Flight
Lifting Power
Thermals
Civil Air Patrol Facts
People of Civil Air Patrol
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What is a machine that is capable of flying through the air called?

Aircraft

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What word best goes with this definition- the height or distance above a reference plane.
Altitude
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Who created the first successful, manned, hot air balloon?
Two french brothers with the names of Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier.
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What year was Civil Air Patrol founded?
1941
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Who is named after the third cadet rank?
Mary Feik
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What is visible behind each wingtip?
Vortex
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When warm air rises into the colder air at higher altitudes, what happens?
It cools and then stops rising.
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What year was the first successful, manned, hot air balloon created?

1783

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What branch is Civil Air Patrol part of?
United States Air Force
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What acheivment is the first milestone?
Wright Brothers
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What are the four forces acting upon an airplane in flight?

Lift, Gravity, Thrust, and Drag

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What is the definition of "thermal."
a column of air that moves upwards.
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A balloon operates on the principle of what?
Buoyancy
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What is our motto?
Semper Vigilans
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Who is the Puerto Rico Wing commander?

COL Ruben A. Hernandez

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What is a variometer?

An instrument to determine the rate of climb or descent; sometimes referred to as vertical velocity indicator.

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Term referring to the ratio of fuel to air, in which all fuel is burned upon combustion (15 parts air to 1 part gasoline)?

Stoichiometric (ratio)

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The large container that holds this hot air is called what?
the envelope.
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What are the three missions of CAP?
Aerospace Education, Emergency Services, and Cadet Programs
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Who is the national commander?

Maj Gen Regena Aye

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What are the 5 layers of earth's atmosphere, in order?

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere.

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What movement results in a circulation and is known as what?
An up and down movement results in a circulation and is known as convection.
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What word goes with this definition- one of several vertical panels that make up th envelope.
gore
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How many wings are in Civil Air Patrol?
52 Wings
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what is the first achievement called??

it is called the "Carl A. Spaatz Award."


NO it is the John F. Curry award


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