FS Lesson 1 Flight Assessment

As they create new airplane designs, aerospace engineers document their work.

Why is such documentation important? Select all that apply.

• To provide future historians artifacts to exhibit in museums.

• To know what worked and continue improving those designs.

• To avoid making the same mistakes again

• To provide managers records for evaluating the progress of their workers.

During the Instant Design Challenge, your team used the Design Process to create a paper airplane.

Identify the step of the Design Process that matches the following task—The team had to take design considerations into account, such as how far the plane should fly and where it should land.

• Define a Problem

• Generate Concepts

• Design a Solution

• Build and Test

• Evaluate a Solution

Describe what happens to an airplane in flight when drag is greater than thrust.

• Plane rises

• Plane descends

• Plane accelerates

• Plane slows

Which of Newton’s Laws of Motion explaions

what is happening in this statement—An airplane accelerates because of the

force of thrust.

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• None of the above

Which of Newton’s Laws of Motion explains

what is happening in this statement—An airplane was at rest on the runway,

waiting in line for the planes ahead of it to take off. The pilot turns on the

jet engines and the plane begins moving forward on the runway. The plane

changed from a state of rest to being in motion as a result of the force of

thrust.

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

• None of the above

A military cargo plane is loaded with the maximum weight allowable for the flight. The cargo is heavier than what the pilot usually carries, so the pilot adjusts as follows:

• The pilot flies slower to create less thrust and less lift

• The pilot flies slower to create more thrust and more lift

• The pilot flies faster to create less thrust and less lift

• The pilot flies faster to create more thrust and more lift

Name the motion illustrated by the aircraft image.

• Pitch

• Yaw

• Roll

• Bend

Name the motion illustrated by the aircraft image.

• Pitch

• Yaw

• Roll

• Bend

Which action creates a difference in the lift on each wing, causing the plane to roll?

• Moving the rudder left or right.

• Raising or lowering the elevators.

• Decreasing the engine thrust.

• Raising one aileron and lowering the other aileron.

When is a pilot likely to lower the elevators on an airplane?

• When ascending to a higher altitude.

• When descending to a lower altitude.

• When taking off.

• After takeoff, when climbing and turning.