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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.






2. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn






3. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.






4. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.






5. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.






6. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.






7. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.






8. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.






9. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.






10. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.






11. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.






12. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.






13. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.






14. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.






15. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.






16. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.






17. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.






18. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.






19. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.






20. To set or thrust in motion.






21. Design machines that fly.






22. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.






23. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.






24. The study or practice of travel through the air.






25. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.






26. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.






27. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.






28. 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.






29. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.






30. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.






31. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.






32. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.






33. A glider designed for sustained flight.






34. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.






35. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.






36. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects






37. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.






38. 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.






39. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.






40. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.






41. 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.






42. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.






43. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.






44. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.






45. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.






46. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.






47. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.






48. 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.






49. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.






50. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90