Aerospace Engineering Basics
This is where the pilot sits to control the airplane.
What is the cockpit?
This American astronaut was the first person to walk on the moon in 1969.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This type of engineer designs aircraft, spacecraft, and other aviation technologies.
What is an aerospace engineer?
The first airplane was made mostly from this type of material.
What is wood?
This part of the airplane creates lift and helps it stay in the air.
What are the wings?
The force that pulls objects toward Earth is called this.
What is gravity?
This astronaut was the first African-American woman to travel to space.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
The two main branches of aerospace engineering are aeronautical engineering and this.
What is astronautical engineering?
The first person to fly in space was from this country.
What is the Soviet Union?
This part of the airplane spins to help create thrust and move the plane forward.
What is a propeller?
This term describes the curved shape of an airplane wing that helps create lift.
What is an airfoil?
This famous aviator became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This was the first successful moon landing.
What is Apollo 11?
This African American pilot was the first woman of her race to earn a pilot’s license.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
This provides the power to move the airplane forward and is usually found under the wings or on the body.
What is an engine?
This type of fuel is commonly used in jet engines to provide thrust.
What is jet fuel?
These brothers are credited with inventing the first successful powered airplane.
Who are the Wright brothers?
This aerospace vehicle is used to launch spacecraft into space and is capable of being reused.
What is a space shuttle?
The Wright brothers, known for their contributions to flight, flew the first powered aircraft in this year.
Hint: This occurred in the early 1900s
What is 1903?
This part of the airplane stabilizes it during air travel.
What is the tail?
This type of study focuses on how air moves around things like airplanes.
What is aerodynamics?
The first manned spaceflight to orbit the Earth was done by this astronaut.
Who is John Glenn?
This international space station orbits Earth and is used for scientific research in space.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
This shuttle was the first reusable spacecraft, launching in 1981.
Hint: It is named after a country
What is the Space Shuttle Columbia?
This is the main body of the airplane that houses the cockpit, passengers, and cargo.
What is the fuselage?