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These two brothers from Ohio achieved the first powered, controlled flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903.
- The Wright Brothers
- The Montgolfier Brothers
- The Warner Brothers
- The Smith Brothers
This movable surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing controls roll by moving up or down.
- Rudder
- Aileron
- Elevator
- Flap
This is the common term for the person who operates the controls of an aircraft from the cockpit.
- Navigator
- Steward
- Pilot
- Marshal
This four-letter radio code word represents the letter A in the NATO phonetic alphabet used by pilots.
- Apple
- Anchor
- Arrow
- Alfa
This is the term for the upward force that keeps an aircraft in the air, generated by air flowing over the wings.
- Lift
- Thrust
- Drag
- Weight
This enclosed area at the front of an aircraft is where pilots sit and operate the controls.
- Fuselage
- Cockpit
- Cabin
- Galley
This device worn by pilots supplies oxygen when flying at high altitudes where the air is thin.
- Goggles
- Headset
- Oxygen mask
- Flight suit
This long, paved surface is where aircraft take off and land at an airport.
- Taxiway
- Apron
- Terminal
- Runway
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