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Aerospace Engineering
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1. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Thrust
Wing
Aerodynamics
Aspect Ratio
2. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Elevator
Thrust
Drones
Empennage
3. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Fuselage
Dihedral
Hypersonic
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
4. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Aerospace Engineer
Airship
Thrust
Leading Edge
5. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Center of Gravity
Longitudinal Axis...
Elevator
6. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Taper
Longitudinal Axis...
Pitch
Airplane
7. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Wing
Aileron
Pitch
Drones
8. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Keel Effect
Airplane
Wing Span
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
9. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Yaw
Flaps
Horizontal Stabilizer
Rocket
10. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Aeronautics
Longitudinal Axis...
Trailing Edge
Controllability
11. 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.
Center of Gravity
Drones
Airfoil
Stability
12. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Fuselage
Storyboard
Hot Air Balloon
Powerplant
13. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Drones
Space Shuttle
Roll
Dihedral
14. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.
Center of Gravity
Sailplane
Controllability
Thrust
15. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Leading Edge
Controllability
Airplane
Storyboard
16. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Hypersonic
Controllability
Wing Span
Lift
17. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Stall
Weight
Dihedral
Lift
18. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Script
Longitudinal Axis...
Stall
Leading Edge
19. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Launch
Airfoil
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Slogan
20. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Static Stability
Trailing Edge
Jingle
Storyboard
21. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Thrust
High hypersonic
Drag
Rudder
22. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Seaplane
Boundary Layer
Lift
Roll
23. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Sailplane
High hypersonic
Dihedral
Horizontal Stabilizer
24. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Subsonic
Sailplane
Aerospace
Cockpit
25. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Airship
Launch
Horizontal Stabilizer
Maneuverability
26. 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.
Taper
Horizontal Stabilizer
Hot Air Balloon
Wash In/Wash Out
27. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Lapse Rate
Wing Planform
Yaw
Supersonic
28. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Cockpit
Lapse Rate
Center of Gravity
Lift
29. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Seaplane
Reynolds Number
Vertical Axis...
Aspect Ratio
30. 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.
Wash In/Wash Out
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Airplane
Pitch
31. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Hot Air Balloon
Lateral Axis...
Sailplane
Yaw
32. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Wing Planform
Aspect Ratio
Aerospace
Aeronautics
33. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Angle of Attack
Wing Planform
Vertical Axis...
34. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Glider
Aeronautics
Lapse Rate
Dihedral
35. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Aspect Ratio
Dynamic Stability
Vertical Axis...
Script
36. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Longitudinal Axis...
Hot Air Balloon
Trailing Edge
Aeronautics
37. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Longitudinal Axis...
Roll
Static Stability
Aerodynamics
38. 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.
Taper
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Flaps
M
39. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Script
Elevator
Powerplant
Seaplane
40. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Flaps
Aileron
Storyboard
Lift
41. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
Script
Leading Edge
M
Aeronautics
42. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Hypersonic
Leading Edge
Reynolds Number
Rudder
43. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Reynolds Number
Lapse Rate
Seaplane
Airfoil
44. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Sailplane
Wash In/Wash Out
Aeronautics
Reynolds Number
45. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Keel Effect
Maneuverability
Static Stability
Stability
46. 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.
Aspect Ratio
Aerospace
Helicopter
Wash In/Wash Out
47. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Subsonic
Wing
Angle of Attack
Aerospace
48. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Helicopter
Pitch
Center of Gravity
Drones
49. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Maneuverability
Airfoil
Weight
Keel Effect
50. Design machines that fly.
Aerodynamics
Stall
Lateral Axis...
Aerospace Engineer