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Aerospace Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.






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






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






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






5. To set or thrust in motion.






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






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






8. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.






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






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






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






12. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.






13. Design machines that fly.






14. 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.






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






16. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.






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






30. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.






31. A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air - with a basket for passengers hanging from it.






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.






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






38. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.






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






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






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






42. The study or practice of travel through the air.






43. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.






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






45. A glider designed for sustained flight.






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






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






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






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






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