Unit 1
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS
Automatic stabilization
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems?
Autonomous and remote control
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increase in altitude.
Decreases
A fixed-wing aircraft control surface that can induce a moment around the lateral axis.
Elevator
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves?
Nikola Tesla
In what year did nonmilitary agencies begin UAS?
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS?
Modern UAS are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable
A helicopter is a type of_____ aircraft.
rotary-wing
The technology that increased the accuracy and capability of UAS.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
What type of remote pilots did the FAA first authorize?
Public
What year did congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace?
2012
What are three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace?
Reliability, development of Detect and Avoid technology, Control link security
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom.
six
The first operational targeting drone.
De Havilland Queen Bee
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine?
Fixed Wing
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970's and battle tested in 1982?
Scout
What are the four core components of a UAS?
Unmanned aircraft, payload, control station, control link
____ is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance.
Air density
The first full scale remotely piloted aircraft.
Sopwith Aerial Target
What Multirotor configuration sUAS uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis?
Tricopter
What "first" for UAS was credited to Reginald Denny?
Mass Production
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator?
Leading System Amber
The degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around the axes are _____,______, and_____.
Pitch, roll, and yaw
The primary mission of the lightning bug in Vietnam.
Reconnaissance
What changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight?
Decrease in maneuverability