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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






3. To set or thrust in motion.






4. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.






5. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.






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






7. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.






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






9. An advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.






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






11. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.






12. A glider designed for sustained flight.






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






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






15. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.






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






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






18. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.






19. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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.






24. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.






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






40. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.






41. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.






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






43. Design machines that fly.






44. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.






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






46. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.






47. 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.






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






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






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