CAP BILLY MITCHELL AEROSPACE
MILESTONE TEST
the direction from which the wind is blowing - Correct Answers -Wind direction
the region of the earth that receives most of the sun's heat - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -The Troposphere
the first known powered aircraft with humans on board - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -
Pilatre d'Rozier and Francois d'Arlandes
An artificial force that pushes or pulls an aircraft forward through the air and opposes
drag - Correct Answers -Thrust
the first true powered flight with humans on board that historians agree on - Correct
Answers -Hot air ballon
Created the first successful, manned, hot air balloon in 1783 - Correct Answers -Joseph
and Etienne Montgolfier
An artificial upward force that opposes gravity and supports the weight of an aircraft -
Correct Answers -Lift
A natural force which slows the forward movement of an aircraft in flight and opposes
thrust - Correct Answers -Drag
Rotation around the lateral axis and the elevator moving up and down causes this
motion. The nose up/nose down motion - Correct Answers -Pitch
Rotation around the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals. The
nose right/nose left motion - Correct Answers -Yaw
,credited with the first manned, controlled powered flight. Made their historic flight on
December 17, 1903 - Correct Answers -Wright Brothers
Rotation around the longitudinal axis caused by the ailerons moving upward and
downward. Results in the wings moving up or down - Correct Answers -Roll
becomes an artificial compass and gives the pilot directional information. Also can be
set without the aircraft facing north - Correct Answers -Heading Indicator(directional
gyro)
6076 feet - Correct Answers -Nautical mile
5,280 feet - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -50 miles above the surface
Is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -The engine
an engine that has a fuel mixture that is burned within the engine. Also known as a
reciprocating engine - Correct Answers -Internal combustion engine
On December 29, 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act came into affect
requiring most civilian aircraft to carry what? - Correct Answers -Emergency Locator
Transmitter (ELT)
first man to walk on the moon - Correct Answers -Neil Armstrong
Improved forms of gunpowder, which increased the range of the rocket - Correct
Answers -Roger Bacon
designed rockets for military use - Correct Answers -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
- Correct Answers -Spin stabilization
improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes; this idea was the
forerunner of the bazooka - Correct Answers -Jean Froissart
a Russian; In 1961, became the first man in space and the first man to orbit the Earth -
Correct Answers -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. - Correct Answers -John Glenn
How long did the flight that put John Glenn into orbit around the Earth last? - Correct
Answers -About 5 hours
Achieved the first successful flight with a liquid-propellant rocket which was fueled by
liquid oxygen and gasoline; is called the "Father of Modern Rocketry" - Correct Answers
-Robert Goddard
A Greek who developed the first rocket engine, which was propelled by steam - Correct
Answers -Hero
the leading Soviet rocket scientist; known as the "Father of the Soviet Space Program."
He organized and led the development of the first successful Soviet intercontinental
ballistic missile in 1957 - Correct Answers -Sergei Korolev
laid scientific foundation for modern rocketry with his laws of motion; His laws of motion
influenced the design of rockets - Correct Answers -Sir Isaac Newton
space pioneer; wrote a book about rocket travel into outer space. - Correct Answers -
Hermann Oberth
A society in Germany, started because of Hermann Oberth's writings, that led to the
development of the V-2 rocket. - Correct Answers -The society for space travel
Became the first American in space aboard the Mercury capsule, Freedom 7 - Correct
Answers -Alan Shepard
How long did the first US flight to space last? - Correct Answers -15 minutes; the
Redstone rocket wasn't powerful enough to place the Mercury capsule into orbit but it
did reach an altitude of 116 miles.
