General Aeronautics Quiz

Do you know these basic concepts that are found extensively in aerospace engineering?

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Hint	Answer
What is the force generated that makes planes fly?	Lift
What is the undesirable force against the plane that is created as a result?	Drag
What is the force that pulls the plane down towards the earth?	Weight
What is the force that propels the plane forward?	Thrust
What is the name of the cross-sectional shape of the wing?	Airfoil
What are the devices placed on the tips of wings to reduce induced drag?	Winglets
What control surface increases the camber of a wing?	Flaps

Hint	Answer
What control surface pitches the aircraft up and down?	Elevators
What control surface yaws the aircraft left and right?	Rudder
What control surface rolls the aircraft?	Ailerons
What nondimensional value is a ratio of airspeed and the speed of sound?	Mach Number
What is it called when an aircraft is flying faster than the speed of sound?	Supersonic
What about when an aircraft is flying multiple times faster than the speed of sound?	Hypersonic
What happens when the angle of attack of a wing is too high?	Stall