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Aerospace Engineering
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1. The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft - perpendicular to its flight path.
Lapse Rate
Infomercial
Lateral Axis...
Angle of Attack
2. The study or practice of travel through the air.
Slogan
Lift
Aeronautics
Seaplane
3. A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft's center of gravity.
Stall
Launch
Longitudinal Axis...
Wing Span
4. Characteristic of the aircraft that permits you to maneuver it easily and allows it to withstand the stress resulting from the maneuver.
Maneuverability
Wash In/Wash Out
Rocket
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
5. A sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for a film or television production.
Infomercial
Script
Storyboard
Supersonic
6. Aircraft speeds under Mach 1.
Supersonic
Dynamic Stability
Sailplane
Subsonic
7. Forward- acting force which opposes drag and propels the aircraft through the air.
Thrust
Drones
Lift
Leading Edge
8. An aircraft that is designed to fly without an engine.
Helicopter
Stability
Glider
Slogan
9. 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.
Aerospace
Roll
Stability
Drag
10. Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.
Stability
Drones
Hypersonic
Aeronautics
11. A thin layer of air next to the surface of an airfoil which shows a reduction in speed due to the air's viscosity.
Aeronautics
Boundary Layer
Lapse Rate
Dynamic Stability
12. The last point on an airfoil that interacts with the airflow around the wing.
Leading Edge
Aerospace Engineer
Trailing Edge
Aileron
13. Aircraft speeds between Mach 1 and 5.
Launch
Infomercial
Supersonic
Longitudinal Axis...
14. The angle formed by the wing chord line and the relative wind.
Angle of Attack
Rudder
Pitch
Taper
15. 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.
Script
Sailplane
Aeronautics
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
16. 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.
Script
Elevator
Keel Effect
Flaps
17. A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side- to- side or yawing motion of the aircraft nose.
Aerodynamics
Rudder
Vertical Axis...
Keel Effect
18. A rocket- launched spacecraft able to land like an unpowered aircraft - used for journeys between earth and craft orbiting the earth.
Supersonic
Slogan
Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle (UAV)
Space Shuttle
19. An advertising film which promotes a product in an informative and supposedly objective style.
Space Shuttle
Rocket
Drag
Infomercial
20. Houses the cabin - the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.
Fuselage
Drones
Aeronautics
Subsonic
21. An aircraft with floats or skis instead of wheels - designed to land on and take off from water.
Helicopter
Wing Planform
Pitch
Seaplane
22. The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.
Lapse Rate
Aileron
Longitudinal Axis...
M
23. Out of its own accord - an aircraft eventually returns to and remains at its equilibrium position over a period of time.
Powerplant
Pitch
Aileron
Dynamic Stability
24. Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.
Airplane
Wing Planform
M
Aerospace Engineer
25. The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.
Airfoil
Wing Planform
Drag
Center of Gravity
26. 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.
Powerplant
Rudder
Horizontal Stabilizer
Aeronautics
27. A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at 90
Thrust
Yaw
Vertical Axis...
Aeronautics
28. A type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Lift
Taper
Helicopter
29. To set or thrust in motion.
Maneuverability
Wash In/Wash Out
Launch
Trailing Edge
30. 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.
Launch
Powerplant
Aeronautics
Wash In/Wash Out
31. Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.
Horizontal Stabilizer
Pitch
Wing
Aerodynamics
32. The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.
Controllability
Yaw
Wing Planform
Helicopter
33. Acts in the opposite direction of flight - opposes the forward- acting force of thrust - and limits the forward speed of the aircraft.
Subsonic
Storyboard
Boundary Layer
Drag
34. A short - easily- remembered slogan - verse - or tune.
Roll
Stability
Jingle
Dynamic Stability
35. Robotic aircraft - used extensively by the military.
Slogan
Drones
Horizontal Stabilizer
Glider
36. A powered heavier- than - air aircraft with fixed wings from which the aircraft derives most of its lift.
Airplane
Vertical Axis...
Flaps
Boundary Layer
37. The force that created by the effect of airflow as it passes over and under the wing.
Jingle
Angle of Attack
Lift
Roll
38. A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.
Wing Span
Jingle
Flaps
Elevator
39. The tail assembly of an aircraft - including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers - elevators and rudder.
Empennage
Thrust
Flaps
Weight
40. Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.
Powerplant
Aspect Ratio
Roll
Wing Span
41. A glider designed for sustained flight.
Sailplane
Aeronautics
Powerplant
Hypersonic
42. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces.
Reynolds Number
Static Stability
Hypersonic
Powerplant
43. Rolling motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the yoke.
Center of Gravity
Roll
Fuselage
Dihedral
44. The written text of a play - film - or broadcast.
Script
Seaplane
Infomercial
Static Stability
45. The capability of an aircraft to respond to your flight inputs - especially with regard to attitude and flight path.
Controllability
Aerodynamics
Airship
Airfoil
46. A power- driven aircraft kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium) which is lighter than air.
Airship
Aeronautics
Elevator
Glider
47. Design machines that fly.
Aerospace Engineer
Lateral Axis...
Horizontal Stabilizer
Trailing Edge
48. The mounting of wings so that the wingtips and higher than the wingroot.
Dihedral
Leading Edge
Stability
Longitudinal Axis...
49. Forces and moments on the body caused by a disturbance tend initially to return the body toward its equilibrium position.
Jingle
M
Aeronautics
Static Stability
50. The art and science of designing - building - and operating manned or unmanned space objects
Aeronautics
Elevator
Hot Air Balloon
Hypersonic