Helicopters, gliders and balloons

You see how a helicopter hovers on its rotor, how a glider gets up high and climbs in thermals, and how a hot-air balloon rises on its burner and drifts with the wind.

What you learn

• Explain why a rotor lets a helicopter hover
• Describe how a glider climbs in a thermal
• Name the two usual ways to launch a glider
• Tell what a motor glider is
• Explain how a balloon climbs, sinks and finds its way

In playlists

• Start here
• Aircraft and systems

Also on

• Video course: Aviation for beginners