CAP Billy Mitchell Aerospace Milestone Test
2025 – Complete Study Guide & Practice
Questions REAL EXAM!!
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 hum-answer- 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 hum-answer- on board that histori-answer- 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
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 Tr-answer-mitter (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
2025 – Complete Study Guide & Practice
Questions REAL EXAM!!
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 hum-answer- 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 hum-answer- on board that histori-answer- 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
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 Tr-answer-mitter (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
