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CAP Billy Mitchell Aerospace Milestone Test
Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
The direction from which the wind is blowing - answer✔Wind direction
the region of the earth that receives most of the sun's heat - answer✔The Equator
the first layer of the atmosphere in which the vast majority of weather, storms, and
temperature differences occur. It extends from sea level up to 20,000 feet over the poles and to
60,000 feet over the equatorial regions and most of the atmosphere is contained in this region -
answer✔The Troposphere
the first known powered aircraft with humans on board - answer✔Hot air balloon
made a historic flight over Paris, France on November 21, 1783. Their flight lasted 25 min and
they flew approximately 5 miles from their launch point - answer✔Pilatre d'Rozier and Francois
d'Arlandes
An artificial force that pushes or pulls an aircraft forward through the air and opposes drag -
answer✔Thrust
the first true powered flight with humans on board that historians agree on - answer✔Hot air
ballon
Created the first successful, manned, hot air balloon in 1783 - answer✔Joseph and Etienne
Montgolfier
An artificial upward force that opposes gravity and supports the weight of an aircraft -
answer✔Lift
A natural force which slows the forward movement of an aircraft in flight and opposes thrust -
answer✔Drag
Rotation around the lateral axis and the elevator moving up and down causes this motion. The
nose up/nose down motion - answer✔Pitch
Rotation around the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals. The nose
right/nose left motion - answer✔Yaw
credited with the first manned, controlled powered flight. Made their historic flight on
December 17, 1903 - answer✔Wright Brothers
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Rotation around the longitudinal axis caused by the ailerons moving upward and downward.
Results in the wings moving up or down - answer✔Roll
becomes an artificial compass and gives the pilot directional information. Also can be set
without the aircraft facing north - answer✔Heading Indicator(directional gyro)
6076 feet - answer✔Nautical mile
5,280 feet - answer✔Statute mile
the top or beginning of the Earth's atmosphere; the altitude the Air Force and NASA define as
the beginning of space and anyone who reaches this height is awarded astronaut wings -
answer✔50 miles above the surface
Is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins - answer✔62 miles
the part of an aircraft that would continue to operate if the pilot were to shut off all electrical
power during the flight - answer✔The engine
an engine that has a fuel mixture that is burned within the engine. Also known as a
reciprocating engine - answer✔Internal combustion engine
On December 29, 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act came into affect requiring most
civilian aircraft to carry what? - answer✔Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
first man to walk on the moon - answer✔Neil Armstrong
Improved forms of gunpowder, which increased the range of the rocket - answer✔Roger Bacon
designed rockets for military use - answer✔William Congreve
A technique developed by Englishman, William Hale, wherein escaping gases in a rocket hit
small vanes that made the rocket spin, and stabilize, much like a bullet in flight - answer✔Spin
stabilization
improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes; this idea was the
forerunner of the bazooka - answer✔Jean Froissart
a Russian; In 1961, became the first man in space and the first man to orbit the Earth -
answer✔Yuri Gagarin
Became the first American to orbit the earth aboard the Mercury capsule, Friendship 7 which
was launched by the Atlas rocket, and returned to space at the age of 77 becoming the oldest
human to travel to space. - answer✔John Glenn
How long did the flight that put John Glenn into orbit around the Earth last? - answer✔About 5
hours
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CAP Billy Mitchell Aerospace Milestone Test
Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
The direction from which the wind is blowing - answer✔Wind direction
the region of the earth that receives most of the sun's heat - answer✔The Equator
the first layer of the atmosphere in which the vast majority of weather, storms, and
temperature differences occur. It extends from sea level up to 20,000 feet over the poles and to
60,000 feet over the equatorial regions and most of the atmosphere is contained in this region -
answer✔The Troposphere
the first known powered aircraft with humans on board - answer✔Hot air balloon
made a historic flight over Paris, France on November 21, 1783. Their flight lasted 25 min and
they flew approximately 5 miles from their launch point - answer✔Pilatre d'Rozier and Francois
d'Arlandes
An artificial force that pushes or pulls an aircraft forward through the air and opposes drag -
answer✔Thrust
the first true powered flight with humans on board that historians agree on - answer✔Hot air
ballon
Created the first successful, manned, hot air balloon in 1783 - answer✔Joseph and Etienne
Montgolfier
An artificial upward force that opposes gravity and supports the weight of an aircraft -
answer✔Lift
A natural force which slows the forward movement of an aircraft in flight and opposes thrust -
answer✔Drag
Rotation around the lateral axis and the elevator moving up and down causes this motion. The
nose up/nose down motion - answer✔Pitch
Rotation around the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals. The nose
right/nose left motion - answer✔Yaw
credited with the first manned, controlled powered flight. Made their historic flight on
December 17, 1903 - answer✔Wright Brothers
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Rotation around the longitudinal axis caused by the ailerons moving upward and downward.
Results in the wings moving up or down - answer✔Roll
becomes an artificial compass and gives the pilot directional information. Also can be set
without the aircraft facing north - answer✔Heading Indicator(directional gyro)
6076 feet - answer✔Nautical mile
5,280 feet - answer✔Statute mile
the top or beginning of the Earth's atmosphere; the altitude the Air Force and NASA define as
the beginning of space and anyone who reaches this height is awarded astronaut wings -
answer✔50 miles above the surface
Is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins - answer✔62 miles
the part of an aircraft that would continue to operate if the pilot were to shut off all electrical
power during the flight - answer✔The engine
an engine that has a fuel mixture that is burned within the engine. Also known as a
reciprocating engine - answer✔Internal combustion engine
On December 29, 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act came into affect requiring most
civilian aircraft to carry what? - answer✔Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
first man to walk on the moon - answer✔Neil Armstrong
Improved forms of gunpowder, which increased the range of the rocket - answer✔Roger Bacon
designed rockets for military use - answer✔William Congreve
A technique developed by Englishman, William Hale, wherein escaping gases in a rocket hit
small vanes that made the rocket spin, and stabilize, much like a bullet in flight - answer✔Spin
stabilization
improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes; this idea was the
forerunner of the bazooka - answer✔Jean Froissart
a Russian; In 1961, became the first man in space and the first man to orbit the Earth -
answer✔Yuri Gagarin
Became the first American to orbit the earth aboard the Mercury capsule, Friendship 7 which
was launched by the Atlas rocket, and returned to space at the age of 77 becoming the oldest
human to travel to space. - answer✔John Glenn
How long did the flight that put John Glenn into orbit around the Earth last? - answer✔About 5
hours
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