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Random Facts
100

F = Mass* Acceleration

What is the Force Equation

100

How many different variants of the F-35 are there?

3

100

____ waves occur whenever an object moves faster than the speed of sound and the object abruptly constricts the flow.

Shock Wave

100

What are biomaterials?

Biomaterials is the field of study in which scientists engineer a substance to direct, through the use of living organisms, a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure.  

100

What is the highest-grossing film of all time, taking inflation into account?

Gone with the Wind

200

ratio: Object Speed / Speed of Sound

Mach Number

200

The angle between the chord line and the flight direction is called

Angle of attack

200

What is the name of the box that records all flight data?

Black Box

200

How many senses do humans have?

There are five basic human senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste.

200

Who painted the Mona Lisa

Leonardo Da Vinci

300

This force gives the ability of flight

Lift

300

a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral, that, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working fluid, such as water or air.

propeller

300

How many planes flights are taken per day?

About 115,000

300

A butterfly shaped gland that sits at the low end on the front of your neck?

Thyroid

300

Who was the first African American ever appointed to the US Supreme Court?

Thurgood Marshall

400

K = 1/2 (mass)(velocity)^2

Kinetic Energy

400

The nose of the airplane rises, increasing the angle of attack, and producing the increased ____ needed for takeoff

Lift

400

Whats the dirtiest place on airplane?

tray table you're eating your meal off of

400

what is Neural Engineering?

is a discipline within biomedical engineering that uses engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace, or enhance neural systems.

400

What was the first capital of ancient Egypt?

Memphis

500

Blank = Velocity(time)

Acceleration

500

Four types of gas turbine engines are used to propel and power aircraft. Name at least 3.

Hint: They start with turbo

turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, and turboshaft.

500

What properties increase across a shock wave? Name 1

Hint: Temperature increase

Across a shock wave, the air pressure increases almost instantaneously. The air temperature and density also increase across a shock wave, while the Mach number and speed of the flow decrease.

500

When was the first biomaterials applied in medicine?

1940s

500

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote?

New Zealand (in 1893)

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