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Aerospace Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Aerospace Engineer
Taper
Rocket
Wing Span
2. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Wing
Jingle
Pitch
Airfoil
3. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Seaplane
Jingle
Yaw
Roll
4. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Slogan
Maneuverability
Thrust
Airfoil
5. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Boundary Layer
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Space Shuttle
Hypersonic
6. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Lapse Rate
Seaplane
Aspect Ratio
Powerplant
7. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Wash In/Wash Out
Aspect Ratio
Lateral Axis...
Script
8. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Boundary Layer
Keel Effect
Controllability
M
9. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Aerospace Engineer
Helicopter
Airplane
Leading Edge
10. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Leading Edge
Taper
Controllability
Stall
11. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Powerplant
Dihedral
Aeronautics
Lapse Rate
12. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Flaps
Glider
Angle of Attack
Wing Span
13. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Yaw
Hypersonic
Aerodynamics
Wash In/Wash Out
14. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Angle of Attack
Pitch
Longitudinal Axis...
Hypersonic
15. 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.
Dynamic Stability
Vertical Axis...
Aeronautics
Horizontal Stabilizer
16. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Rocket
Sailplane
Lift
Subsonic
17. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Rocket
Roll
Lapse Rate
Slogan
18. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Wing
Infomercial
Lateral Axis...
Cockpit
19. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Aerospace
Trailing Edge
Airfoil
High hypersonic
20. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Vertical Axis...
Supersonic
Static Stability
Wing Planform
21. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
Launch
Lateral Axis...
Subsonic
M
22. An advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.
Supersonic
Infomercial
Aeronautics
Hot Air Balloon
23. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
M
Static Stability
Aerodynamics
Longitudinal Axis...
24. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Dynamic Stability
Jingle
Leading Edge
Lift
25. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Reynolds Number
Seaplane
Drag
Helicopter
26. The study or practice of travel through the air.
Taper
Static Stability
Aeronautics
Lateral Axis...
27. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Wing Span
Pitch
Center of Gravity
Empennage
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.
Drones
Wash In/Wash Out
Helicopter
Airfoil
29. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Dihedral
Static Stability
Longitudinal Axis...
Infomercial
30. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Aerospace
Controllability
Cockpit
Dihedral
31. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Airplane
Controllability
Jingle
Fuselage
32. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Glider
Dynamic Stability
Airship
Aspect Ratio
33. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Drones
Hot Air Balloon
Elevator
Wing Span
34. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Sailplane
Rocket
Vertical Axis...
35. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Storyboard
Aerospace
Infomercial
Cockpit
36. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Wing
Flaps
Supersonic
Aerodynamics
37. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
High hypersonic
Slogan
Vertical Axis...
Controllability
38. Design machines that fly.
Powerplant
Boundary Layer
Launch
Aerospace Engineer
39. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Helicopter
Reynolds Number
Wing Span
Subsonic
40. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Lateral Axis...
Aeronautics
Infomercial
Fuselage
41. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Airplane
Seaplane
Dynamic Stability
Taper
42. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Subsonic
Aeronautics
Taper
Supersonic
43. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Drones
Yaw
Dihedral
Aspect Ratio
44. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Hypersonic
Hot Air Balloon
Stability
Angle of Attack
45. To set or thrust in motion.
Controllability
Launch
Hot Air Balloon
Leading Edge
46. 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.
High hypersonic
Rocket
Lapse Rate
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
47. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Angle of Attack
Maneuverability
Pitch
Drones
48. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Launch
Elevator
Supersonic
Drag
49. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Rudder
Glider
Script
Wing Span
50. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Lapse Rate
Rudder
Elevator
Dihedral