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Aerospace Engineering
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1. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Airship
Airfoil
Weight
Empennage
2. To set or thrust in motion.
Wash In/Wash Out
Angle of Attack
Aeronautics
Launch
3. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Aerospace
Sailplane
Static Stability
Elevator
4. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Aeronautics
Rudder
Lateral Axis...
Airplane
5. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Space Shuttle
Glider
Dynamic Stability
Aileron
6. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Static Stability
Wing Span
Aspect Ratio
Thrust
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.
Lift
Wash In/Wash Out
Horizontal Stabilizer
Aerospace
8. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Elevator
Dynamic Stability
Roll
Yaw
9. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Wing Planform
Glider
Jingle
Dynamic Stability
10. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Trailing Edge
Pitch
Lift
Glider
11. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Glider
Supersonic
Dynamic Stability
Static Stability
12. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Powerplant
Controllability
Dihedral
High hypersonic
13. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Rudder
Drag
Aerospace Engineer
Dynamic Stability
14. 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.
Wash In/Wash Out
Horizontal Stabilizer
Hypersonic
Vertical Axis...
15. 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.
Glider
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Airship
Wing
16. 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
Weight
Airship
Flaps
17. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Drones
Stability
Dihedral
Script
18. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Dihedral
Rocket
Wing
Pitch
19. The study or practice of travel through the air.
Boundary Layer
Aeronautics
Rudder
Angle of Attack
20. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Powerplant
Reynolds Number
Dynamic Stability
Airfoil
21. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Airplane
Fuselage
Aeronautics
Controllability
22. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Maneuverability
Wing
Supersonic
Wing Planform
23. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
M
Jingle
Keel Effect
Aspect Ratio
24. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Hypersonic
Space Shuttle
Aileron
Airplane
25. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Roll
Slogan
Aspect Ratio
Keel Effect
26. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Keel Effect
Supersonic
Lift
Drones
27. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Thrust
Taper
Cockpit
Airplane
28. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Weight
Empennage
Stability
Vertical Axis...
29. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Leading Edge
Aerospace Engineer
Wing Span
Yaw
30. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Flaps
Wing Planform
Drones
Aerospace Engineer
31. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Sailplane
Hot Air Balloon
Flaps
Pitch
32. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Angle of Attack
Lift
Trailing Edge
Center of Gravity
33. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Aerospace
Boundary Layer
Dynamic Stability
Airplane
34. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Wash In/Wash Out
Airfoil
Static Stability
Airship
35. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Hypersonic
Weight
Thrust
Leading Edge
36. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Airplane
Sailplane
Aerodynamics
Dihedral
37. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Roll
Wing Span
Hypersonic
Taper
38. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Roll
Lapse Rate
Lift
Hot Air Balloon
39. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
M
Controllability
Hot Air Balloon
Wing Planform
40. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Lapse Rate
Keel Effect
Fuselage
Pitch
41. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Leading Edge
Slogan
Seaplane
Aspect Ratio
42. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Fuselage
Aerospace
Leading Edge
Keel Effect
43. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Aerospace Engineer
Flaps
Aileron
Stall
44. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Roll
High hypersonic
Taper
Cockpit
45. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Airplane
Hot Air Balloon
Taper
Storyboard
46. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Powerplant
Space Shuttle
Glider
Jingle
47. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Reynolds Number
Glider
Dynamic Stability
Storyboard
48. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Helicopter
Storyboard
Script
Lateral Axis...
49. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Trailing Edge
Subsonic
Helicopter
Pitch
50. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Wing Planform
Roll
Script
Fuselage