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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. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Hypersonic
Reynolds Number
Stability
Taper
2. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Weight
Space Shuttle
Fuselage
Rocket
3. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Aerodynamics
Boundary Layer
Storyboard
Aspect Ratio
4. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Launch
Keel Effect
Stability
Aileron
5. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Taper
Empennage
Launch
Vertical Axis...
6. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Center of Gravity
Fuselage
M
Airplane
7. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Airship
Dynamic Stability
Hot Air Balloon
Trailing Edge
8. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Thrust
Taper
Wing Planform
Lapse Rate
9. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Launch
Powerplant
Elevator
Vertical Axis...
10. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Longitudinal Axis...
Seaplane
Jingle
Reynolds Number
11. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Cockpit
Taper
Rudder
Lateral Axis...
12. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
Seaplane
Hypersonic
Longitudinal Axis...
M
13. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Fuselage
M
Aileron
Angle of Attack
14. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Static Stability
Maneuverability
Horizontal Stabilizer
Wing
15. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Space Shuttle
Supersonic
Script
Angle of Attack
16. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Airfoil
Aeronautics
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Drones
17. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Subsonic
Lapse Rate
Sailplane
Dihedral
18. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Vertical Axis...
Infomercial
Cockpit
19. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Flaps
Longitudinal Axis...
Subsonic
20. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Thrust
Leading Edge
Airship
Angle of Attack
21. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Dihedral
Slogan
Seaplane
Center of Gravity
22. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.
Hot Air Balloon
Glider
Center of Gravity
Infomercial
23. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Weight
Trailing Edge
Glider
Aerodynamics
24. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Seaplane
Empennage
Pitch
Space Shuttle
25. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Script
Vertical Axis...
Infomercial
Aspect Ratio
26. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Center of Gravity
Glider
Jingle
Rocket
27. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Infomercial
Cockpit
Wing
Hot Air Balloon
28. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Trailing Edge
Infomercial
Aerospace
Rudder
29. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Thrust
Empennage
Launch
Dihedral
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.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Airplane
Wing Span
M
31. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Taper
Drones
Boundary Layer
Vertical Axis...
32. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Keel Effect
Space Shuttle
Wash In/Wash Out
Glider
33. An advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.
Infomercial
Script
Aerodynamics
Static Stability
34. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Fuselage
Controllability
Hypersonic
Glider
35. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Airship
Supersonic
Taper
Aerospace Engineer
36. 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.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Script
Stall
Seaplane
37. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Airship
Hypersonic
Seaplane
Launch
38. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Wing
Longitudinal Axis...
Yaw
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
39. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
M
Leading Edge
Roll
Dihedral
40. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Storyboard
Controllability
Script
Dynamic Stability
41. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Empennage
Slogan
Sailplane
Helicopter
42. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Longitudinal Axis...
Aeronautics
Supersonic
Wash In/Wash Out
43. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Slogan
High hypersonic
Aerospace
Maneuverability
44. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Pitch
Lateral Axis...
Aerospace
Dynamic Stability
45. To set or thrust in motion.
Boundary Layer
Launch
Empennage
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
46. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Pitch
Dynamic Stability
Stall
Aerodynamics
47. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Dynamic Stability
Infomercial
Stability
High hypersonic
48. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Reynolds Number
Aileron
Cockpit
Airplane
49. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Drag
Yaw
Storyboard
Jingle
50. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Stability
Static Stability
Aerodynamics
Airfoil