Airplane Stuff
The number of axes a plane has
What is 3
The fundamental cause of our weather
What is the Sun
The planet closest to the sun
What is Mercury
The famous person that disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the globe
Who was Amelia Earhart
GPS
What is Global Positioning System
The 3 axis of a plane
What are Roll, Pitch, Yaw
A body of air in motion?
What is Wind
A group of stars
What is a constellation
The first American woman in space
Who was Sally Ride
The plane you will go in if you go on a powered o-flight
What is a Cessna 172
When was December 17, 1903
Wind and temperature used to explain how cold it feels
What is wind Chill
The second man to walk on the moon
Who is Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
"The Father of Modern Rocketry"?
Who is Dr. Robert Goddard
The four forces acting upon an airplane in flight
What are Lift, Thrust, Gravity, Drag
A column of air that moves vertically
What is a thermal
The name of our galaxy
What is the Milky Way
This person laid the fundamental laws that are important in aerospace
Who was Sir Isaac Newton
CAP cadets are eligible by Federal Aviation regulations to solo in a glider at this age
What is 14
Airspeed is commonly described in this unit of measurement
What are Knots
The number of tornadoes reported annually in the US (+-100)
What is 1200
Double Jeopardy!
The Heliocentric Theory (and who made it).
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus. It was the theory that suggested that the sun was at the center and all the planets revolved around it
The pilot on Apollo 11
Who was Michael Collins
CAP’s Birth Date?
When was December 1, 1941