Aerospace & Aerodynamics
This field combines the study of aerodynamics with the exploration of outer space.
What is aerospace?
This type of aircraft is kept aloft by aerodynamic forces on its wings and moves forward using propulsion.
What is an airplane?
In the aircraft name “T-6A Texan,” this letter identifies it as a trainer.
What is the “T”?
These three stages make up the CAP Model Rocketry Program.
What are Redstone, Titan, and Saturn?
On August 28, 2015, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III announced that Civil Air Patrol had officially become part of this branch’s Total Force, alongside the regular, guard, and reserve forces.
What is the Air Force?
This branch of science deals with the forces of air in motion.
What is aerodynamics?
Thrust, lift, weight, and drag make up these four essential components of flight.
What are the four forces of flight?
yaw, pitch, and roll correspond to these three axes of an aircraft.
What are the vertical, lateral, and longitudinal axes?
This federal organization sets safety rules for consumer model rocket motors.
What is the National Association of Rocketry (NAR)?
Civil Air Patrol was officially founded on this date in 1941.
What is December 1, 1941?
This point on a wing is where airflow separates between the upper and lower surfaces.
What is the leading edge?
Known as the art, science, and technology of flight within Earth’s atmosphere.
What is aviation?
This aircraft is the largest plane in the United States Air Force.
What is the C-5 Galaxy?
Known as the “Father of Modern Rocketry,” he launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926.
Who is Dr. Robert Goddard?
A major advocate for military airpower, he greatly influenced the development of the U.S. Air Force.
Who is Billy Mitchell?
This phenomenon occurs when airflow over a wing becomes turbulent and lift rapidly decreases.
What is a stall?
This technique keeps an aircraft aloft by using the natural energy of the atmosphere.
What is soaring?
This aircraft became the first plane to break the sound barrier in level flight on October 14, 1947.
What is the Bell X-1?
his German engineer led early liquid-fuel rocket experiments with the V-2 program.
Who is Wernher von Braun?
He served as the very first National Commander of CAP.
Who is John F. Curry?
his part of an aircraft provides stability and helps control yaw.
What is the vertical stabilizer?
: This term refers to the production of force needed to move a payload to its destination.
What is propulsion?
This is the glider model used by Civil Air Patrol.
What is the L-23 Blanik?
This rocket, developed by SpaceX, is currently the most powerful operational rocket on Earth.
What is the Falcon Heavy?
In 2025, CAP reaches this impressive age.
What is 84 years old?