TF-LÍF

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tf-l-f

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the inventor?Jean-Marie Le Bris
2. What is the year of first flight?1856
3. Why did Le Bris want to build the TF-LÍF?Le Bris loved how birds fly and wanted to copy their graceful movement to create a fast, new way to travel in the sky.
4. How did the TF-LÍF fly?It used large wing‑shaped surfaces to lift air and was lighter than the surrounding air, so wind could push it up and keep it moving.

Ornithopter: An aircraft designed to fly by flapping wings, mimicking birds.
Heavier-than-air craft: An aircraft that achieves lift through aerodynamic forces rather than buoyancy.
Aeronautics: The science or art of flight, encompassing the design, construction, and operation of aircraft.