Aviation History
They were the first to successfully conquer powered flight.
The Wright Brothers
Name the four forces of flight.
Lift, Weight, Thrust, and Drag
What altitude does class A airspace begin at?
18,000 MSL
What instrument measures wind speed and direction?
Anemometer
The elevator causes to aircraft to do what?
Pitch up/down
The first known Native American female engineer in the United States. She worked at Lockheed contributing to space travel and hypersonic flight design.
Mary Golda Ross
What scientific principle is the secret to lift.
Bernoulli's principle
What altitude does class B airspace typically go to?
10,000 MSL
What is the visibility?
METAR KVRB 041253Z 10009KT 8SM SCT026 27/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02670217
8 Statute Miles
The ailerons cause the aircraft to do what?
Roll left/right
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Amelia Earhart
If thrust is greater than drag, what will happen to the aircraft?
It will accelerate
How far does the inner core of class C airspace extend?
5 NM
What direction is the wind blowing from?
METAR KBFZ 041315Z AUTO 14008G14KT 4SM -RA BR BKN008 OVC011 20/20 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
140 at 8 knots, gusting 14
The aircraft yaws around which axis?
Vertical axis
She was the first African American and Native American woman pilot.
Bessie Coleman
If weight is greater than overall lift, what will happen to the aircraft?
The aircraft will descend.
What altitude does class D airspace usually extend to?
2,500 AGL
How often are METAR reports produced and updated?
Every hour
The aircraft will roll around which axis?
Longitudinal
This group overcame segregation and racism during World War II and contributed to the desegregation of the US Military.
Tuskegee Airman
Who founded the laws of motion such as "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction"?
Isaac Newton
What is the only uncontrolled airspace class?
Class G
What is the ceiling?
METAR KDTW 051253Z 19007KT 10SM FEW020 OVC035 12/08 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP085 T01220083
3,500 feet (because it is overcast)
The rudder causes the aircraft to do what?
Yaw about the vertical axis