Wright Brothers
What is the name of the Wright Brothers' first true airplane?
The Wright Flyer
What are the four forces of flight?
Lift, weight, thrust, and drag
What is the name of the well-known supersonic passenger jet introduced in the 70s and retired in 2003?
The Concorde
What word describes a plane with two vertically-stacked wings?
A biplane
What does FAA stand for?
Federal Aviation Administration
What is the name of the North Carolina beach town where the Wrights tested their designs?
Kitty Hawk
What term describes the position of the wing relative to airflow?
The angle of attack
What is the nickname of the Lockheed SR-71, found at the Udvar-Hazy center?
The Blackbird
A glider
What is the world's busiest airport?
ATL
What type of vehicle did the Wright Brothers manufacture before shifting their attention to aircraft?
Bicycles
What is the relationship between wing angle and lift?
As the angle increases, lift increases
What type of plane is Air Force One adapted from?
A Boeing 747
Sputnik was the first man-made version of what type of spacecraft?
A satellite
What's the technical name for a drone?
UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)
In what Midwestern town did the Wright brothers spend most of their adult lives?
Dayton, Ohio
What is it called when an airplane reaches its "critical" angle of attack, causing the aircraft to descend suddenly?
Stall
Which space shuttle is on display at the Udvar-Hazy center?
Discovery
Name two types of lighter-than-air flying machine.
Hot air balloon, gas balloon, roziere, airship
Helico = spinning
Pter = flying
What is the name of the Wright brothers' sister, who supported their work and accompanied them on many of their testing trips?
Katharine
What scientific principle describing the pressure of moving fluids is often invoked to explain how an airplane generates lift?
Bernoulli's principle
What plane was famously printed upside-down on a series of highly-coveted misprinted US stamps?
The Curtiss Jenny
V-22s (Ospreys) and V-280s (Valors) are examples of what type of aircraft?
Tilt-rotor or VTOL (vertical take-off and landing)
What type of aircraft does Madeline's husband fly?
The UH-1N "Huey"