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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.






2. To set or thrust in motion.






3. The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot - copilot - and sometimes passengers.






4. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.






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






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






7. Design machines that fly.






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






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






10. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.






11. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.






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






13. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.






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






27. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.






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






39. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.






40. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.






41. A glider designed for sustained flight.






42. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90






43. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.






44. 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.






45. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.






46. 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.






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






48. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.






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






50. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.