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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. To set or thrust in motion.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A glider designed for sustained flight.






17. The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.






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






19. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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.






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






36. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.






37. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.






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






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






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