Before i start, i was just experimenting with how this works, so dont mind the lines.

For atleast half of my life, ive loved planes for some odd reason that I cant put my finger on. Even so, it was a hobby of mine that i loved. But ive never actually known how planes fly. So, ive set out to explain that and that there are different areas in flight that help and stop flight in their each way, what they are, how they work, and more. Ive also loved a specific plane, being the F-14. And its been successful for when it was in service. So, ive also set out to explain why ive said it works so good, and the reasons why.

Im not a experimental project, so a method isnt really available exept:

1. Work and research how weight works
2. Work and research how drag works
3. Research how lift works
4. Research how thrust works
5. Work on the trifold presented
6. Get ready and practice oral presentation

I did go a bit off track by researching on all of them in between step 4 and 5, but only for one day.

My reasearch was to find out how flight works, as i was stumped on how a plane would fly before this project. To acheive this, I did: Research on how weight would work and what it did to help and stump flight, Research on how drag works at stumping flight but also has some good effects to it, Research on how thrust works and how how it helps flight alot Research on how lift works, its best abilities in flight, how it helps flight majorly, and why it is the best in the 4 forces of flight. Find out what vectors and resultant forces are, and how they connect and help one another. Look at all of these areas as a whole to make sure I haven't missed anything/see if anything else my apply to help. And find out any materials that may be needed to ensure proper understanding (models, pointers, etc.).

Materials: Trifold, 2 model planes ( or more if needed )m 1 ruler, paper to print things, paint, markers, pencil colors, etc, and pointing stick. -All objects can make lift, no mater the size or shape -from newtons 3rd law, as air accelerates down, an opposite force is made to pull up the aircraft -gravity helps create weight -distributed throughout the entire plane but usually approximated at the center of gravity -thrust is the force that moves an aircraft -engines produce thrust -thrust is explained by newtons 3rd law, by pushing air backwards and having the equal but opposite force push it forward -drag is the air resistance an aircraft encounters -all parts of an aircraft make drag -made by contact of a solid and a fluid (liquid or gas) -lift is directed perpendicular to the flight of the aircraft ( if you point up the lift will point up from the top of the plane, not straight up exactly away from the earths core) -there are two types of engine setups, a pusher (pushes air away, faces the back of the plane) and a tractor (pulls air to the propeller, at the front of the aircraft) -surface drag is a type of friction

We can see that a flying object generates 4 forces, being lift, weight, thrust and drag. Each do their own part in flight, whether it is to help with flight or to stop flight. Lift and thrust help with flight, while weight and drag may stop it in some occasions ( one occasion where it helps is that when pointing down, a part of weight generates thrust. ). Not all have a point as helpful as lift, which is the most important part in flight. I have also looked into the F-14, and why it is so revolutionary. Some ideas that support that the F-14 is a revolutionary aircraft include its swept wing technology, and its diversity of armament that supports both air and land groups, and the armament in the aircraft is exceptional, and more reasons.

Here are all the websites i have used: https://howthingsfly.si.edu/forces-flight/four-forces https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/backgrounders/four-forces-flight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwM3rSrF7ls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9D_5FOjrkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSmIwnUQNXQ https://selectaviation.com/principles-of-flight-the-four-forces-simply-explained/ https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/four-forces-on-an-airplane/ https://selectaviation.com/principles-of-flight-the-four-forces-simply-explained/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/b74bty/this_replica_glider_is_technically_the_only/

I would like to acknowledge: Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/b74bty/this_replica_glider_is_technically_the_only/) for giving me a proper image to show what a rocket propulsion system fitted on an aircraft looks like, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwM3rSrF7ls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9D_5FOjrkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSmIwnUQNXQ] I would like to thank these videos for giving me a visual experience to help with my project, {https://howthingsfly.si.edu/forces-flight/four-forces https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resourresources/backgrounders/four-forces-flight https://selectaviation.com/principles-of-flight-the-four-forces-simply-explained/ https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/four-forces-on-an-airplane/ https://selectaviation.com/principles-of-flight-the-four-forces-simply-explained/} I would also like to thank these websites for giving me lots of information to add into my logbook, and eventually my trifold. Lastly, i would like to give a BIG thanks to my classmate and teachers, for giving me support along the way, and my family for helping me with making my trifold, like having my brother print things, my mom supporting me and letting me presentate to her, and my dad for supporting me and showing me what something meant when i was in doubt. Lastly, thank you to my science fair coordinators for giving me awesome and great feedback to help with making my project go to the next level!