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WorksheetsAerodynamics and Planes
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What are the 4 forces of flight?
Lift - Power - Air resistance - Gravity
Lift - Thrust - Drag - Weight
Up - Forwards - Backwards - Downwards
Lift - Thrust - Drag - Gravity
How do airplane wings create lift?
Plane engines create lift, not wings
By producing low pressure air below the wing and high pressure air on top of the wing
By trapping air underneath the wing
By producing high pressure air below the wing and low pressure air on top of the wing
What is an airfoil?
Another name for wing
A square-like shape designed to create lift
A teardrop-like shape designed to create lift
The shape of the flaps on a wing
What type of plane is this?
Boeing 747-8
Airbus A380
Boeing 737-900
Airbus A470-2
What type of plane is this?
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 707
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320
What type of plane is this?
Airbus A400
Boeing 747-8i
Airbus A360
Airbus A380
How many engines does the Boeing 777x have?
1
2
4
6
How many engines does the A340 have?
1
2
3
4
Is this an Airbus or Boeing?
Boeing
Airbus
Is this an Airbus or Boeing?
Boeing
Airbus
What is in air?
95% Nitrogen, 3.4% Oxygen, and 2.6% Carbon Dioxide
67.8% Nitrogen, 31% Oxygen, and 1.2% Argon
78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 0.92% Argon, and 0.08% Carbon Dioxide
74.9% Oxygen, 17% Nitrogen, and 8.1% Carbon Dioxide
What is yaw and pitch?
Yaw is the side to side movement of an aircraft and pitch is the up and down movement of an aircraft
Yaw is the downwards movement of an aircraft and pitch is the upwards movement of an aircraft
Yaw is the up and down movement of an aircraft and pitch is the side to side movement of an aircraft
Yaw is the forwards movement of an aircraft and pitch is the upwards movement of an aircraft
What controls yaw and pitch?
Yaw is controlled by the rudder and pitch is controlled by the ailerons
Yaw is controlled by the wings and pitch is controlled by the engines
Yaw is controlled by the flaps and pitch is controlled by the landing gear
Yaw is controlled by the rudder and pitch is controlled by the elevator
Why did Boeing’s original MCAS software fail?
MCAS would turn off the engines of the plane randomly
MCAS would push the nose of the aircraft down repeatedly after takeoff
MCAS would disable autopilot without alerting the pilot
MCAS would cause the aircraft to stall by pushing the nose up and reducing speed
What is the chance of dying in a plane crash in your lifespan?
1 in 10,000
1 in 700,000
1 in 11,000,000
1 in 124,000
Does air pressure increase or decrease the higher the altitude gets?
Increase
Decrease
How does Bernoulli's Principle’s apply to aircraft?
Bernoulli's Principle’s demonstrate how aircraft create thrust
Bernoulli's Principle’s demonstrate how aircraft create lift
Bernoulli's Principle’s demonstrate how weight affects aircraft
Bernoulli's Principle’s demonstrate how drag affects aircraft
What was Boeing’s first jet commercial aircraft called?
Boeing 727
Boeing 717
Boeing 707
Boeing 777
What was Airbus’s first jet commercial aircraft?
Airbus A300
Airbus A100
Airbus A
Airbus A200
What does the term “retard” mean in aviation?
To turn the aircraft around
To get ready for landing
To let the pilots know when to put up the flaps
To let the pilots know to activate the reverse thrusters
To let the pilots know when to put up the landing gear
What does the term “V1” mean in aviation?
The speed at which you must take off because there isn’t enough runway to safely stop the aircraft
The altitude at which you have to land the aircraft and you cannot abort the landing
The speed at which it is dangerous to land and you must perform a go-around and attempt another landing
The altitude at which you cannot go any higher because the engines cannot produce enough thrust
What does the term “rotate” mean in aviation?
To perform the flare at landing
To rotate the landing gear in the correct position for landing
To push the nose of the aircraft upwards on takeoff
To tell the pilot to rotate the plane at a specific angle
What is the leading edge?
The front part of an airfoil
The front of an aircraft
The middle of an airfoil
The back part of an airfoil
What is the chord line?
A line that extends from the front of an airfoil to the middle of an airfoil
A line that extends from the front of an aircraft to the back of an aircraft
A line that extends from the leading edge of an airfoil to the trailing edge
The middle part of a wing
What is the trailing edge?
The front of an airfoil
The middle of an airfoil
The “trailing” part of an airfoil that connects from the front to the middle of an airfoil
The back part of an airfoil
Why are flaps used on takeoff?
