Chuck Yeager
Theory of Flight
The Wright Brothers
Sir Isaac Newton
Theory of Flight Part II
100
the aircraft Chuck Yeager broke the Sound Barrier in.
What is the X-1
100
A Structure when exposed to when to flow of air, generates lift
What is an Airfoil
100
Device the Wright Brothers developed to test their airplane models.
What is the Wind Tunnel
100
A body in Motion tends to stay in motion in a straight line and a body at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.
What is Newton's First Law of Motion
100
1.15 statute mile or 1.85 kilometers per hour
What is a knot
200
The highest speed Chuck Yeager attained in the X-1
What is Mach 2.4
200
The curve of an airfoil
What is Camber
200
12 seconds
What is the duration of their first flight
200
Force = Mass X Acceleration
What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motioni
200
The angle between the direction of the relative wind and the chord line of an airfoil.
What is the angle of attack
300
the highest rank Chuck Yeager attained?
What is Brigadier General
300
A straight line between leading edge and trailing edge of an airfoil.
What is the chord line
300
120 feet
What is the distance the Wright Brothers flew on their first flight.
300
For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.
What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
400
the highest military award Chuck Yeager achieved
What is the Medal of Honor
400
the way an object moves through the air.
What is Aerodynamics
400
December 17, 1903
What is the date of the Wright Brothers first flight.
400
Sometimes called the Law of Inertia
What is the 1st Law of Motion
500
Chuck Yeager's first job in the US Army
What is Mechanic
500
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
What is the location of the Wright Brothers first flight.
500
An object's acceleration is directly proportional to the sum of all forces exerted on it.
What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
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