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Aerospace Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Jingle
Vertical Axis...
Static Stability
Helicopter
2. 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.
Rudder
Wash In/Wash Out
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Dihedral
3. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Vertical Axis...
Supersonic
Airfoil
Subsonic
4. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Script
Powerplant
Aeronautics
Drag
5. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Hypersonic
Aileron
Glider
Seaplane
6. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Taper
Yaw
Angle of Attack
Controllability
7. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.
Aeronautics
Center of Gravity
Aerospace Engineer
Trailing Edge
8. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Supersonic
Glider
Drones
Stability
9. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Rocket
Supersonic
Leading Edge
Aileron
10. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Empennage
Cockpit
Drag
Aerospace Engineer
11. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Aeronautics
Trailing Edge
Wing
Rudder
12. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Drag
High hypersonic
Glider
Angle of Attack
13. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Vertical Axis...
Launch
Leading Edge
14. 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.
Pitch
Stability
Empennage
Aeronautics
15. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Elevator
Lateral Axis...
Fuselage
Sailplane
16. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Airfoil
Trailing Edge
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Script
17. Design machines that fly.
Wash In/Wash Out
Rudder
Aerospace Engineer
Vertical Axis...
18. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Lapse Rate
Taper
High hypersonic
Roll
19. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Trailing Edge
Drag
Longitudinal Axis...
Reynolds Number
20. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
High hypersonic
Powerplant
M
Wing
21. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Maneuverability
Storyboard
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Boundary Layer
22. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Center of Gravity
Pitch
Lift
High hypersonic
23. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
M
Airship
Reynolds Number
Rudder
24. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Boundary Layer
Sailplane
Maneuverability
Lapse Rate
25. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Hot Air Balloon
Sailplane
Aileron
Airplane
26. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Aileron
Aeronautics
Wing
Aerospace Engineer
27. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Slogan
Aspect Ratio
Powerplant
Hot Air Balloon
28. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Slogan
Cockpit
Pitch
Lift
29. Control surfaces attached to the trailing edge of the wing extending outward from the fuselage to the midpoint of each wing. Flaps can increase the lifting efficiency of the wing and decrease stall speed.
Empennage
Yaw
Flaps
Seaplane
30. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Subsonic
Elevator
Flaps
Space Shuttle
31. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Launch
Sailplane
Lift
Boundary Layer
32. 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.
Drag
Wash In/Wash Out
Dihedral
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
33. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Glider
Elevator
Weight
Aerospace Engineer
34. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Static Stability
Jingle
Vertical Axis...
Weight
35. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Wash In/Wash Out
Storyboard
Aerospace
Launch
36. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Center of Gravity
Aeronautics
Fuselage
Reynolds Number
37. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Wing Planform
Lift
Flaps
Aeronautics
38. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Thrust
Hot Air Balloon
Dihedral
Script
39. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Aeronautics
Longitudinal Axis...
Script
Drones
40. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Pitch
Airplane
Leading Edge
Seaplane
41. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Elevator
Rudder
Storyboard
Controllability
42. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Wing Span
Aileron
Airplane
Hot Air Balloon
43. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Stall
Aerodynamics
Vertical Axis...
Jingle
44. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
M
Elevator
Sailplane
Dynamic Stability
45. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Wing Span
Aileron
Reynolds Number
High hypersonic
46. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Lateral Axis...
Subsonic
Aeronautics
Roll
47. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Weight
High hypersonic
Lift
Taper
48. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Aeronautics
Aileron
Pitch
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
49. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Thrust
Infomercial
Airfoil
Lateral Axis...
50. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Empennage
Hot Air Balloon
Aerodynamics
Trailing Edge