BILLY MITCHELL AEROSPACE TEST
100% ACCURATE
Aerospace Education - ANSWER Branch of general education concerned with
communicating knowledge, skills and attitudes about aerospace activities and the total
impact of air and space vehicles upon society
Airport - ANSWER Place on either land or water where aircraft can land and take off for
flight
AGL - ANSWER Above Ground Level
Aerospace - ANSWER A combination of aeronautics and space
Aviation - ANSWER The art, science and technology of flight within the atmosphere
Aviatior - ANSWER Person who operates an aircraft during flight
Supersonic - ANSWER Faster than the speed of sound
Subsonic - ANSWER Slower than the speed of sound
Aero - ANSWER Pertaining to air
Airplane - ANSWER An aircraft that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces upon its
wings and is thrust forward by a propeller or other means of propulsion
Static - ANSWER Standing still/ non-moving
Airfoil - ANSWER A component, such as a wing, that is specifically designed to produce
lift, thrust, or directional stability
Airfoil Components - ANSWER Leading edge, trailing edge, chord, camber
Aircraft - ANSWER Any machine capable of flying through the air
Air - ANSWER 79% Nitrogen, 19% Oxygen, 2% other
Aerodynamics - ANSWER Relating to the force of air in motion
Aeronautics - ANSWER The science of flight within the atmospehere
Mongolfier Brothers - ANSWER French brothers who created the first manned hot air
balloon in 1783
, Dynamic Lift - ANSWER Newton's Lift, takes effect when a bird changes its body angle
slightly upward to it's flight path
Lift - ANSWER Upward force that opposes gravity
Angle of Attack - ANSWER Angle between the chord line and the relative wind
Critical Angle of Attack - ANSWER The point at which a wing will stall
Stall - ANSWER Airflow breakaway from the surface of the wing creates a loss of lift,
occurs with an angle of attack around 17°
Pitch - ANSWER Rotation around lateral axes of an airplane
Yaw - ANSWER Rotation around vertical axis
Roll - ANSWER Rotation around the longitudinal axis
Ailerons - ANSWER Surfaces on the ends of wings-when one moves up, the other
moves down. Ailerons control roll
Elevator - ANSWER Surface on the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft. Changes pitch.
Rudder - ANSWER Surface on the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft. Moves the aircraft
right or left (yaw)
Flaps - ANSWER Surfaces on the wings used to generate lift
True or False: A propeller creates lift - ANSWER True
Function of a Tow Plane - ANSWER To tow a glider behind it on a cable and release it
at an appropriate altitude
Aspect Ratio - ANSWER Ratio between wingspan and chord length
Wingspan - ANSWER Distance from wingtip to wingtip
Convection - ANSWER Fluid motion between regions of unequal heating
Average Lapse Rate - ANSWER 5.3°F per 1000 ft altitude increase
First Manned Flight - ANSWER Paris: November 21, 1783 (Mongolfier Brothers in their
hot air balloon)
100% ACCURATE
Aerospace Education - ANSWER Branch of general education concerned with
communicating knowledge, skills and attitudes about aerospace activities and the total
impact of air and space vehicles upon society
Airport - ANSWER Place on either land or water where aircraft can land and take off for
flight
AGL - ANSWER Above Ground Level
Aerospace - ANSWER A combination of aeronautics and space
Aviation - ANSWER The art, science and technology of flight within the atmosphere
Aviatior - ANSWER Person who operates an aircraft during flight
Supersonic - ANSWER Faster than the speed of sound
Subsonic - ANSWER Slower than the speed of sound
Aero - ANSWER Pertaining to air
Airplane - ANSWER An aircraft that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces upon its
wings and is thrust forward by a propeller or other means of propulsion
Static - ANSWER Standing still/ non-moving
Airfoil - ANSWER A component, such as a wing, that is specifically designed to produce
lift, thrust, or directional stability
Airfoil Components - ANSWER Leading edge, trailing edge, chord, camber
Aircraft - ANSWER Any machine capable of flying through the air
Air - ANSWER 79% Nitrogen, 19% Oxygen, 2% other
Aerodynamics - ANSWER Relating to the force of air in motion
Aeronautics - ANSWER The science of flight within the atmospehere
Mongolfier Brothers - ANSWER French brothers who created the first manned hot air
balloon in 1783
, Dynamic Lift - ANSWER Newton's Lift, takes effect when a bird changes its body angle
slightly upward to it's flight path
Lift - ANSWER Upward force that opposes gravity
Angle of Attack - ANSWER Angle between the chord line and the relative wind
Critical Angle of Attack - ANSWER The point at which a wing will stall
Stall - ANSWER Airflow breakaway from the surface of the wing creates a loss of lift,
occurs with an angle of attack around 17°
Pitch - ANSWER Rotation around lateral axes of an airplane
Yaw - ANSWER Rotation around vertical axis
Roll - ANSWER Rotation around the longitudinal axis
Ailerons - ANSWER Surfaces on the ends of wings-when one moves up, the other
moves down. Ailerons control roll
Elevator - ANSWER Surface on the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft. Changes pitch.
Rudder - ANSWER Surface on the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft. Moves the aircraft
right or left (yaw)
Flaps - ANSWER Surfaces on the wings used to generate lift
True or False: A propeller creates lift - ANSWER True
Function of a Tow Plane - ANSWER To tow a glider behind it on a cable and release it
at an appropriate altitude
Aspect Ratio - ANSWER Ratio between wingspan and chord length
Wingspan - ANSWER Distance from wingtip to wingtip
Convection - ANSWER Fluid motion between regions of unequal heating
Average Lapse Rate - ANSWER 5.3°F per 1000 ft altitude increase
First Manned Flight - ANSWER Paris: November 21, 1783 (Mongolfier Brothers in their
hot air balloon)
