Aircraft systems
Aircraft physics
CAP/Military History
Weather
Challenge Category
100
What does GPS stand for
Global positioning system
100
What are the four forces of flight(ACCORDING TO AE MODULE 1)
Lift, thrust, Gravity(weight), and drag
100
What type of aircraft does CAP primary use
Cessna 172
100
What is the term for liquid or solid water that forms in the atmosphere and falls to Earth's surface?
Precipitation
100
What aircraft was used to drop the first two atomic bombs
B-29
200
What instrument measure the rate at which an aircrfat is climbing.
Vertical speed indicator
200
What are the three axes of an aircraft
Longitudinal, lateral, vertical Axis
200
Who was the chief and staff USAF and chairman of the CAP national board
Spaatz
200
What is the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere, where most weather occurs?
Troposphere
200
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific Area WW2
General MacAuthor
300
What do the main flight instruments use to determine an aircraft’s oxrientation, heading, and rate of turn?
Gyroscopes
300
What does AOA stand for
Angle of Attack
300
Who was the World War I fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient who became known as the ace of aces
Eddie Rickenbacker
300
What is a downdraft, or downburst, and how can it create dangerous turbulence during a thunderstorm?
Microburst 
300
What was CAP's original wartime role during World War II?
Costal Patrol
400
What is the four-stroke cycle
Intake, Compression, ignition/power, and exhaust.
400
What is newtons first law
An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced, outside force.
400
Who was the army General who was known for being an advocate of Strategic bombing.
General Eaker
400
What are the fast-moving bands of wind in the upper atmosphere that airliners use to increase their ground speed?
Jet Stream
400
In aircraft classification, what does the letter “S” stand for?
Submarine warfare
500
What are the four types of aircraft engines listed in the Module 2 AE book
In-line, V in-line, Horizontally opposed in-line, radical engine
500
What is the rotating column of air formed behind a wingtip due to pressure differences above and below the wing?
Vortex 
500
Who was the aviation advocate who is recognized as the primary visionary behind the formation of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP)?
Gill Robb Wilson
500
What is the continuous process in which water evaporates, condenses into clouds, and falls back to Earth as precipitation?
Water Cycle
500
What type of aircraft is this
F-16XL