Lesson 1
The most famous test pilot ever.
Who is Chuck Yeager?
A common unit of force
What is a newton?
Person who published his three laws of motion in 1686
Who is Sir isaac Newton?
#1 thing taken into account when engineers are building a fuselage
What is aircraft mission?
a handle attached by cables, pulleys, or some sort other means to control the aircraft
What is a control stick?
Book containing the earliest recording of of human flight
What is the Book of Sui?
Newton's Law that describes how to mathematically calculate the sum of all forces.
What is newton's Second law
The force of flight that is overcome by increasing lift
What is weight?
The degree of force that must be taken into account when engineers are designing a fuselage
What is torque?
Aircraft slats, flaps, and spoilers
What are secondary flight controls
The straight line between the foremost and hindermost points of an airfoil.
What is the chord line?
An aircraft example of Newton's Third Law, which is the driving force that provides thrust.
What is jet propulsion?
degree by which we measure size, speed, or weight
What is magnitude?
where the flight path intersects with the ground at an angle
What is glide angle?
how fast an aircraft is going
What is velocity?
The controlled spaces for testing airflow over a wing.
What is a wind tunnel?
Person whose calculus provided the framework for modern aerodynamics
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
The average location of an aircraft's weight
What is Center of Gravity?
Aircraft part where most fuel tanks are located
What is the wing?
Used to create roll
What is a spoiler?
The year that the Wright Brothers developed their first successful glider.
What is the year 1902?
Newton's second law equation
What is F=Mass x Acceleration
The layer of air near a plane's surface
What is the boundary layer?
Aircraft part where the spars, ribs, and stringers are located
What is the wing?
consists of a number of phases, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing
What is flight?