Physics of Flight

Aircraft production has ______ with a(n) ______ in air travel

• decreased; increase
• increased; decrease
• increased; increase
• decreased; decrease

What are the two main types of aircraft engines?

• Jet and Reciprocating
• Scramjet and Rocket
• Turbofan and Turboprop
• Aircraft and Car

Which one of the choices is NOT one of the four forces of flight?

• Bernoulli's Force
• Weight (Gravity)
• Thrust
• Drag

Which flight control provides lift for the airplane?

• Elevator
• Slat
• Winglet
• Airfoil

In the building process of an airplane, what happens after the aluminum sheet is curved into the fuselage?

• Major equipment is installed
• Treated with sealent
• Anti-weakening solution is applied
• Airplane is delivered

When did the Wright Brothers first successfully fly their plane?

• 1910
• 1907
• 1901
• 1904

Which is NOT an instrument found in the cockpit of an airplane?

• Flight
• Radio
• Navigational
• Engine

Which states how airplanes create lift?

• Euler's Equation
• Bernoulli's Equation
• Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
• Bernoulli's Principle

The control surfaces cause ALL BUT ONE of these things to happen.

• Yaw
• Pitch
• Stall
• Roll

Which forces of flight are necessary for takeoff?

• Thrust and Lift
• Drag and Weight
• Thrust and Weight
• Lift and Weight