Aircraft and the Environment: Lesson Introduction

Why do you think there is a picture of a polar bear on ice and an airplane together in this lesson?

• To show how climate change can affect animals and airplanes

• To show how polar bears can fly planes

• To show how airplanes are made of ice

• To show how people like polar bears

Why is it important to consider the environment when designing civil aircraft?

• To make the aircraft look better

• To reduce the environmental impact

• To make the aircraft fly faster

• To use more fuel

What is one thing that can be affected by civil aviation?

• The color of the sky

• Global warming

• The taste of food

• The size of cars

Which of the following can help reduce the environmental impact of aviation?

• Using more fuel

• Making more noise

• Using new technologies and procedures

• Flying lower

If you were designing a new airplane, what could you do to help the environment?

• Ignore emissions and noise

• Use technologies to reduce emissions and noise

• Make the plane heavier

• Paint the plane a different color

Why should the environment be considered when designing civil aircraft?

• To make the aircraft look more colorful

• To reduce pollution and operating costs

• To make the aircraft fly faster

• To make the aircraft heavier

Which of the following is an economic reason for making aircraft greener?

• It makes the aircraft more expensive to operate

• It reduces operating costs for airlines

• It increases pollution charges

• It makes the aircraft slower

How does public opinion affect civil aircraft design?

• It does not affect aircraft design at all

• It makes engineers ignore the environment

• It makes aviation sensitive to political decision making

• It makes aircraft smaller

Why should engineers consider the environment in every decision they make?

• Because it is a moral responsibility

• Because it makes the aircraft heavier

• Because it is cheaper to ignore the environment

• Because it makes the aircraft fly lower

Imagine you are an engineer designing a new airplane. What is one way you could help the environment?

• Make the airplane use less fuel

• Make the airplane louder

• Make the airplane use more fuel

• Make the airplane fly in circles