Initial Post

Begin by doing some online research and reading on each of these specific fixed-wing aircraft:

• Crop dusting plane
• Heavy lift/transport plane
• Fighter jet
• High altitude surveillance jet

Then, selectoneof the aircraft types for the topic of your initial post. Develop a structured and engaging initial post that covers each of the following requirements:

• Describe the mission of the aircraft, i.e., what is it required to do in flight?
• Discuss how the aircraft performance characteristics of the aircraft allow it to meet its mission requirements, tying the concepts of motion, forces, and aircraft performance as presented in this module.

Embed at least one graphic or video that helps visualize some aspect of your initial post discussion.

• To embed a YouTube video, simply paste the video URL into your post.
• To embed images from the web directly into the discussion post, review the Canvas resource,How do I embed an image in a discussion reply as a student? (Canvas Community)(Links to an external site.)
  • (Links to an external site.)If you have trouble embedding the image into your post, you can simply insert the image URL directly into your post.