The Rich History of Air Power
This pilot was the first to cross the Atlantic nonstop from New York to Paris
Charles A. Lindbergh
This system is used within a short distance from an airport to guide an airplane to the runway during bad weather.
ILS (Instrument Landing System)
This company is the only manufacturer of high-wing all-metal aircraft in the United States
Cessna Aircraft Company
This term is used to indicate that a cloud is at the moment producing precipitation or is capable of producing precipitation
Nimbo
The world’s first artificial satellite, launched in 1957
Sputnik 1
This Chinese invention started the flying revolution.
The Kite
These parallel lines on a globe divide the earth and allow us to locate any position precisely.
Lines of Latitude
Name two commercial, non-transportation uses for aviation
Agricultural application, aerial advertising, aerial photography, construction, fire fighting, pipeline/power line surveillance, fish and wildlife conservation, logging.
CAVU describes what weather phenomenon?
Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited
This planet is Earth’s next door neighbor in the direction away from the sun
Mars
This WWII flying bomb was nicknamed the “Buzz Bomb” because of the unique sound it made.
The V-1
Multiples of the speed of sound are referred to by this measurement, named after the Austrian physicist who determined the mathematical formula for the speed of sound.
Mach (named after Ernst Mach)
Military aircraft that start with the designation “B” generally fill this role
Bomber
How does temperature change as you go higher in the stratosphere?
The temperature rises
Cislunar space comprises the area between Earth and this other celestial body
The moon
The Wright Brother’s first flight was unique because it was the first that combined four important characteristics: It was sustained, powered, heavier than air, and what?
Controllable
This principle states, “As a fluid’s speed increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases.”
Bernoulli’s Principle
The USAF standardized definition of STOL requires an aircraft to be able to stop within 1500 feet after clearing an obstacle of this height.
50 feet
What do we call small rockets launched purely for scientific purposes?
Sounding Rockets
The activity of the sun follows a cycle that typically lasts this long, including a period of high activity (solar maximum) and low activity (solar minimum)
11 years
The first regularly scheduled airline flew on January 1, 1914. What was the name of the airline?
St. Petersburg - Tampa Airboat Line
This word describes a perfectly smooth flow pattern around an object as it moves through air, with no turbulence
Laminar Flow
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 authorized what agency to develop a system of safety regulations for air commerce?
The Bureau of Air Commerce within the Department of Commerce
Combustion used to power rockets requires two substances: A fuel (or reducer) and this:
An Oxidizer
The Space Shuttle flew this many missions over its 30 year history
135