AVSC 1010 SURVEY OF AVIATION FINAL REVIEW
Atmosphere - Answers - 1/5 Oxygen, 4/5 Nitrogen
Aerodynamics - Answers - Study of gasses in motion.
Camber - Answers - Curvature of a wing
Chord - Answers - Line -leading edge to T.E.
Flap - Answers - High lift - trailing edge device
Slat - Answers - High lift - leading edge device
Latitude - Answers - Lines parallel to the equator
Longitude - Answers - Lines North pole to South pole
GPS - Answers - Sky based navigation system
ILS - Answers - Precision "Landing System"
Daniel Bernoulli - Answers - His principle of pressure / velocity
Ernst Mach - Answers - Austrian - speed of sound
F-18 - Answers - Used by the Blue Angles (US NAVY)
B737 - Answers - Most successful airliner in #
B747 - Answers - Largest built US Airliner
F117 - Answers - Stealth Fighter
F-22 - Answers - Cancelled F-15 replacement
Beech King Air - Answers - GA Turboprop (Was a QueenAir)
F-16 - Answers - SE Jet, Fly by Wire, USAF
AH-64 Apache - Answers - US Army Helicopter
Bernoulli's law states that: - Answers - As a fluid's velocity increases, its internal
pressure decreases.
, Angle of attack is: - Answers - The angle between the chord line of a wing and the
relative wind.
The four forces of flight are: - Answers - Lift, Weight, Thrust and Drag.
One "high drag" device used to slow an aircraft down is/are known as: - Answers -
Speed Brakes.
An military aircraft with a "K" in its designation indicates it is a: - Answers - Tanker
Gyroscopes are useful for aircraft instruments because they: - Answers - Exhibit rigidity
in space.
Newton's Third Law states that: - Answers - For every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction.
Pilots can change the ratio of fuel to air in the carburetor by using the: - Answers -
Mixture Control
Navigation by reference to surface features is known as: - Answers - Pilotage
A ground based method of precise navigation in three dimensions (during the landing
phase) is accomplished with: - Answers - An ILS.
The density of air is essentially: - Answers - How many molecules are squeezed into an
given area.
The speed of sound varies with temperature. That is why it usually _________ as you
go up in altitude. - Answers - goes down
Airspeed indicators operate by comparing ram air pressure to? - Answers - Static
pressure.
FBO stands for: - Answers - Fixed Base Operator
STOL stands for: - Answers - Short Takeoff and Landing
The less dense the air, the less lift available? - Answers - True
An airplane can stall at any airspeed if you exceed the critical angle of attack? -
Answers - True
An aircraft generator is used to produce additional lift? - Answers - False
Atmosphere - Answers - 1/5 Oxygen, 4/5 Nitrogen
Aerodynamics - Answers - Study of gasses in motion.
Camber - Answers - Curvature of a wing
Chord - Answers - Line -leading edge to T.E.
Flap - Answers - High lift - trailing edge device
Slat - Answers - High lift - leading edge device
Latitude - Answers - Lines parallel to the equator
Longitude - Answers - Lines North pole to South pole
GPS - Answers - Sky based navigation system
ILS - Answers - Precision "Landing System"
Daniel Bernoulli - Answers - His principle of pressure / velocity
Ernst Mach - Answers - Austrian - speed of sound
F-18 - Answers - Used by the Blue Angles (US NAVY)
B737 - Answers - Most successful airliner in #
B747 - Answers - Largest built US Airliner
F117 - Answers - Stealth Fighter
F-22 - Answers - Cancelled F-15 replacement
Beech King Air - Answers - GA Turboprop (Was a QueenAir)
F-16 - Answers - SE Jet, Fly by Wire, USAF
AH-64 Apache - Answers - US Army Helicopter
Bernoulli's law states that: - Answers - As a fluid's velocity increases, its internal
pressure decreases.
, Angle of attack is: - Answers - The angle between the chord line of a wing and the
relative wind.
The four forces of flight are: - Answers - Lift, Weight, Thrust and Drag.
One "high drag" device used to slow an aircraft down is/are known as: - Answers -
Speed Brakes.
An military aircraft with a "K" in its designation indicates it is a: - Answers - Tanker
Gyroscopes are useful for aircraft instruments because they: - Answers - Exhibit rigidity
in space.
Newton's Third Law states that: - Answers - For every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction.
Pilots can change the ratio of fuel to air in the carburetor by using the: - Answers -
Mixture Control
Navigation by reference to surface features is known as: - Answers - Pilotage
A ground based method of precise navigation in three dimensions (during the landing
phase) is accomplished with: - Answers - An ILS.
The density of air is essentially: - Answers - How many molecules are squeezed into an
given area.
The speed of sound varies with temperature. That is why it usually _________ as you
go up in altitude. - Answers - goes down
Airspeed indicators operate by comparing ram air pressure to? - Answers - Static
pressure.
FBO stands for: - Answers - Fixed Base Operator
STOL stands for: - Answers - Short Takeoff and Landing
The less dense the air, the less lift available? - Answers - True
An airplane can stall at any airspeed if you exceed the critical angle of attack? -
Answers - True
An aircraft generator is used to produce additional lift? - Answers - False
