Civil Air Patrol Mitchell Award – Aerospace Practice Exam | Verified Questions & Answers

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Aero - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ pertaining to air



aerodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ relating to the forces of air in
motion



aeronautics - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the science of flight within the
atomosphere



aerospace - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ a combination of aeronautics and
space



air - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ a mixture of gases that contains
approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gasses
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,aircraft - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ any machine that is capable of flying
through the air; included are ultralights, airplanes, gliders, balloons, helicopters,
hangliders, and para sails



airplane - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ an aircraft that is kept aloft by the
aerodynamic forces upon its wings and is thrust froward by a means of
propulsion



Airfoil - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ a component, such as a wing, that is
specifically designed to produce lift, thrust, or directional stability



airport - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ a place on either land or water where
aircraft can land and take off for flight



altitude - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ height above sea level expressed in
units



aviation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the art, science and technology of
flight within the atomosphere



aviator - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ a person who operates an aircraft in
flight



camber - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the curved part of an airfoil from its
leading to trailing edge
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,chord - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ a line drawn through an airfoil from its
leading to trailing edge



downwash - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the downward movement of air
behind a wing in flight



drag - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ a force which slows the forward
movement of an aircraft in flight



dynamic - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ forces in motion



gravity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the natural force pulling everything to
earth



leading edge - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the front part of a wing or airfoil



lift - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the upward force that opposes gravity and
supports the weight of an aircraft



relative wind - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the flow of air which moves
opposite the flight path of an airplane



thrust - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the force which moves an aircraft
forward in flight
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, upwash - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the upward movement of air ahead of
the wing in flight



vortex - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ a spinning column of air that is
created behind the wingtip as a result of air moving from an area of high
pressure on the bottom to an area of low pressure on top



wind - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ air in motion



the first manned aircraft - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ 1299 AD when
Marco Polo saw Chinese sailors attached to kites being used as military
observers



November 21, 1783 - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ the first successful 25-
minute long flight over Paris by Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier



Daniel Bernoulli - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ discovered the relationship
between pressure and fluids in motion



The four forces of flight - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Drag, gravity, thrust,
lift



Axes in an airplane - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Vertical axis, lateral axis,
longitudinal axis
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UAV - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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