fuselage | body of plane from nose to tail |
| landing gear | wheels or floats |
| lift | force that pulls plane upward |
| gravity | force that pulls plane toward ground |
| drag | force that slows a plane |
| thrust | force that moves plane forward |
