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Aerospace Engineering
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1. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Airship
Wing Planform
M
Hypersonic
2. The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.
Wing Span
Sailplane
M
Slogan
3. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
High hypersonic
Aerospace Engineer
Aileron
Vertical Axis...
4. Branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Aerospace
Launch
Lateral Axis...
Vertical Axis...
5. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Powerplant
Angle of Attack
Slogan
Lift
6. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Static Stability
Yaw
Hypersonic
Drones
7. A reduction in the chord of a wing as measured from the root to the tip of the wing.
Drones
Stability
Wing Span
Taper
8. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Center of Gravity
Lateral Axis...
Supersonic
Airplane
9. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Script
Aspect Ratio
Lift
Hypersonic
10. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Roll
Boundary Layer
Airfoil
Dynamic Stability
11. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Sailplane
Drag
Static Stability
Airfoil
12. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Hypersonic
Angle of Attack
Center of Gravity
Reynolds Number
13. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Hot Air Balloon
Rocket
Reynolds Number
14. A force caused by the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
Helicopter
Weight
Wing Planform
Controllability
15. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Hypersonic
Airplane
Powerplant
Wing
16. The relationship between the length and width of a wing.
Aerospace
Aspect Ratio
Subsonic
Cockpit
17. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Supersonic
Stall
Longitudinal Axis...
Airfoil
18. 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.
Airship
Drones
Wash In/Wash Out
Longitudinal Axis...
19. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Dihedral
Aspect Ratio
Controllability
M
20. A vehicle - missile - or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust from within a rocket engine.
Sailplane
Rocket
Lateral Axis...
Wing Span
21. Any surface - such as a wing - which provides aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
Wing
Airfoil
Aspect Ratio
Supersonic
22. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Hot Air Balloon
Angle of Attack
Aspect Ratio
Reynolds Number
23. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Wing
Drones
Aeronautics
Sailplane
24. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Airfoil
Flaps
Helicopter
Seaplane
25. The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air.
Aerodynamics
Launch
Wing Span
Rocket
26. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Stability
Drones
Wash In/Wash Out
Glider
27. The study or practice of travel through the air.
Aeronautics
Drag
Airplane
Cockpit
28. To set or thrust in motion.
Elevator
Empennage
Flaps
Launch
29. An advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.
Drag
Glider
Infomercial
Helicopter
30. 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.
Drag
Stability
Thrust
Yaw
31. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Aeronautics
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Subsonic
Controllability
32. 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.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Reynolds Number
Launch
Infomercial
33. A short - memorable phrase used in advertising or associated with a political party or group.
Airfoil
Reynolds Number
Lift
Slogan
34. 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.
Flaps
Trailing Edge
Static Stability
Script
35. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.
Maneuverability
Subsonic
High hypersonic
Vertical Axis...
36. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Aspect Ratio
Aileron
Thrust
Aeronautics
37. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Vertical Axis...
Elevator
Roll
Horizontal Stabilizer
38. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Aeronautics
Pitch
Static Stability
Elevator
39. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Dynamic Stability
Lapse Rate
Weight
Subsonic
40. 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.
Slogan
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Taper
Wing
41. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Trailing Edge
Aeronautics
Thrust
Seaplane
42. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Infomercial
Empennage
Slogan
Longitudinal Axis...
43. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Space Shuttle
Elevator
Boundary Layer
Horizontal Stabilizer
44. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Powerplant
Dihedral
Static Stability
Yaw
45. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Drag
Jingle
Airfoil
Infomercial
46. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Seaplane
Aerospace
Static Stability
Maneuverability
47. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Aeronautics
Hot Air Balloon
Storyboard
Slogan
48. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Aeronautics
Script
Dynamic Stability
Leading Edge
49. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Launch
Stall
Powerplant
Script
50. The part of the airfoil that meets the airflow first.
Supersonic
Controllability
Wing
Leading Edge