Jet Engines
This type of jet engine powers most commercial airliners today.
What is a turbofan?
This fighter jet is known as the “Raptor.”
What is the F-22?
This organization leads international civil aviation safety efforts.
What is ICAO?
This airline was known as the U.S. "flag carrier" until its 1991 bankruptcy.
What is Pan Am?
ATC stands for this in aviation.
What is Air Traffic Control?
The main rotating shaft inside a jet engine is known as this.
What is the spool?
This long-range bomber has been in service since 1955.
What is the B-52 Stratofortress?
This system was introduced in aircraft partly due to the crash of United Flight 173 in 1978.
What is CRM (Crew Resource Management)?
This airline's kangaroo logo has become a global aviation symbol.
What is Qantas?
This ATC phrase means “acknowledge and follow instructions.”
What is “Wilco”?
This British company is a leading producer of jet engines for both civil and military aircraft.
What is Rolls-Royce?
This stealth multirole fighter is used by the U.S. and several allied nations.
What is the F-35 Lightning II?
The 1985 crash of this Japan Airlines flight remains the deadliest single-aircraft accident.
What is Japan Airlines Flight 123?
This airline merged with Continental in 2010.
What is United Airlines?
This technology shows aircraft position and speed to controllers.
What is radar?
The part of a jet engine where air is compressed before combustion.
What is the compressor?
DAILY DOUBLE!
The A-10 Thunderbolt II is better known by this nickname.
What is the Warthog?
This 2009 crash led to a renewed focus on pilot training and automation dependence.
What is Air France Flight 447?
This European airline was once the world's largest by revenue in the 2000s.
What is Lufthansa?
In an emergency, pilots set this squawk code.
What is 7700?
This American company developed the F135 engine used in the F-35 Lightning II.
What is Pratt & Whitney?
This Russian aircraft is often compared to the U.S. F-22 Raptor.
What is the Sukhoi Su-57?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This 1996 midair collision over India involved a Saudi and Kazakh aircraft.
What is the Charkhi Dadri collision?
This budget airline revolutionized short-haul travel in Europe.
What is Ryanair?
This FAA facility handles aircraft traveling between airport control zones.
What is an Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)?