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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.






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






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






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






5. Design machines that fly.






6. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.






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






8. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.






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






10. To set or thrust in motion.






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






12. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.






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






14. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.






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






23. 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.






24. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.






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






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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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