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Aerospace Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.
Weight
Longitudinal Axis...
Stall
Center of Gravity
2. Hinged main surface part that help control banking for a turn
Aileron
Keel Effect
Wing Planform
Drones
3. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Static Stability
Hypersonic
Launch
Subsonic
4. 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
Airfoil
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Center of Gravity
5. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Slogan
Keel Effect
Rocket
Drones
6. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Longitudinal Axis...
Aileron
Aspect Ratio
Empennage
7. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Aileron
Weight
Static Stability
Seaplane
8. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Subsonic
Seaplane
Roll
Center of Gravity
9. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Rocket
Aerospace
Angle of Attack
Aeronautics
10. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Lateral Axis...
Stall
Horizontal Stabilizer
High hypersonic
11. Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.
Powerplant
Longitudinal Axis...
Airplane
Pitch
12. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Airplane
High hypersonic
Yaw
Wing
13. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Rudder
Pitch
Reynolds Number
Leading Edge
14. 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.
Stability
Airfoil
Empennage
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
15. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Hypersonic
Glider
Controllability
Aerospace
16. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Wing Planform
Center of Gravity
Dihedral
Jingle
17. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Controllability
Jingle
Trailing Edge
Thrust
18. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Aeronautics
Glider
Pitch
Maneuverability
19. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Hot Air Balloon
Storyboard
Aeronautics
Powerplant
20. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Supersonic
Aeronautics
Slogan
Powerplant
21. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Empennage
Airfoil
Jingle
Boundary Layer
22. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Wing Planform
Glider
Trailing Edge
Rocket
23. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Drag
Static Stability
Airship
Rudder
24. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Airplane
Angle of Attack
Wing Planform
Powerplant
25. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Roll
Static Stability
Airplane
Stall
26. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Flaps
Trailing Edge
Reynolds Number
27. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Aerospace Engineer
Infomercial
Weight
Wing
28. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Leading Edge
Stability
Jingle
Lateral Axis...
29. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Elevator
Subsonic
Dihedral
Airplane
30. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Hot Air Balloon
Roll
Lapse Rate
Stall
31. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Controllability
Drag
Rocket
Vertical Axis...
32. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Wing Span
M
Roll
Subsonic
33. To set or thrust in motion.
Lapse Rate
Launch
Longitudinal Axis...
Boundary Layer
34. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Helicopter
Glider
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Flaps
35. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Drag
Leading Edge
Taper
Sailplane
36. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Lateral Axis...
Leading Edge
Dynamic Stability
Subsonic
37. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Yaw
Airfoil
Drag
Center of Gravity
38. 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.
Lateral Axis...
Lift
Stability
Airplane
39. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Lapse Rate
Cockpit
Rocket
Longitudinal Axis...
40. The flat surfaces located behind the center of gravity tend to weathervane with the wind.
Keel Effect
Aerodynamics
Rocket
Drag
41. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Dynamic Stability
Aeronautics
Empennage
Horizontal Stabilizer
42. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Space Shuttle
Jingle
Taper
Aerospace
43. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Lift
Static Stability
Rudder
Helicopter
44. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Dihedral
Script
Storyboard
Aerospace
45. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Reynolds Number
Aerospace
Leading Edge
Jingle
46. 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
Storyboard
Reynolds Number
Hot Air Balloon
47. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Empennage
Stall
Wing Planform
Elevator
48. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Hot Air Balloon
Powerplant
Keel Effect
Fuselage
49. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Aerospace Engineer
Pitch
Storyboard
Space Shuttle
50. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Aspect Ratio
Supersonic
Controllability
Thrust