Basic Aviation knowledge
What helps airplanes fly?
Wings
What is the unit for the speed of sound?
What does VFR stand for?
Visual flight rules
What is a black box?
A device that records the audio inside the cockpit and the instrument's status. It is recorded in case for any potential crashes or incidents.
What year did the wright brothers make their first flight
1903
What do pilots use to control the direction of the plane?
Yoke or control stick
What does ATC stand for
Air Traffic Control
What is the purpose of a transponder in an aircraft?
To transmit the aircraft's location and altitude to the ATC (making your aircraft visible by radar)
What is the nickname of the Boeing 747?
Queen of the Skies
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean
Amelia Earhart
Where does an aircraft land?
A runway/airstrips
What is the term that describes the upward force that opposes gravity in flight?
Lift
What does "MTOW" stand for?
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW)
What is the first fighter jet in the world?
Messerschmitt Me 262
The is the name of Charles Lindbergh's aircraft?
The Spirit of St. Louis
What is the main body of an airplane called?
fuselage
What is a call sign?
It identifies the aircraft on radio communication
What are the 4 forces of flight?
Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag
When was the first time that there were in-flight meals served in airplanes?
October 1918
What is the Concord
The fastest commercial jet (entered service in 1976 and flew faster than sound.)
What instrument tells pilots how high the aircraft is from the ground or from the sea?
Altimeter
What are the three main flight control surfaces of an airplane?
Ailerons, elevator, and rudder
What is the Coffin Corner in aviation, and why is it dangerous for high-altitude jets?
The narrow margin at high altitude where the stall speed and critical Mach number nearly meet, leaving almost no safe speed range to fly
The fastest airplane ever built
The SR-71 blackbird
An aircraft that revolutionized air travel with its size in 1970.
The Boeing 747