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Aerospace Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Keel Effect
Wing Span
Empennage
Maneuverability
2. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Lift
Aileron
Angle of Attack
Aerospace
3. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Script
Aeronautics
Storyboard
Weight
4. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Wing Planform
Leading Edge
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Taper
5. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Slogan
Airship
Center of Gravity
Hypersonic
6. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
M
Cockpit
Glider
Reynolds Number
7. A powered - aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator - uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift - can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely - can be expendable or recoverable - and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload.
Jingle
Lapse Rate
Airfoil
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
8. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Wing Span
Maneuverability
Airplane
Leading Edge
9. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Hypersonic
Helicopter
Airship
Launch
10. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Elevator
Wing Span
Glider
Static Stability
11. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Storyboard
Cockpit
Angle of Attack
Yaw
12. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Boundary Layer
Trailing Edge
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Rocket
13. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Pitch
High hypersonic
Airship
Aspect Ratio
14. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Airfoil
Jingle
Airship
Launch
15. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Vertical Axis...
Boundary Layer
Storyboard
Glider
16. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.
Center of Gravity
Infomercial
Wing Planform
Leading Edge
17. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Controllability
Rudder
Lift
Dihedral
18. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Aeronautics
Airfoil
Storyboard
Space Shuttle
19. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Drag
Wing Planform
Static Stability
Rocket
20. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Thrust
Lateral Axis...
Trailing Edge
Aeronautics
21. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Supersonic
Leading Edge
Drones
Lapse Rate
22. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Fuselage
Roll
Wing Planform
Vertical Axis...
23. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Roll
Wing Planform
Helicopter
Trailing Edge
24. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Maneuverability
Jingle
Lateral Axis...
Airship
25. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Flaps
Aileron
Stall
Keel Effect
26. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Powerplant
Roll
High hypersonic
Seaplane
27. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Lateral Axis...
Subsonic
Slogan
Helicopter
28. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Static Stability
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Elevator
Aerodynamics
29. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Stall
Center of Gravity
Infomercial
Angle of Attack
30. To set or thrust in motion.
Center of Gravity
Launch
Flaps
Stall
31. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Aerodynamics
Flaps
Dynamic Stability
Rocket
32. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Lift
Keel Effect
Flaps
Storyboard
33. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Leading Edge
Vertical Axis...
Helicopter
Aerodynamics
34. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Static Stability
Angle of Attack
Lapse Rate
Wash In/Wash Out
35. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Rocket
Slogan
Script
36. Design machines that fly.
Aerospace Engineer
Longitudinal Axis...
Lapse Rate
Cockpit
37. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Drones
Powerplant
Trailing Edge
Longitudinal Axis...
38. A built in twist in the wing so that the trailing edge at the wingtip is raised (Wash out) or lowered (Wash in). This significantly affects the slow flight and stall characteristics of the wing.
Wash In/Wash Out
Space Shuttle
Stall
Vertical Axis...
39. A structure that creates up and down forces at the tail to keep the fuselage aligned in pitch with the relative wind. The structure itself is horizontal while the forces it creates are vertical.
Sailplane
Pitch
Aeronautics
Horizontal Stabilizer
40. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Seaplane
Wash In/Wash Out
Longitudinal Axis...
Center of Gravity
41. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Airfoil
Wash In/Wash Out
Drag
Maneuverability
42. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Wing Planform
Pitch
Infomercial
Taper
43. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Dynamic Stability
Supersonic
Glider
Jingle
44. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Roll
Wash In/Wash Out
Maneuverability
Rocket
45. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Reynolds Number
Aerospace Engineer
Angle of Attack
Weight
46. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Powerplant
Wing Span
Flaps
Glider
47. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Cockpit
Aerospace Engineer
Powerplant
Horizontal Stabilizer
48. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Elevator
Stability
Hypersonic
Seaplane
49. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Maneuverability
Reynolds Number
Rocket
Vertical Axis...
50. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Aeronautics
Vertical Axis...
Powerplant
Airfoil