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Aerospace Engineering
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1. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Aerospace
Space Shuttle
Helicopter
Pitch
2. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Dynamic Stability
Helicopter
Hot Air Balloon
Aspect Ratio
3. 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.
Dihedral
Supersonic
Horizontal Stabilizer
Lift
4. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Storyboard
Pitch
Roll
Rudder
5. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Controllability
Slogan
Pitch
Aileron
6. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Wing
Keel Effect
Wing Planform
Helicopter
7. An advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.
Lateral Axis...
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Infomercial
Lapse Rate
8. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Longitudinal Axis...
High hypersonic
Drag
Lift
9. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Wash In/Wash Out
Taper
Drag
Drones
10. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Seaplane
Drag
Vertical Axis...
Reynolds Number
11. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Wing
Dihedral
Supersonic
Cockpit
12. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Center of Gravity
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Elevator
Sailplane
13. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Airplane
Hot Air Balloon
Leading Edge
Wash In/Wash Out
14. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Pitch
Seaplane
Maneuverability
Aerospace
15. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Drag
Leading Edge
Weight
16. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Maneuverability
Slogan
Fuselage
Empennage
17. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Lapse Rate
Drones
Leading Edge
Aileron
18. 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.
Longitudinal Axis...
Airplane
Stability
Drones
19. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Stall
Aeronautics
Keel Effect
Rudder
20. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Aileron
Stability
Drones
Roll
21. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Stability
Trailing Edge
Thrust
Maneuverability
22. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Slogan
Vertical Axis...
Aspect Ratio
Roll
23. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Cockpit
Lift
Lapse Rate
24. To set or thrust in motion.
Keel Effect
Drones
Trailing Edge
Launch
25. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
M
Airfoil
Controllability
Launch
26. 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.
Wash In/Wash Out
Powerplant
Helicopter
Thrust
27. 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.
High hypersonic
Flaps
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Rocket
28. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Roll
Hypersonic
Vertical Axis...
M
29. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Space Shuttle
Controllability
Leading Edge
Stability
30. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Aerospace
Aerodynamics
Longitudinal Axis...
Aeronautics
31. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Yaw
Stall
Controllability
Roll
32. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Airship
Launch
Flaps
Reynolds Number
33. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Reynolds Number
Space Shuttle
Fuselage
Pitch
34. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Infomercial
Elevator
Drag
Stall
35. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Thrust
Aerospace
Keel Effect
Angle of Attack
36. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Elevator
Sailplane
Lateral Axis...
Dihedral
37. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
Supersonic
M
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Hypersonic
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.
Aerospace
Wing Planform
Boundary Layer
Rudder
39. 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.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Aerodynamics
Lateral Axis...
Airship
40. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Aerospace Engineer
Static Stability
Slogan
Sailplane
41. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Weight
Wing Span
Leading Edge
Powerplant
42. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Boundary Layer
Hot Air Balloon
Longitudinal Axis...
Flaps
43. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Controllability
Reynolds Number
Aerospace
Center of Gravity
44. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Seaplane
Dynamic Stability
Rocket
Supersonic
45. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Aeronautics
Airship
Vertical Axis...
Weight
46. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Hot Air Balloon
Powerplant
Wing Planform
Maneuverability
47. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Wing Span
Rudder
Glider
Maneuverability
48. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Leading Edge
Drag
Weight
Helicopter
49. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Aileron
Hypersonic
Subsonic
Cockpit
50. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Dynamic Stability
Slogan
Jingle
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)