introduction to flight
aircrfaft systems and airports
air and space enviorment
rockets
spacecraft
100
the natural force pulling everything to the earth
What is gravity
100
the chemical process of burning
What is combustion
100
the two motions of the earth
What is rotation and revolution
100
greek man who developed the first rocket engine
Who is Hero
100
the first artificial (manmade) satellite
What is sputnik
200
for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What is Newtons third law
200
lighting system that is the most common visual glide path system and gives pilots a visual indication of the proper approach angle during landing
What is visual approach slope indicator (VASI)
200
tropsphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
What is the four layers of the atmosphere
200
American physics professor who led to major break throughs in the development of rockets
Who is Robert H. Goddard
200
NAVSTAR
What is the navigational satellite for GPS
300
the curved part of an airfoil from its leading to trailing edge
What is camber
300
numbers at the end of a runway
What is runway headings
300
usually crosses the US at 30,000-35,000 ft.
What is jet stream
300
provides the shape of the rocket and all of the other systems are contained within it
What is the airframe
300
first spacecraft to land on the moon
What is Apollo 11
400
the two brothers that made the first successful manned, powered flight
What is the Montgolfier brothers
400
this must be on to engage the starter of an aircraft
What is the master switch
400
the sun and the bodies that orbit around it
What is a solar system
400
the "brain" of the rocket
What is the guidance system
400
first labratory in space
What is skylab
500
longitudinal,verical, and lateral
What is the three axes of an airplane
500
in-line, "v" in-line, horizontally opposed in-line, and radial
What is cylinder arrangments
500
the sixth planet in our solar system (hint: has as many rings as the New York jets)
What is saturn
500
small fins placed inside the exhaust of the rocket engine
What is vanes
500
a joint venture with US, Europe, Canada, Japan and Russia. It is to be the permanent space station of the very near future
What is Space Station Alpha
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