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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.






2. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. A glider designed for sustained flight.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.






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






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






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






36. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.






37. 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.






38. To set or thrust in motion.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.






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






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






49. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.






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