President John F. Kennedy announced the objective of
_________________________________ by the end of the decade - Correct Answers -
Putting a man on the moon
first US space station, launched by the Saturn V in 1973. It's mission was to put
laboratory into space - Correct Answers -Skylab
Which Skylab mission was the longest and how long did it last? - Correct Answers -The
last or third mission; 84 days
MILESTONE TEST
the direction from which the wind is blowing - Correct Answers -Wind direction
the region of the earth that receives most of the sun's heat - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -The Troposphere
the first known powered aircraft with humans on board - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -
Pilatre d'Rozier and Francois d'Arlandes
An artificial force that pushes or pulls an aircraft forward through the air and opposes
drag - Correct Answers -Thrust
the first true powered flight with humans on board that historians agree on - Correct
Answers -Hot air ballon
Created the first successful, manned, hot air balloon in 1783 - Correct Answers -Joseph
and Etienne Montgolfier
An artificial upward force that opposes gravity and supports the weight of an aircraft -
Correct Answers -Lift
A natural force which slows the forward movement of an aircraft in flight and opposes
thrust - Correct Answers -Drag
Rotation around the lateral axis and the elevator moving up and down causes this
motion. The nose up/nose down motion - Correct Answers -Pitch
Rotation around the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals. The
nose right/nose left motion - Correct Answers -Yaw
,credited with the first manned, controlled powered flight. Made their historic flight on
December 17, 1903 - Correct Answers -Wright Brothers
Rotation around the longitudinal axis caused by the ailerons moving upward and
downward. Results in the wings moving up or down - Correct Answers -Roll
becomes an artificial compass and gives the pilot directional information. Also can be
set without the aircraft facing north - Correct Answers -Heading Indicator(directional
gyro)
6076 feet - Correct Answers -Nautical mile
5,280 feet - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -50 miles above the surface
Is the most widely accepted altitude where space begins - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -The engine
an engine that has a fuel mixture that is burned within the engine. Also known as a
reciprocating engine - Correct Answers -Internal combustion engine
On December 29, 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Act came into affect
requiring most civilian aircraft to carry what? - Correct Answers -Emergency Locator
Transmitter (ELT)
first man to walk on the moon - Correct Answers -Neil Armstrong
Improved forms of gunpowder, which increased the range of the rocket - Correct
Answers -Roger Bacon
designed rockets for military use - Correct Answers -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
- Correct Answers -Spin stabilization
improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes; this idea was the
forerunner of the bazooka - Correct Answers -Jean Froissart
a Russian; In 1961, became the first man in space and the first man to orbit the Earth -
Correct Answers -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. - Correct Answers -John Glenn
How long did the flight that put John Glenn into orbit around the Earth last? - Correct
Answers -About 5 hours
Achieved the first successful flight with a liquid-propellant rocket which was fueled by
liquid oxygen and gasoline; is called the "Father of Modern Rocketry" - Correct Answers
-Robert Goddard
A Greek who developed the first rocket engine, which was propelled by steam - Correct
Answers -Hero
the leading Soviet rocket scientist; known as the "Father of the Soviet Space Program."
He organized and led the development of the first successful Soviet intercontinental
ballistic missile in 1957 - Correct Answers -Sergei Korolev
laid scientific foundation for modern rocketry with his laws of motion; His laws of motion
influenced the design of rockets - Correct Answers -Sir Isaac Newton
space pioneer; wrote a book about rocket travel into outer space. - Correct Answers -
Hermann Oberth
A society in Germany, started because of Hermann Oberth's writings, that led to the
development of the V-2 rocket. - Correct Answers -The society for space travel
Became the first American in space aboard the Mercury capsule, Freedom 7 - Correct
Answers -Alan Shepard
How long did the first US flight to space last? - Correct Answers -15 minutes; the
Redstone rocket wasn't powerful enough to place the Mercury capsule into orbit but it
did reach an altitude of 116 miles.
President John F. Kennedy announced the objective of
_________________________________ by the end of the decade - Correct Answers -
Putting a man on the moon
first US space station, launched by the Saturn V in 1973. It's mission was to put
laboratory into space - Correct Answers -Skylab
Which Skylab mission was the longest and how long did it last? - Correct Answers -The
last or third mission; 84 days
