Equations
F = Mass* Acceleration
What is the Force Equation
What are the simplest form of gliders?
Paper airplanes
When the air over a wing is faster than air underneath, this creates what?
Lift
When was contact lens created?
1887 or 19th century
How any words do Scotland have for the word Snow?
421
ratio: Object Speed / Speed of Sound
Mach Number
The angle between the chord line and the flight direction is called
Angle of attack
What is the name of the box that records all flight data?
Black Box
rigid tissue that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals
Bone
How long does it take a drop of water to travel the entire Mississippi River?
90 days
This force gives the ability of flight
Lift
How are paper airplanes given their initial velocity?
By throwing
What is the average cruising altitude?
35,000-40,000 feet
A butterfly shaped gland that sits at the low end on the front of your neck?
Thyroid
How many islands do the Philippines consist of?
Over 7 thousand
7641 to be precise.
Lift depends _ shape of an object, inclination, air viscosity and compressibility
Body shape
What are the 3 forces of a glider?
Lift, drag, weight
How long does the oxygen in an airplane emergency oxygen mask last?
Only about 15 minutes
human made organ device or tissue that is implanted or integrated into a human
artificial organ
Where was german chocolate cake invented?
Texas
= Coefficient *[ (density*velocity^squared)/2]*Wing Area
Lift Equation
What are the facts that affect lift
Object, Motion, Air
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic oceean
Amelia Earhart
Is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the skeletal system?
Orthopedic
Who founded New York?
The Dutch