Airplanes Drag Thrust 
Flight Training Central
AUGUST 21, 2024
During your flight training, you’ll learn all about the 4 forces acting on the airplane in flight, including lift, thrust, weight and drag. This week’s tip takes a closer look at the aerodynamic forces that cause the rearward force of drag, including a breakdown of parasite vs. induced drag.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 7, 2025
Both the turbofan and turbojet are jet engines that rely on the same principles to provide thrust. Hot Section Both the turbojet and turbofan have a hot section where the compressed air is combined with jet fuel for combustion to produce exhaust and thrust. But what makes them different from each other?
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Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. This horizontal component of lift is called Induced Drag. Its called induced drag since it only exists as a consequence of lift. If youre generating lift, youre stuck with induced drag as well.
Flight Training Central
MAY 7, 2024
As much as it seems sometimes that airplanes fly by magic, it’s important for every pilot to understand at least the basic fundamentals of aerodynamics. The term 'angle of attack' is defined as the angle between the airplane's longitudinal axis and that of the air striking the airfoil. What force makes an airplane turn?
Flight Training Central
MAY 6, 2024
Low wing airplanes were designed by the very devil himself. You don’t have to hang around airports, airplanes or pilots very long until someone will crank up the high wing versus low wing debate. You don’t have to hang around airports, airplanes or pilots very long until someone will crank up the high wing versus low wing debate.
Northstar VFR
JANUARY 8, 2024
By Josh Page, CFI Whenever I’m in an airplane as a passenger or a pilot , I still marvel that this heavy machine can get off the ground, soar through the sky, and land at my destination. Understanding these four forces of flight will help you know how your airplane can actually take off and fly. Thrust Thrust is our forward motion.
Northstar VFR
JULY 21, 2024
The airplane rudder is one of the most misunderstood of the primary flight controls. The yaw of the airplane rotates around its vertical axis. The rudder is a movable flight control which is mounted on the trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer on the back of the airplane. The pilot controls the throttle to create thrust.
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