Aircraft Basics
What are the four forces of flight?
Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag
Who is credited with the first powered flight in 1903?
The Wright Brothers
What weather phenomenon is associated with cumulonimbus clouds?
Thunderstorms
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars.
Who was the first person to travel into space?
Yuri Gagarin.
Which control surface controls roll?
Ailerons
What was the name of Charles Lindbergh's aircraft?
Spirit of St. Louis.
What instrument measures air pressure?
Barometer.
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter
What does ISS stand for?
International Space Station.
What part of an aircraft provides most of the lift?
The wings
What was the first satellite launched into space?
Sputnik 1.
What type of front forms when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass?
Cold Front.
Which planet is famous for its rings?
Saturn
What reusable spacecraft carried astronauts to orbit from 1981 to 2011?
The Space Shuttle.
What instrument indicates an aircraft's altitude above sea level?
Altimeter
Who became the first American in space?
Alan Shepard.
What aviation weather hazard is caused by rapid changes in wind speed or direction?
Wind Shear.
What is the name of Earth's natural satellite?
The Moon.
What NASA program is working to return humans to the Moon?
Artemis.
According to Bernoulli's Principle, why does a wing generate lift?
Faster airflow over the top creates lower pressure, helping lift the wing.
What Apollo mission first landed humans on the Moon?
Apollo 11.
What is the term for unstable air movement that causes a rough ride for aircraft?
Turbulence.
What is the region beyond Neptune that contains many icy bodies and dwarf planets?
The Kuiper Belt.
What was the name of the rover that successfully landed on Mars in 2021 and is currently exploring Jezero Crater?
Perseverance.