WorksheetsAerospace: Ch 7-9
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 59mins
Which answer is NOT one of the four Forces of Flight?
Relative Wind
Lift
Drag
Weight
What Dutch scientist discovered the relationship between the pressure and speed of fluid in motion?
Albert Einstein
Daniel Craig
Daniel Bernoulli
Ernst Mach
What is the four Forces of Flight; Lift, Drag, _____, and Weight?
Relative Wind
Thrust
Angle of Attack
Leading Edge
Bernoulli's Principle states "As the _____ of a fluid increases, the _____ decreases."
Angle of Attack; Drag
Weight; Visibility
Velocity; Pressure
Axis; Pitch
The three axes of an aircraft, also referred to as X, Y, and Z, are?
Longitudinal
Horizontal
Lateral
Latitudinal
Vertical
Inside an engine, _____ is converted into energy and used to rotate the propeller shaft.
Fuel
Oil
Water
Air
Performance is described as how an aircraft _____ to our commands.
Drives
Responds
Calls
Reacts
The smooth, more desirable flow pattern of air around a moving object is called?
Laminar
Laminate
Viscosity
Density
Air at a higher altitude has _____ pressure, therefore it has less density.
More
Even
Dirty
Less
Sound waves travel like _____ in water, and in all directions.
Boats
Rocks
Ripples
Splashes
The _____ varies with altitude because temperature decreases with the increase in height.
Speed of Aircraft
Speed of Electrons
Speed of Sound
Sound of Speed
_____ was the Australian scientist that determined the correct value for the Speed of Sound.
Chuck Yeager
Albert Einstein
Dennis Bernoulli
Ernst Mach
_____ reduces the effectiveness of an airfoil.
Stall
Weight
Turbulence
Thrust
The Leading Edge, Trailing Edge, Camber, and Chord make up the _____ Design.
Airplane
Airfoil
Laminar
Speed
Relative Wind flows _____ of the flight path.
The same direction
Perpendicular
Parallel
Opposite
Temperature is a measure of _____.
Degrees
Atoms
Energy
Pressure
Angle of Attack is the angle between the _____ line and the oncoming _____.
Chord; Relative Wind
Airfoil; Weight
Flight; Turbulence
Straight; Traffic
The Chord Line is an imaginary line that connects the _____ with the _____ within the Airfoil Design.
Leading Edge; Camber
Relative wind; Drag
Trailing Edge; Drag
Leading Edge; Trailing Edge
Weight directly opposes lift and must be overcome to achieve flight.
TRUE
FALSE
The ultimate goal is to design a plane that produces a lot of drag and weighs very little.
TRUE
FALSE
Lift can be produced by changing the camber, or curvature, of the airfoil shape of a wing.
TRUE
FALSE
Where an airplanes weight is distributed has NO affect on its ability to fly.
TRUE
FALSE
The Trailing Edge of an airfoil meets relative wind first.
TRUE
FALSE
An airplanes Longitudinal Axis runs from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.
TRUE
FALSE
What are two common types of engines?
Explosive
Reciprocating
Turbine
Compression
What force moves an aircraft through the air?
Lift
Pull
Weight
Thrust
What force allows a plane or drone to fly?
Lift
Pull
Drag
Balloons
The definition of drag is _____.
the downward force of gravity pulling on an object.
the resistance of air when an object moves through it.
a forward force pushing an object.
an upward pull on an object.
What word best describes this shape?
Airplane
Airfoil
Airway
Aileron
If an airplane engine cut out mid flight, which force would decrease almost immediately?
Drag
Gravity
Thrust
Lift
What does NFZ stand for?
National Flight Zone
No Fly Zone
Negative Flight Zone
No Fear Zone
Which answers are true about the relationship between air pressure and air density?
As air pressure decreases the air density decreases.
Air density is not affected by a change in air pressure.
As air pressure increases the air density decreases.
As elevation increases both air pressure and density decrease.
If the angle of attack becomes too great, what condition can occur.
Dive
Stall
Roll
Yaw
A propeller converts the energy produced by an engine into lift as it spins.
TRUE
FALSE
Turbofan, Turboprop, and Turbojet and all examples of _____ engines.
Scramjet
Rocket
Turbine
NASCAR
Wilbur and Orville Wright gave the aviation field what three properties of heavier than air vehicle flight?
Sustained
Attached
Powered
Controlled
Fuselage means to shape like a spindle, or to streamline.
TRUE
FALSE
What are the three types of landing gear arrangements commonly used today?
Bicycle, Kickstand, and Fixed
Fixed, Retractable, and Flexible
Tandem, Single, and Pontoon
Conventional, Tricycle, and Tandem
Flight instruments allow for safe flight and show the pilot how well the airplane is performing.
TRUE
FALSE
What three things about an aircrafts turn does the Turn-and-Slip Indicator show?
Direction
Quality
Incline
Rate
What flight instrument displays an aircraft's altitude?
Vertical Velocity Indicator
Attitude Indicator
Altimeter
Tachometer
What are the three typical types of instrumentation in an airplane?
Engine
Navigation
Concept
Flight
What part of a reciprocating engine is fuel converted into energy?
Crankshaft
Piston
Cylinder
Spark Plug
The Vertical Velocity Indicator tells the pilot the rate that the airplane is climbing or descending.
TRUE
FALSE
Navigation is knowing where you are, where you are going and how you will get there.
TRUE
FALSE
The eighteen primary circles going north-south in direction are called lines of _____.
Parallel
Latitude
Degree
Longitude
Lines of Latitude are parallel lines that spaced _____ degrees apart from the equator to the north and south poles.
2
5
10
50
The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude the passes through which city in England?
Birmingham
Liverpool
Greenwich
Nottingham
GPS stands for Global _____ System.
Coordinate
Candidate
Chart
Caligraphy
The most commonly used aeronautical chart used is the _____.
Mercator
Relief
Hydrographic
Sectional
What are the three classifications of airports on an aeronautical chart?
Controlled
Civilian
Military
Joint-use
Airways are defined as _____.
prohibited and restricted airspace
a continental control area
three-dimensional highways in the sky
a series of lines that the navigator indicates for the aircraft
The Altimeter is the only non-electronic way to determine an airplane's height above the surface.
TRUE
FALSE
True North is the same direction as Magnetic North.
TRUE
FALSE
Which answers are types of Electronic Aids?
Automatic Direction Finder
Distance-Measuring Equipment
Both of the above answers
Neither of the above answers
Parallel lines on a map are called lines of _____.
Meridian
Greenwich
Latitude
Longitude
What is the term used to describe elevations on maps?
Mercator
Conic
Relief
Continental
A compass does not need to adjust for electrical power and aircraft metals when mounted in an airplane.
TRUE
FALSE
Who has control over all controlled airspace?
Military Ground Forces
Congress
FAA Air Traffic Controllers
Drone Operators
This agency is responsible for the regulation and oversight of civil aviation within the U.S., as well as operation of the National Airspace System.
Financial Airline Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aircraft of America
Free Aviators of America
