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Aerospace Engineering

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






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






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






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






5. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects






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






7. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.






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






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






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






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






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






13. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.






14. To set or thrust in motion.






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






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






17. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn






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






19. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.






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






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






22. 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.






23. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.






24. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.






25. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.






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






27. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.






28. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.






29. Design machines that fly.






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






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






32. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






41. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.






42. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.






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






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






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






46. A glider designed for sustained flight.






47. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.






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






49. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.






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