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How fast does the Concorde go?
Mach 2
What part of the full fuselage trainer is missing in the museum? (is it wings, tail, engines, or nose)
The wings!
What was the VERY earliest form of flight (from flying gizmos show)
Insect flight!
What Apollo mission landed us on the moon?
Apollo 11
What is the first plane in the WW1 museum? (the upstairs part)
The Caproni Ca.20
What percentage of the 787 is made out of composites and how far back could it's wings flex (NEED EXACT ANSWERS FOR BOTH)
50% composites, 25 feet back
What parts of an astronauts body had to be strapped down to use the space toilet?
Waist and ankles
Name the 4 processes of how an engine starts
Intake, Compression, Combustion, Expulsion
Who built the V2 rocket?
Warner Von Braun
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The first African-American military pilots and support personnel in the United States Armed Forces (WWII)
Who were the four presidents who flew on the Airforce One?
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, JFK, and Richard Nixon.
What is a composite?
Advanced materials created by mixing two or more materials into one (ex - carbon fiber mixed with resin)
What was the name of the two monkeys who we sent up into space?
Enos and Ham
What was in B-29 Superfortress engine blocks that caused engine fires?
Magnesium
How many Concordes were made, and how many were used for testing?
20 total were made, 4 were used for testing
Explain IN DETAIL how your bone mass gets reduced while in space (I will be picky)
Zero gravity while in space reduces stress on your bones, so the cells that break down your bones work faster than the cells building up your bones.
A structure made up of interlocking triangles that helps support a structure by distributing the stress equally.
What is the name of the Saturn V engine? (SPECIFIC)
Rocketdyne F-1
What WWI plane is America famous for making?
Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny"
What year did DB Cooper jump out of the 727
1971
What is one of the diseases/ infections that can be worse while in space (WE TALKED ABOUT ONE)
Salmonella
What were the names of both of the educators who ran your Lego Mechatronics?
Vega and Bahar
What mission is Lunar Sample 12047 (biggest moon rock) from, or who collected it?
Apollo 12 or Pete Conrad
What was the legless pilot's last name?
Bader