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STRUCTURED ABSTRACT
GROUP MEMBERS
Casey Rosalia Elizabeth Isaac Allowayne
Maghoganoy Gordillo Gordillo George Wilson
Ethan Micah Terron
James James Mott
Other Group Members: Silvestre Romero, Navaeh Green, Anthony Quarles, S’Maya Nelson, and Kaleb Turrentine
The Effects of Forces on Flight
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever seen a drone fly or thrown a Frisbee? They fly because of four forces. These same four
forces help an airplane fly. The four forces are lift, thrust, drag, and weight. As a plane flies through the air,
lift holds it up. The wings create most of the lift used by airplanes. Thrust is a force that moves an aircraft