Aerospace Engineering EOC Review Questions And
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Flying machine ANS Da Vinci
Rising smoke ANS Montgolfier brothers
First to achieve a sustained, controlled flight in a powered airplane ANS Wright Brothers
American pilot who made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. ANS Charles
Lindbergh
American pilot; first woman to fly solo across Atlantic ANS Amelia Earhart
Flew faster than the speed of sound in an X-1. (Supersonic flight) ANS Charles Yeager
Inventor of helicopter ANS Igor Sikorsky
Russian teacher proved in theory that rockets could generate enough force to reach outer space
ANS Tsiolkovsky
launched the first liquid-fueled rocket ANS Robert Goddard
Longitudinal Axis (thru body) Wings up and down Ailerons ANS Roll
Lateral Axis (thru wings) Nose & Tail up and down Elevators ANS Pitch
Vertical Axis (up and down) Wings side to side Rudder ANS Yaw
, The complete tail section, to the rear of the fuselage. ANS Empennage
the main body of an aircraft ANS Fuselage
Constant velocity, stable ANS static equilibrium
As the speed of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases. ANS Bernoulli's Principle
phenomenon in hydrodynamics whereby a fluid in motion may be attracted or held to a wall ANS
Coanda effect
A measure of the curvature of the airfoil. ANS Camber
A line drawn halfway between the upper and lower surfaces. ANS Mean Camber Line
An imaginary straight line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of an airfoil. ANS Chord
line
No pressure at the top of the wing ANS Stall angle
refers to the shape of the airplane's wing when viewed from above or below ANS Planform
span/chord ANS aspect ratio
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere (0-36000) ANS Troposphere
Max camber, max camber position %, thick % ANS NACA number
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Flying machine ANS Da Vinci
Rising smoke ANS Montgolfier brothers
First to achieve a sustained, controlled flight in a powered airplane ANS Wright Brothers
American pilot who made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. ANS Charles
Lindbergh
American pilot; first woman to fly solo across Atlantic ANS Amelia Earhart
Flew faster than the speed of sound in an X-1. (Supersonic flight) ANS Charles Yeager
Inventor of helicopter ANS Igor Sikorsky
Russian teacher proved in theory that rockets could generate enough force to reach outer space
ANS Tsiolkovsky
launched the first liquid-fueled rocket ANS Robert Goddard
Longitudinal Axis (thru body) Wings up and down Ailerons ANS Roll
Lateral Axis (thru wings) Nose & Tail up and down Elevators ANS Pitch
Vertical Axis (up and down) Wings side to side Rudder ANS Yaw
, The complete tail section, to the rear of the fuselage. ANS Empennage
the main body of an aircraft ANS Fuselage
Constant velocity, stable ANS static equilibrium
As the speed of a fluid increases, its pressure decreases. ANS Bernoulli's Principle
phenomenon in hydrodynamics whereby a fluid in motion may be attracted or held to a wall ANS
Coanda effect
A measure of the curvature of the airfoil. ANS Camber
A line drawn halfway between the upper and lower surfaces. ANS Mean Camber Line
An imaginary straight line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of an airfoil. ANS Chord
line
No pressure at the top of the wing ANS Stall angle
refers to the shape of the airplane's wing when viewed from above or below ANS Planform
span/chord ANS aspect ratio
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere (0-36000) ANS Troposphere
Max camber, max camber position %, thick % ANS NACA number
