Aircrafts
These generate lift through forward airspeed and the shape of their rigid wings
What are Airplanes?
An aviator trained to fly airplanes, helicopters, or spacecraft
What is a Pilot?
This aviator was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
Typically, Lithium Polymer (LiPo), this provides power for the entire system
What is the Battery?
The four fundamental forces of flight
What are Lift, Thrust, Drag, and Weight?
These generate lift and thrust using engine-driven spinning rotor blades
What are Helicopters?
An aviation professional who coordinates the safe and efficient movement of aircraft
What is an Air Traffic Controller?
This aviator mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world
Who is Amelia Earhart?
Usually made of carbon fiber or molded plastic, this is the structural skeleton that holds everything together
What is the Frame?
The panels raised on top of an airplane's wings immediately after touchdown to dump lift and slow the aircraft down
What are the Spoilers?
These are autonomous or remotely piloted aircraft
What are Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)?
A trained professional who inspects, troubleshoots, and repairs aircraft engines, structural parts, and mechanical systems
What is an Aircraft Mechanic?
Aviation pioneers credited with inventing and building the world's first successful motor-operated airplane
Who are Orville and Wilbur Wright (the Wright Brothers)?
This spin the propellers
What is the Motor?
This tilts the wings' lift vector, generating a horizontal force that pulls the plane in the direction of the turn
What is Banking or Rolling?
These are unpowered aircraft that sustain flight utilizing natural air currents
What are Gliders?
A law enforcement officer who investigates crimes, security breaches, and suspicious activities on an airport
What is an Airport Detective?
The first aviator to exceed the speed of sound
Who is Chuck Yeager?
The aerodynamic blades that generate lift and can come in varying lengths, pitches, and materials
What are the Propellers?
In the ICAO phonetic alphabet, this code word comes immediately after "Sierra"
What is Tango?
These use buoyant gas to float and include vehicles such as blimps, airships, and hot air balloons
What are Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) Vehicles?
An FAA-licensed pilot authorized to teach aspiring aviators
What is a Certified Flight Instructor?
The first American aviator to orbit the Earth
Who is John Glenn?
The "brain" of the drone that contains gyroscopes and accelerometers to keep the aircraft stable
What is the Flight Controller?
This instrument measures the height of the aircraft relative to a fixed level below it
What is the Altimeter?