Materials
The Wright brothers' Wright Flyer 1 was made of what materials?
Wood and fabric
Who petitioned the government to regulate the airlines?
The airlines
A UAV includes what components?
The drone itself
The "fuselage" of an airship is called what?
The gondola
The stage of a jet engine that heats the compressed air
Combustor
This metal is hard and lightweight, but expensive to produce
Titanium
Airframe parachutes are most commonly found on which class of aircraft?
Airplanes
A UAS includes what components?
UAV, human controller, software, data link, remote control
The basket of a hot air balloon is most similar to which airplane component?
Fuselage
Turbofan
Which metal is most likely to be used for landing gear assemblies?
Steel
Who requires airplane manufacturers to use fire-resistant fabrics?
The FAA
This drone is essentially a helicopter with no pilot on board
Single rotor
Name a component on the empennage
Rudder, vert/horizontal stabilizer, elevator
A ______________ is a propeller driven by a turbine
Turboprop
Why are composite construction materials used in modern aircraft?
They are lightweight
Describe a ballistic recovery system
Airframe parachute
Are multirotor drones heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air?
Heavier-than-air
Which aircraft category has a tail rotor?
Rotorcraft
True or false: Jet turbines exhaust a higher volume of air than they take in
True
Name a composite material used in aircraft
Fiberglass / Carbon fiber
A glass cockpit enhances safety by reducing _____ ______.
Mental fatigue
When a multirotor's thrust equals its weight, how does the drone move?
It hovers in place
How do flaps increase lift?
They enlarge a wing and change its shape.
This stage of the turbine compresses incoming air
Compressor