Important People
Sir George Cayley is famous for being what?
These help hold a primary flight control in a given position and reduce pressure on them
Anti-torque pedals control what motion?
Yaw
The rudder controls movement around the _______ axis, the movement is called _______, and the stability is ________
Vertical axis, Yaw, Directional
Weight is the opposite of what?
Lift
Charles Taylor worked with the Wright brothers and made what, that helped them fly in what year?
Engine, 1903
An engine housing is called what?
Nacelle
What increases total lift by all blades at the same time?
the collective
Roll is the movement around the _____ axis, is controlled by the _________ and has a _______ stability
Longitudinal, ailerons, lateral
An aircraft with two main gears and a nose gear is called a tricycle aircraft. What is an aircraft with two mains and a tail wheel?
Conventional
What is the name of the first african american woman to receive a pilots license?
Bessie Coleman
There are two types of spoilers, what are they?
Ground, Flight
What controls movement, forward, back, left and right, on a helicopter?
Cyclic
Movement around the lateral axis is called _______. It is controlled by the ________ and has a ________ stability
Pitch, Elevators, longitudinal
A horizontal stabilizer without a seperate elevator is refered to as what?
Stabilator
The first person to break the sound barrier was whom?
Chuck Yeager
Which primary flight control is found on the wings?
Aileron
Fenstron, and Notar are safer options to what component?
tailrotor
When an aircraft hits turbulance and goes back to normal, straight flight it is known as what kind of stability?
Positive
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Baroness Raymond de Laroche was famous not only for being a racecar driver, but also for this
The first woman to receive a pilots license
Bernoulli's principle is attributed to what?
Lift
What is the name of the man who invented the first helicopter?
Igor Sikorsky
When an aircraft hits turbulance and neither returns to normal flight, nor gets worse it is called what kind of stability?
Neutral
The acronym SHELL stands for what?
Software
Hardware
Environment
Liveware - you
Liveware - others