CAP Aerospace Dimensions Modules
1-6 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers for Accuracy
Aero
✓✓ Pertaining to air
Aerodynamics
✓✓ relating to the forces of air in motion
Aeronautics
✓✓ the science of flight within the atmosphere
Aerospace
✓✓ a combination of aeronautics and space
Air
✓✓ a mixture of gases that contains approximately 78%
nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases
Aircraft
,✓✓ any machine that is capable of flying through the air;
included are ultralights, airplanes, gliders, balloons, helicopters,
hangliders, and parasails
Airplane
✓✓ an aircraft that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces
upon its wings and is thrust forward by a means of propulsion
Airfoil
✓✓ a component, such as a wing, that is specifically designed
to produce lift, thrust, or directional stability
Airport
✓✓ a place on either land or water where aircraft can land and
take off for flight
Altitude
✓✓ height above sea level or ground level expressed in units
Avation
✓✓ the art, science, and technology of flight within the
atmosphere
,Aviator
✓✓ a person who operates an aircraft in flight
Camber
✓✓ the curved part of an airfoil from its leading edge to
trailing edge
Chord
✓✓ a line drawn through an airfoil from its leading to trailing
edge
Downwash
✓✓ the downward movement of air behind a wing in flight
Drag
✓✓ a force which slows the forward movement of an aircraft
in flight
Dynamic
✓✓ forces in motion
Gravity
, ✓✓ the natural force pulling everything to Earth
Leading Edge
✓✓ the front part o f a wing or airfoil
Lift
✓✓ the upward force that opposes gravity and supports the
weight of an aircraft
Relative Wind
✓✓ the flow of air which moves opposite the flight path of an
airplane
Thrust
✓✓ the force which moves an aircraft forward in flight
Upwash
✓✓ the upward movement of air ahead of the wing in flight
Vortex
1-6 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers for Accuracy
Aero
✓✓ Pertaining to air
Aerodynamics
✓✓ relating to the forces of air in motion
Aeronautics
✓✓ the science of flight within the atmosphere
Aerospace
✓✓ a combination of aeronautics and space
Air
✓✓ a mixture of gases that contains approximately 78%
nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases
Aircraft
,✓✓ any machine that is capable of flying through the air;
included are ultralights, airplanes, gliders, balloons, helicopters,
hangliders, and parasails
Airplane
✓✓ an aircraft that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces
upon its wings and is thrust forward by a means of propulsion
Airfoil
✓✓ a component, such as a wing, that is specifically designed
to produce lift, thrust, or directional stability
Airport
✓✓ a place on either land or water where aircraft can land and
take off for flight
Altitude
✓✓ height above sea level or ground level expressed in units
Avation
✓✓ the art, science, and technology of flight within the
atmosphere
,Aviator
✓✓ a person who operates an aircraft in flight
Camber
✓✓ the curved part of an airfoil from its leading edge to
trailing edge
Chord
✓✓ a line drawn through an airfoil from its leading to trailing
edge
Downwash
✓✓ the downward movement of air behind a wing in flight
Drag
✓✓ a force which slows the forward movement of an aircraft
in flight
Dynamic
✓✓ forces in motion
Gravity
, ✓✓ the natural force pulling everything to Earth
Leading Edge
✓✓ the front part o f a wing or airfoil
Lift
✓✓ the upward force that opposes gravity and supports the
weight of an aircraft
Relative Wind
✓✓ the flow of air which moves opposite the flight path of an
airplane
Thrust
✓✓ the force which moves an aircraft forward in flight
Upwash
✓✓ the upward movement of air ahead of the wing in flight
Vortex
