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Aerospace Engineering
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1. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Airplane
Slogan
Wing Span
Maneuverability
2. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Weight
Aeronautics
Storyboard
Stall
3. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
High hypersonic
Stability
Lift
Wing
4. Design machines that fly.
Aerospace Engineer
Aeronautics
Fuselage
Helicopter
5. 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.
Maneuverability
Flaps
Stall
Rocket
6. To set or thrust in motion.
Taper
Slogan
Trailing Edge
Launch
7. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Maneuverability
Drones
High hypersonic
Helicopter
8. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Reynolds Number
Stall
Space Shuttle
Taper
9. 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.
Weight
Wash In/Wash Out
Glider
Keel Effect
10. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Dihedral
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Fuselage
Wing
11. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Airplane
Jingle
Aeronautics
Seaplane
12. 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)
Subsonic
Pitch
Keel Effect
13. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Taper
Powerplant
Leading Edge
Horizontal Stabilizer
14. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Vertical Axis...
Lateral Axis...
Angle of Attack
Launch
15. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Wing Span
Glider
M
Wing Planform
16. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Drones
Stall
Airfoil
Reynolds Number
17. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Dihedral
Sailplane
Wing Planform
18. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Launch
Aerodynamics
Static Stability
Sailplane
19. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Stability
Vertical Axis...
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Powerplant
20. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Lift
Aspect Ratio
Sailplane
Taper
21. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Aerodynamics
Script
Supersonic
Maneuverability
22. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
M
Stall
Aileron
Supersonic
23. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Reynolds Number
M
Yaw
Boundary Layer
24. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Stall
Longitudinal Axis...
Rocket
Elevator
25. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Controllability
Rocket
Boundary Layer
Leading Edge
26. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Keel Effect
Aileron
Seaplane
Supersonic
27. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Space Shuttle
Wash In/Wash Out
Aileron
Taper
28. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Lift
Seaplane
Stability
Stall
29. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Stability
Airship
Flaps
Dynamic Stability
30. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Helicopter
Hypersonic
Lift
Aeronautics
31. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Jingle
Script
Storyboard
Yaw
32. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Airfoil
Dynamic Stability
Airplane
Stability
33. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Reynolds Number
Aileron
Angle of Attack
Subsonic
34. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Longitudinal Axis...
Airship
Slogan
Cockpit
35. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Lapse Rate
Helicopter
Rocket
Angle of Attack
36. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Lapse Rate
Aileron
Cockpit
Center of Gravity
37. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Slogan
Airship
Glider
Yaw
38. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Helicopter
Maneuverability
Wing Span
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
39. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Center of Gravity
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Rudder
Sailplane
40. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Wing Planform
Storyboard
Sailplane
Airplane
41. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Rudder
Infomercial
Jingle
Roll
42. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Glider
Yaw
Stability
Wing Span
43. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.
Center of Gravity
Glider
Aerodynamics
Pitch
44. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Aspect Ratio
Wing
Wash In/Wash Out
Stability
45. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Infomercial
Aeronautics
Hot Air Balloon
Helicopter
46. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Aeronautics
Dynamic Stability
Empennage
Pitch
47. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Yaw
Airship
Rocket
48. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Wing Span
Maneuverability
Cockpit
Stall
49. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Subsonic
Center of Gravity
Boundary Layer
Storyboard
50. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Elevator
Lateral Axis...
Helicopter
Empennage