CAP Aerospace Mitchell UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1st U.S. space station - CORRECT ANSWER - Skylab
What does the aileron do? - CORRECT ANSWER - moves plane along longitudinal axis
Coanda effect - CORRECT ANSWER - air is a fluid like water and the flow tends to stick
to the wing
cause of relative winds - CORRECT ANSWER - as an airplane moves forward on takeoff,
it creates a "wind" that goes in the opposite direction
__________ can have enough energy to provide lift for an aircraft - CORRECT
ANSWER - rising air
name of the angle on a prop - CORRECT ANSWER - angle of incidence
control surfaces - CORRECT ANSWER - axes
fog - CORRECT ANSWER - tiny droplets of liquid water at or near the surface of the land
or water
thin shell of the suns outer layer - CORRECT ANSWER - photosphere
2 types of cyberattacks - CORRECT ANSWER - aimed at disabling computer
aimed at gaining access to data
what UAV has been nicknamed big bird - CORRECT ANSWER - Global hawk
,runway heading - CORRECT ANSWER - # labeling a runway based on corresponding
degrees from true N.
flaps induce - CORRECT ANSWER - Lift and drag
rotation around the vertical axis is called - CORRECT ANSWER - yaw
What did Bernoulli discover? - CORRECT ANSWER - relationship between pressure and
fluids in motion became the cornerstone of the theory of airfoil lift
rotation around the longitudinal axis - CORRECT ANSWER - roll
which axis goes from prop to tail - CORRECT ANSWER - longitudinal
In later wars, the glider was replaced by troop-carrying ______ and this proved far more
effective in the combat environment - CORRECT ANSWER - helicopters
Around 1299 A.D., it was written that the great explorer,
Marco Polo, saw Chinese sailors attached to kites being used as military observers. This could be
considered the _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st manned aircraft
Once airborne, a glider is lifted by rising column of air, known as a - CORRECT
ANSWER - thermal
UAV - CORRECT ANSWER - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
what are the 4 cycles of an airplanes engine - CORRECT ANSWER - intake
compression
, power
exhaust
WAC - CORRECT ANSWER - World Aeronautical Chart
a term which applies to the airplane engine and accessories - CORRECT ANSWER -
powerplant
device which indicates the landing direction at an airport - CORRECT ANSWER -
tetrahedron
how many miles away is the sun - CORRECT ANSWER - 93 million miles
atmosphereic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - the weight of all the atmospheres gases
and molecules on earths surface
individuals can gets cybersecurity certifications on.. - CORRECT ANSWER - intro to
cybersecurity
ethical hacking
info system security
penetration testing
2 artifical forces of flight - CORRECT ANSWER - thrust, lift
2 natural forces of flight - CORRECT ANSWER - gravity, drag
4 forces acting upon an airplane in flight - CORRECT ANSWER - lift, gravity, thrust, and
drag
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1st U.S. space station - CORRECT ANSWER - Skylab
What does the aileron do? - CORRECT ANSWER - moves plane along longitudinal axis
Coanda effect - CORRECT ANSWER - air is a fluid like water and the flow tends to stick
to the wing
cause of relative winds - CORRECT ANSWER - as an airplane moves forward on takeoff,
it creates a "wind" that goes in the opposite direction
__________ can have enough energy to provide lift for an aircraft - CORRECT
ANSWER - rising air
name of the angle on a prop - CORRECT ANSWER - angle of incidence
control surfaces - CORRECT ANSWER - axes
fog - CORRECT ANSWER - tiny droplets of liquid water at or near the surface of the land
or water
thin shell of the suns outer layer - CORRECT ANSWER - photosphere
2 types of cyberattacks - CORRECT ANSWER - aimed at disabling computer
aimed at gaining access to data
what UAV has been nicknamed big bird - CORRECT ANSWER - Global hawk
,runway heading - CORRECT ANSWER - # labeling a runway based on corresponding
degrees from true N.
flaps induce - CORRECT ANSWER - Lift and drag
rotation around the vertical axis is called - CORRECT ANSWER - yaw
What did Bernoulli discover? - CORRECT ANSWER - relationship between pressure and
fluids in motion became the cornerstone of the theory of airfoil lift
rotation around the longitudinal axis - CORRECT ANSWER - roll
which axis goes from prop to tail - CORRECT ANSWER - longitudinal
In later wars, the glider was replaced by troop-carrying ______ and this proved far more
effective in the combat environment - CORRECT ANSWER - helicopters
Around 1299 A.D., it was written that the great explorer,
Marco Polo, saw Chinese sailors attached to kites being used as military observers. This could be
considered the _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st manned aircraft
Once airborne, a glider is lifted by rising column of air, known as a - CORRECT
ANSWER - thermal
UAV - CORRECT ANSWER - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
what are the 4 cycles of an airplanes engine - CORRECT ANSWER - intake
compression
, power
exhaust
WAC - CORRECT ANSWER - World Aeronautical Chart
a term which applies to the airplane engine and accessories - CORRECT ANSWER -
powerplant
device which indicates the landing direction at an airport - CORRECT ANSWER -
tetrahedron
how many miles away is the sun - CORRECT ANSWER - 93 million miles
atmosphereic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - the weight of all the atmospheres gases
and molecules on earths surface
individuals can gets cybersecurity certifications on.. - CORRECT ANSWER - intro to
cybersecurity
ethical hacking
info system security
penetration testing
2 artifical forces of flight - CORRECT ANSWER - thrust, lift
2 natural forces of flight - CORRECT ANSWER - gravity, drag
4 forces acting upon an airplane in flight - CORRECT ANSWER - lift, gravity, thrust, and
drag
