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Aerospace Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Space Shuttle
Lift
Trailing Edge
Weight
2. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Subsonic
Angle of Attack
Flaps
Supersonic
3. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Glider
Slogan
Lateral Axis...
Lapse Rate
4. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Stall
Leading Edge
Wing Span
Longitudinal Axis...
5. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Cockpit
Maneuverability
Stability
6. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Aileron
Infomercial
Rudder
Lift
7. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Maneuverability
Elevator
Wing Planform
Dynamic Stability
8. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Airplane
High hypersonic
Cockpit
Subsonic
9. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Drones
Helicopter
Wing Span
Rudder
10. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Stall
Cockpit
Dynamic Stability
Airfoil
11. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Static Stability
Cockpit
Wing Span
12. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Longitudinal Axis...
Airplane
Hot Air Balloon
Wing Span
13. 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.
Aerodynamics
Wash In/Wash Out
Airfoil
Drones
14. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Pitch
Wash In/Wash Out
Weight
Stability
15. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Flaps
Cockpit
Trailing Edge
Dynamic Stability
16. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Rocket
Longitudinal Axis...
Aspect Ratio
Aerospace
17. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Aeronautics
Taper
Airship
Aerospace Engineer
18. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Roll
Weight
Aerospace Engineer
Slogan
19. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Hot Air Balloon
Wing Span
Stall
M
20. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Empennage
Jingle
Aerodynamics
Aspect Ratio
21. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Reynolds Number
Cockpit
M
Empennage
22. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Controllability
M
Lapse Rate
Powerplant
23. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Vertical Axis...
Angle of Attack
Empennage
Rocket
24. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Seaplane
Drones
Supersonic
Lift
25. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Jingle
Sailplane
Infomercial
Taper
26. 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.
Center of Gravity
Script
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Wing
27. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Hypersonic
Flaps
Rocket
Fuselage
28. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Vertical Axis...
Lift
Wing Span
Yaw
29. An advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.
Stability
Infomercial
Longitudinal Axis...
Elevator
30. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Dynamic Stability
Elevator
Dihedral
Aerodynamics
31. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Empennage
Yaw
Controllability
32. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Helicopter
Drag
Subsonic
Vertical Axis...
33. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Fuselage
Hot Air Balloon
Trailing Edge
Rudder
34. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Static Stability
Pitch
Supersonic
Wing
35. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Powerplant
Aeronautics
Airship
Dynamic Stability
36. Design machines that fly.
Aerospace Engineer
Cockpit
Powerplant
Lapse Rate
37. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Aerodynamics
Jingle
Wing Planform
Glider
38. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Fuselage
Seaplane
Boundary Layer
Aerospace
39. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Aerospace Engineer
Space Shuttle
Angle of Attack
Aerospace
40. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Vertical Axis...
Infomercial
Angle of Attack
High hypersonic
41. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Script
Trailing Edge
Jingle
Wing Planform
42. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Slogan
M
Maneuverability
Powerplant
43. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Wing Planform
Weight
Aileron
Stall
44. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Seaplane
Aspect Ratio
Dynamic Stability
Thrust
45. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Airship
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Longitudinal Axis...
Lapse Rate
46. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Rudder
Horizontal Stabilizer
Helicopter
Rocket
47. To set or thrust in motion.
Glider
Launch
Dynamic Stability
Aspect Ratio
48. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Taper
Seaplane
Longitudinal Axis...
Roll
49. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Wing
Lateral Axis...
Maneuverability
Slogan
50. Aircraft stability is the characteristic of an airplane in flight that causes it to return to a condition of equilibrium - or steady flight - after it is disturbed.
Hot Air Balloon
Infomercial
Jingle
Stability