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Aerospace Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Aileron
Helicopter
Seaplane
Airplane
2. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Aerospace
Wash In/Wash Out
Angle of Attack
Longitudinal Axis...
3. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Controllability
Taper
M
Subsonic
4. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Taper
Aerospace
Rudder
Launch
5. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Static Stability
Slogan
Weight
Angle of Attack
6. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Glider
Jingle
Airfoil
Stall
7. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Supersonic
Glider
Pitch
Drones
8. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Elevator
Wing Planform
Thrust
Leading Edge
9. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Pitch
Longitudinal Axis...
Jingle
Taper
10. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Aspect Ratio
Rocket
Storyboard
Script
11. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Angle of Attack
Aerospace
Pitch
Yaw
12. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Yaw
Aspect Ratio
Dihedral
Boundary Layer
13. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Hypersonic
Cockpit
Longitudinal Axis...
Script
14. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.
Center of Gravity
Aspect Ratio
Powerplant
Launch
15. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Yaw
Infomercial
Wing
Hot Air Balloon
16. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Lift
Dihedral
Rocket
Angle of Attack
17. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Yaw
Hot Air Balloon
Sailplane
Thrust
18. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Airplane
Aerospace
Subsonic
Drag
19. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Fuselage
Lateral Axis...
Roll
Static Stability
20. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Lateral Axis...
Helicopter
Aerospace
Jingle
21. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.
Drag
Rocket
Cockpit
Stability
22. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Lapse Rate
Drag
Cockpit
High hypersonic
23. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Slogan
Supersonic
Seaplane
Glider
24. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Powerplant
Vertical Axis...
Lift
Jingle
25. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Drag
Airfoil
Launch
Empennage
26. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
High hypersonic
Reynolds Number
Drones
Wing Planform
27. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Dihedral
Wing
Elevator
Flaps
28. To set or thrust in motion.
Dynamic Stability
Vertical Axis...
Maneuverability
Launch
29. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Glider
Dynamic Stability
Lapse Rate
Rocket
30. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Angle of Attack
High hypersonic
Thrust
Drones
31. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Taper
Aeronautics
Space Shuttle
Hypersonic
32. 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.
Helicopter
Sailplane
Pitch
Wash In/Wash Out
33. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Flaps
Launch
Supersonic
Stall
34. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Leading Edge
Horizontal Stabilizer
Aerospace
Sailplane
35. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Lateral Axis...
Maneuverability
Hot Air Balloon
Boundary Layer
36. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Leading Edge
Rudder
Airship
Subsonic
37. 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.
Horizontal Stabilizer
M
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Infomercial
38. Design machines that fly.
Aerospace Engineer
Yaw
Angle of Attack
Helicopter
39. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Angle of Attack
Boundary Layer
Rudder
Seaplane
40. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Airfoil
Wing Planform
Aeronautics
Rocket
41. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Cockpit
Controllability
Drones
Hypersonic
42. Caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface resulting in a rapid decrease in lift.
Stall
Storyboard
Reynolds Number
Static Stability
43. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Maneuverability
Aerospace
Slogan
Powerplant
44. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Space Shuttle
Roll
Subsonic
Lateral Axis...
45. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Stall
Hypersonic
Helicopter
Dihedral
46. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Sailplane
Controllability
Launch
Aspect Ratio
47. 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.
Launch
Fuselage
Wash In/Wash Out
Stability
48. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Airfoil
High hypersonic
Aerospace Engineer
Sailplane
49. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Jingle
Infomercial
Wing Span
Fuselage
50. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Static Stability
Aeronautics
Aerodynamics
Rudder