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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.






2. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.






3. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.






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.






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






6. To set or thrust in motion.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.






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






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






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






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






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






33. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.






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






35. Design machines that fly.






36. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.






37. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






49. A glider designed for sustained flight.






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