Principles of Flight/Laws
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newton's Third Law? (page 11, Fairbanks)
What is center of gravity? p.22
What is the average location of the object's weight
In 1953, he flew 2.4 times the speed of sound in the X-1A.
Who is Chuck Yeager? (page 4, Bowen)
A set of principles scientists use to explain something they have observes.
What is the theory of flight? (page 6, Weger)
What are the Air Force Core Values?
Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence In All We Do
The motion of the air as it relates to the aircraft within it.
What is relative wind? (page 13, Porter)
The balance of the aircraft p.24
What is trim
One of his professors was so impressed by what he had done that he resigned his position at Cambridge so he can take his place.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton? (page 10-11, Rife)
The curve of an airfoil.
What is a camber? (page 7, Fairbanks)
What was the name of the ribbon awarded last Tuesday?
The Patriotic Flag Ribbon
Acceleration = Force / mass, or a = F/m
What is Newton's Second Law? (page 11, Bowen)
The layer of air near a plane's surface p.26
H. Bowen
What is boundary layer
What did the Wright brothers focus on?
The Wright brothers focused a lot of attention on developing the wings for their gliders. (page, 20 Weger)
The way objects move through air.
What is aerodynamics? (page 7, Bowen)
What is the rank of our ASI
Master Sergeant
What did Bernoulli do before becoming a scientist?
Bernoulli became a medical doctor. (page 13, Rife)
overcoming the weight and control of the aircraft in flight
What are 2 major challenges posed by weight?
Who wrote progress and Flying machines?
Octave Chanute's ( page 18, Rife)
A driving or propelling force in which a gas turbine engine provides the thrusting power.
What is jet propulsion? (page 11, Rife)
Who is the Secretary of the Air Force?
The Honorable Heather Wilson
A body in motion tends to stay in motion in a straight line, and a body at rest tends to stay at rest.
What is Newton's First Law? (page 10, Weger)
Which of the four forces of flight is not aerodynamic?
What is weight?
A Dutch-born Swiss scientist who loved mathmatics.
Who is Daniel Bernoulli? (page 13, Porter)
The point at which a plan stalls.
What is critical angle of attack? (page 15, Porter)
Who is the JROTC director?
Colonel Paul C. Lips