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