You may have noticed our falling female on the home page, zooming towards the ground, parachute (hopefully!) about to mushroom into action. Ah, the delicious sense of freedom or Agggh! the delirious sense of fear, depending on how you look at it. Either way, science will save you. Ready for the 10 questions that we've hanging in the air? A beautiful and brilliant kite could be yours if you are one of three winners.

Nervous? Ready…..

3…..2…..1…..

JUMP!!!

01	Which of these birds CAN fly?
		Penguin
		Swallow
		Ostrich
		Reveal Answer

02	What is the technical term for a fear of flying?
		Aviophobia
		Arachnophobia
		Aaarghphobia
		Reveal Answer

03	Zeppelins and blimps fly because they are filled with a gas that is lighter than air. What is this gas?
		Carbon Dioxide
		Iron
		Hydrogen
		Reveal Answer

04
	Which famous brothers made the first powered aeroplane?
		Warner brothers
		Wright brothers
		Smith brothers
		Reveal Answer

05	Paragliders can use ‘thermals’ to push them up in the air, allowing them to stay airborne for longer. What is a thermal?
		Special socks to keep their feet warm
		A large sea wave thrown up at a cliff
		A column of warm rising air
		Reveal Answer

06	Aeroplanes stay up while flying because…
		…their flapping wings push them up in the air.
		…there is a pressure difference between the top and bottom of each wing which forces them upwards.
		…small rocket engines boost them up, away from the earth.
		Reveal Answer

07	Colugos are rare animals but they are more commonly known as what?
		Flying lemurs
		Gliding hamsters
		Soaring leopards
		Reveal Answer

08	What is the record fastest speed reached by a skydiver in a competition?
		112 kph
		524 kph
		1056 kph
		Reveal Answer

09	The part of an aeroplane’s wing which moves up and down to help the plane steer, is called what?
		Aileron
		Widget
		Glider
		Reveal Answer

10	The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger plane. Which part of it was made in Broughton, North Wales?
		The wheels
		The windows
		The wings
		Reveal Answer

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