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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.
Aeronautics
Slogan
Pitch
Trailing Edge
2. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Aerodynamics
Stability
Sailplane
Wash In/Wash Out
3. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Vertical Axis...
Fuselage
Aspect Ratio
Dynamic Stability
4. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Drag
Infomercial
Reynolds Number
Wash In/Wash Out
5. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Drag
Controllability
Wing
Longitudinal Axis...
6. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Elevator
Glider
Horizontal Stabilizer
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
7. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Center of Gravity
Lateral Axis...
Cockpit
Airplane
8. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Fuselage
Airfoil
Storyboard
Lapse Rate
9. The study or practice of travel through the air.
Aeronautics
Longitudinal Axis...
Space Shuttle
Aerodynamics
10. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Aerospace Engineer
High hypersonic
Airship
Center of Gravity
11. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Aeronautics
Aerospace Engineer
Empennage
High hypersonic
12. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Hypersonic
Dihedral
Thrust
Aeronautics
13. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Angle of Attack
Hot Air Balloon
Rocket
Leading Edge
14. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Fuselage
M
Roll
Dynamic Stability
15. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Space Shuttle
Hypersonic
Hot Air Balloon
Fuselage
16. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Hot Air Balloon
Drones
Aeronautics
Elevator
17. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Keel Effect
Yaw
Aileron
Wing Span
18. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Hot Air Balloon
Elevator
Airplane
Rudder
19. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Lateral Axis...
Airship
Hypersonic
Aspect Ratio
20. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Wash In/Wash Out
Sailplane
Supersonic
Hypersonic
21. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Dynamic Stability
Aspect Ratio
Vertical Axis...
Stall
22. To set or thrust in motion.
Airplane
Aileron
Launch
Thrust
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.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Aspect Ratio
Wash In/Wash Out
Keel Effect
24. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Rocket
Powerplant
Drag
Pitch
25. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Airfoil
Rudder
Trailing Edge
Aileron
26. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Aerospace
Center of Gravity
Empennage
Flaps
27. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Center of Gravity
Lapse Rate
Seaplane
Supersonic
28. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Space Shuttle
Maneuverability
Helicopter
Stability
29. Design machines that fly.
Aerospace Engineer
Aileron
Sailplane
Reynolds Number
30. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Boundary Layer
Subsonic
Keel Effect
Trailing Edge
31. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Aileron
Flaps
Storyboard
Aerodynamics
32. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Pitch
Leading Edge
Dynamic Stability
Keel Effect
33. 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.
Aileron
Glider
Flaps
Stall
34. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Static Stability
Lateral Axis...
Glider
Thrust
35. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Rudder
Leading Edge
Stability
Angle of Attack
36. 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.
Cockpit
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Horizontal Stabilizer
High hypersonic
37. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Aerospace
Dynamic Stability
Stability
Vertical Axis...
38. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Aeronautics
Cockpit
Wing
39. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Drones
Supersonic
Subsonic
Taper
40. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Slogan
Pitch
Airplane
Vertical Axis...
41. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Jingle
Infomercial
Aeronautics
Thrust
42. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Longitudinal Axis...
Aerospace Engineer
Script
Subsonic
43. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Yaw
Drones
Wing Span
Seaplane
44. 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.
Aerospace
Horizontal Stabilizer
Sailplane
Pitch
45. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Wing Span
Aerospace
Taper
Glider
46. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Empennage
Reynolds Number
Rocket
Hot Air Balloon
47. 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.
Launch
Stability
M
Rudder
48. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Yaw
Sailplane
Roll
Lateral Axis...
49. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Yaw
Wing
Drones
Trailing Edge
50. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Boundary Layer
Yaw
Airplane
Empennage