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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. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Aileron
Cockpit
Jingle
Lift
2. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Taper
Wing Span
Thrust
Boundary Layer
3. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Weight
Trailing Edge
Static Stability
Cockpit
4. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Rocket
Airplane
Subsonic
Elevator
5. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Powerplant
Rudder
M
Aerospace
6. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Fuselage
Static Stability
Supersonic
Aerospace
7. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Airfoil
Leading Edge
Lift
Aerodynamics
8. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Launch
Slogan
Aspect Ratio
Aileron
9. 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.
Stability
Empennage
Drag
Jingle
10. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Maneuverability
Angle of Attack
Cockpit
Airfoil
11. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Airplane
Script
Stall
Horizontal Stabilizer
12. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Elevator
Sailplane
Fuselage
Drag
13. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Wing
Keel Effect
Aerospace
Wing Planform
14. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Lift
Dihedral
Aerospace
Weight
15. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Wing Planform
High hypersonic
M
Static Stability
16. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Drones
Rudder
Aerospace
Rocket
17. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Thrust
Maneuverability
Hot Air Balloon
Airship
18. To set or thrust in motion.
Launch
Thrust
Trailing Edge
Stability
19. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Storyboard
M
Wash In/Wash Out
Aerodynamics
20. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.
Aileron
Script
Center of Gravity
Wing Planform
21. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Weight
Aerodynamics
Seaplane
Center of Gravity
22. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Sailplane
Storyboard
Slogan
Weight
23. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Controllability
Vertical Axis...
Stall
Weight
24. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Wing Planform
Drones
Longitudinal Axis...
Storyboard
25. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Wing Span
Flaps
Dynamic Stability
Script
26. 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)
High hypersonic
Lateral Axis...
Subsonic
27. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Seaplane
Keel Effect
Wash In/Wash Out
Supersonic
28. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Airplane
Aeronautics
Flaps
Weight
29. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Rocket
Script
Helicopter
Supersonic
30. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Empennage
Elevator
Stall
Wing Span
31. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Hypersonic
Powerplant
Taper
Maneuverability
32. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Trailing Edge
Taper
Roll
Sailplane
33. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Lift
Stall
Longitudinal Axis...
Script
34. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Fuselage
Airfoil
Center of Gravity
Wing Planform
35. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Dihedral
Vertical Axis...
Sailplane
Airship
36. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Drones
Lateral Axis...
Seaplane
Hot Air Balloon
37. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Helicopter
Maneuverability
Elevator
Stability
38. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Pitch
Drag
Leading Edge
Wash In/Wash Out
39. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Trailing Edge
Center of Gravity
Boundary Layer
Wash In/Wash Out
40. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Script
Subsonic
Aerospace Engineer
Reynolds Number
41. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Rocket
Flaps
Lapse Rate
Lift
42. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Leading Edge
Wing Planform
Thrust
Maneuverability
43. 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.
Infomercial
Seaplane
Wash In/Wash Out
Maneuverability
44. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Aerodynamics
Trailing Edge
Lift
Center of Gravity
45. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Aspect Ratio
Drones
Airship
Seaplane
46. 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.
Space Shuttle
Flaps
Leading Edge
Aeronautics
47. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Trailing Edge
Empennage
Reynolds Number
Wing Span
48. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Leading Edge
Sailplane
Space Shuttle
Reynolds Number
49. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Aeronautics
Fuselage
M
Wing Span
50. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Glider
Roll
Slogan
Fuselage