Cabin Slang
This non-technical term describes the temporary physical discomfort and fatigue that occurs when rapidly traveling across multiple time zones.
What is jet lag?
This primary upward force is created by the movement of air over the wings and is what keeps the plane airborne.
What is lift?
Tom Cruise starred as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in this 1986 film, centering on elite U.S. Navy fighter pilots.
What is Top Gun?
The last name of the two American brothers who achieved the first controlled, sustained flight in 1903.
What are the Wright (brothers)?
In 2011, this American rapper sang, “Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?”
What is “Airplanes” by B.o.B (feat. Hayley Williams)?
This is the term for the time you spend waiting between connecting flights at an airport.
What is a layover/stop-over?
This force opposes thrust and is created by the friction of the air over the surfaces of the plane.
What is drag?
Tom Hanks portrayed this pilot who famously landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009.
Who is Captain Sully Sullenberger?
In 1932, this American woman became the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
What Australian artist used the lyrics in their follow-up major hit "I had a dream that someday, I would just fly, fly away"?
Who is “Tones and I”?
The official term for the sudden, erratic movement of the aircraft caused by atmospheric disturbances.
What is turbulence?
This pair of movable surfaces are located at the back edge of the wing and are extended during take-off and landing.
What are flaps?
In Star Wars, this princess-turned-general commands starships, space fleets and pilots while wearing her iconic hair buns.
Who is Princess Leia?
Which two cities are the furthest apart that you can fly between in only one flight?
What are Singapore and New York?
This Nicki Minaj song, which went on to become one of the biggest hits of 2012, spent a total of twenty-one consecutive weeks in the top ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Answer: What is "Starships"?