Forces of Flight
What are the four main forces acting on an airplane?
What is the center of gravity of an object called?
Centroid
What law explains how thrust is produced?
Newton’s Third Law
What shape are most orbits?
Ellipse
What happens if you touch robotics stuff/go into MakerSpace?
Referral
What type of quantity has both magnitude and direction?
Vector
What property describes resistance to bending based on shape?
Moment of inertia
What are the four basic engine operations?
Intake, Compression, Power, Exhaust
What is inclination?
Tilt of the orbit relative to Earth’s equator
What is this room's number?
C102
What happens when thrust equals drag?
Constant velocity (equilibrium)
What does a higher modulus of elasticity mean?
More stiffness / less deformation
What is the purpose of bypass air in a turbofan engine?
Increase efficiency and reduce noise
What point in orbit is closest to Earth?
Perigee
Name every admin in the school
(There's 4)
Besli, Hasan, Hasni, Topsakal
What principle explains lower pressure with higher airflow speed?
Bernoulli’s Principle
Why are composite materials used in aerospace?
High strength-to-weight ratio
What type of engine has no bypass air?
Turbojet
What orbital parameter determines orbital period?
Semi-major axis
What is the school's zipcode?
77498
What occurs at the angle of attack?
Lift
Name the two parts of a composite material.
Reinforcement (fiber) and matrix (resin)
What produces thrust in a rocket?
Expelling gases out of a nozzle
What does eccentricity describe?
Shape of the orbit (how circular or stretched it is)
Spell Ms. Feride's last name
Tiryakioglu