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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.
Pitch
Hypersonic
Powerplant
Space Shuttle
2. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Boundary Layer
Keel Effect
Empennage
Stability
3. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Center of Gravity
Airship
Vertical Axis...
Seaplane
4. 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.
Stability
Taper
Center of Gravity
Glider
5. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Aerospace Engineer
Longitudinal Axis...
Aeronautics
Helicopter
6. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Leading Edge
Supersonic
Drag
Slogan
7. 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.
Rudder
Pitch
Elevator
Horizontal Stabilizer
8. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Thrust
Longitudinal Axis...
Airship
Reynolds Number
9. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Script
Taper
Vertical Axis...
Drones
10. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Rocket
Sailplane
Launch
Storyboard
11. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Aeronautics
Dihedral
Controllability
Sailplane
12. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Helicopter
Lapse Rate
Stability
Controllability
13. To set or thrust in motion.
Storyboard
Launch
Helicopter
Aerospace
14. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Aerospace Engineer
Wing Planform
Elevator
Script
15. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Leading Edge
Rocket
Elevator
Wing Planform
16. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Lateral Axis...
High hypersonic
Dihedral
Wing
17. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Fuselage
Dynamic Stability
Storyboard
Rocket
18. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Lift
Taper
Pitch
Roll
19. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Hot Air Balloon
Hypersonic
Fuselage
Subsonic
20. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Rudder
Airfoil
Controllability
Cockpit
21. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Powerplant
Stall
Subsonic
Lift
22. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Cockpit
Leading Edge
Stability
Fuselage
23. The study or practice of travel through the air.
Fuselage
Leading Edge
Weight
Aeronautics
24. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Wing
Center of Gravity
Slogan
Aerodynamics
25. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Maneuverability
Rocket
Aeronautics
Glider
26. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Trailing Edge
Aerodynamics
Flaps
27. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Angle of Attack
Lift
Script
Wing
28. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Fuselage
Trailing Edge
Keel Effect
Aerodynamics
29. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Leading Edge
M
Vertical Axis...
Wing Span
30. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Dynamic Stability
Lateral Axis...
Vertical Axis...
Supersonic
31. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Lateral Axis...
Flaps
Wing Span
Aerospace
32. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Aileron
Thrust
Keel Effect
Pitch
33. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Keel Effect
Maneuverability
Supersonic
Space Shuttle
34. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Infomercial
Sailplane
Glider
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
35. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Fuselage
Jingle
Yaw
Slogan
36. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Drones
Angle of Attack
Aerospace Engineer
Subsonic
37. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Cockpit
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Trailing Edge
Static Stability
38. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Lift
Elevator
Leading Edge
Aeronautics
39. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Seaplane
Powerplant
Aspect Ratio
Center of Gravity
40. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Trailing Edge
Wing Planform
Stability
Roll
41. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Jingle
Wash In/Wash Out
Wing Planform
Lapse Rate
42. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Yaw
Angle of Attack
Helicopter
Static Stability
43. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Supersonic
Script
Glider
Weight
44. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Empennage
Longitudinal Axis...
Fuselage
Launch
45. Design machines that fly.
Angle of Attack
Airplane
Weight
Aerospace Engineer
46. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Glider
Lateral Axis...
Static Stability
Thrust
47. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Aeronautics
Supersonic
Aileron
Reynolds Number
48. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Maneuverability
Aileron
Keel Effect
High hypersonic
49. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Thrust
Jingle
Taper
Empennage
50. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Dynamic Stability
Weight
Lift
Aerodynamics