Terminology 1
What is an Biplane?
An airplane that has two wings on each side
What is an Monoplane?
An airplane that has only one wing on each side
What is a Kite?
Light frames covered with paper, cloth, or plastic designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long string.
Where did human fascination with flying come from?
Birds
What is a VTOL airplane?
Vertical takeoff or landing.
What is a Glider?
Simple machines that allow the user to glide long distances from high points of elevation
What is a Hot Air Balloon?
An aircraft that uses rising warm air to cause lift
What is a Jet?
An aircraft powered by a jet engine.
What was most likely the first aircraft built by humans?
Kites
What is most often used to power airships?
Hydrogen.
What is an Fighter Plane?
A military aircraft designed to control the air by destroying enemy aircraft in combat
What is an Airplane?
Powered flying vehicles with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces
What is Mach-1?
The speed of sound
What was likely the first man made powered aircraft?
Hot air balloon
Why are most modern fighter jets not capable of going Mach-2?
There is little to no need for Mach-2 and no pilot has the skill to maneuver at those speeds.
What is an Ornithopter?
Simple aircraft that flies by flapping its mechanical wings
What is a Rotor Wing?
A basic design that produces lift by rotating rapidly on a horizontal plane
What is the Speed of Mach 1 in the air?
~760 mph
What was the main problem with hot air balloons?
They had no directional control.
What does having a fully pressurized cabin allow you to do and why is this a good thing?
Allows you to fly high above the clouds where there is less air resistance so your airplane can go much faster.
What is an Airship?
A lighter than air device that can navigate through the air under its own power
What is the FAA?
Federal Aviation Administration
What is an Aircraft Carrier?
A warship that serves as a floating air base for military aircraft
During the Renaissance era, scientists figured out two major things about flying. What was one of them?
With current technology (1490s- 1550s), humans had to create a whole system that was lighter than air in order to be able to fly.
Humans could never be as light as a bird or generate enough thrust with our arms to fly
How does a Jet engine work?
The engine sucks in air, heats it with some sort of burned fuel, then shoots that hot air out the back at a faster speed then it was sucked in.