To produce lift at slower speeds
To gain speed faster
To produce downforce so the plane doesn’t stall on takeoff
To produce thrust faster
Why are flaps used on landing?
To lose altitude without gaining unwanted lift
To lose altitude without losing speed
To lose altitude without gaining significant speed
To lose altitude without stalling
Is this plane taking off or landing?
Taking off
Landing
Is this plane taking off or landing?
Taking off
Landing
Is this plane taking off or landing?
Taking off
Landing
Air travel contributes to what percent of global CO2 emissions?
5%
1.5%
2.5%
10.5%
3.5%
What is the safest form of transportation?
Cars
Boats
Planes
Trains
Motorcycles
What is the average cruising altitude of a commercial aircraft?
16,000 feet
56,000 feet
26,000 feet
36,000 feet
What is the highlighted part of the plane called?
Aileron
Elevator
Rudder
Flaps
What part of the plane is the arrow pointing to?
Flaps
Rudder
Elevator
Aileron
What type of plane is this?
Boeing 717-200
Airbus A321
Boeing 727
Airbus A330
What type of plane is this?
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 727-200
Airbus A350-900
Airbus A330-700
What type of plane is this?
Airbus A350
Boeing 757-400ER
Airbus A360
Boeing 767-400ER
What is the thing circled in red?
Landing gear
The throttle
Flap control
Altitude control (controls the elevator)
What does the aberration KT stand for?
Kilometers per tick
Kilometers per hour
The distance to the nearest airport in relation to the aircraft
Knots
Is this an Airbus or Boeing?
Airbus
Boeing
What causes ground effect?
Lower induced drag
The texture differences on the ground
The friction of the aircraft hitting the ground
The plane isn’t as high up so it’s harder for it to stay in the air
What should you do in the event in which an aircraft stalls?
Increase engine power
Decrease engine power
Activate reverse thrusters
Push the nose of the aircraft up once it gains enough speed
Put the landing gear down
How many minutes of oxygen do you get from the oxygen masks onboard a commercial aircraft?
10 minutes
15 minutes
30 minutes
5 minutes
True or False: A boeing 747-8 is more fuel efficient than the average car
True
False
How many planes are in the sky at any given time globally?
About 500
About 1,000
About 200
About 10,000
True or False: you can open the plane doors on a commercial aircraft at cruising altitude
True
False
Which airline has never had a fatal accident (as of 2021)?
Delta
Qantas
JetBlue
Emirates
True or False: Planes are made to withstand being struck by lightning
True
False
How much does a Boeing 737-900ER cost?
$632 million
$56 million
$101 million
$154 million
Where is most of the fuel located on a commercial aircraft?
The fuselage
The wings
The tail
The nose
What could be a consequence of not putting your personal devices on airplane mode?
The signals from the device could cause the aircraft’s autopilot to operate incorrectly
The signals from the device could cause the aircraft’s engines to turn off
The signals from the device could interfere with ATC communication and navigation
The signals from the device could mess with the planes power generator
What gives commercial aircraft electrical power?
Solar panels on the roof of the plane
The engines
A small piece of metal that rotates quickly because of the wind produced by the aircraft
A power generator under the wings that sucks in air and converts it into electricity
What is the thing highlighted in red?
Flap control
Throttle
Parking brake
Vertical stabilizer control
What are some of the reasons you aren’t provided a parachute on commercial aircraft?
It would take too long to properly put on a parachute
The parachute would rip apart due to the lack of oxygen at 36,000 feet
You could get sucked into the engines or hit the wing of the aircraft
You would hit the ground too hard because of how fast the plane was going
It would be safer to stay in the aircraft than to attempt to parachute out
How often does new air cycle through the cabin?
Every 10 minutes
Every 2-3 minutes
Every 5-6 minutes
Every hour
Which of the following is the correct definition of “downwash”?
A change in an aircrafts movement caused by differences in air pressure and turbulence
A change in direction of air caused by the aerodynamic action of air being deflected by a part of an aircraft as a part of the process of producing lift
A movement caused by a change of pressure that causes the nose of an aircraft to point downwards
The effect of water vapor on an object’s aerodynamics as an aircraft goes higher up into the atmosphere
When are spoilers used?
To turn the aircraft in abnormal conditions
To allow the aircraft to glide in the air for longer if the aircraft loses both engines
To slow the aircraft down on landing
To speed the aircraft up on takeoff
To balance out the weight distribution on the aircraft
What is the biggest commercial aircraft in the world?
Boeing 777-300ER
Airbus A380
Boeing 747-8i
Airbus A400
What type of plane is this?
Boeing 737-800
Bombardier CRJ-200
Bombardier CRJ-700
Embraer E-175
