Print out copies of tables, plots, and graphs to support your summary. Provide a written guideline for an alternative assessment based on a holistic scale. Use the World Wide Web to access the Forces on an Airplane slide . Compare and contrast the lift and the net force needed to allow an aircraft to leave the ground. Describe the factors that affect lift.
Weight is a force that is always directed towards the center of the earth.
Thrust is the force provided by the engines and moves an airplane through the air. Drag is the resistance force provided by the air as the airplane moves through the air. Several components work together to produce aircraft lift, most of which is generated by the wings of the plane. Netforce is lift minus the weight of the plane.