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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.






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






3. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






12. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.






19. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.






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






21. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.






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






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






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






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






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






27. To set or thrust in motion.






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






29. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.






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






31. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.






32. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.






33. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.






34. Design machines that fly.






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






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






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






38. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.






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






40. The study or practice of travel through the air.






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






42. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.






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






44. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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