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Aviation English Final

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the names of the Wright Brothers?
a)
Wilbur and Orville
b)
Brian and Jason
c)
William and Oliver
d)
Elliott and Frank
2.
What got them interested in flying?
a)
When their dad game them their first toy helicopter. 
b)
When they someone else flying. 
c)
When they would look at the birds flying. 
d)
When they read books about it. 
3.
When did they make their first flight?
a)
December 14 1903
b)
April 16 1867
c)
August 19 1871
d)
April 3 1985
4.
Where did they make their first flight?
a)
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
b)
Dayton, Ohio
c)
Reno, Nevada
d)
Millville, Indiana
5.

The Wright Brothers invented the __________.

a)

light bulb

b)

airplane

c)

telephone

6.

There were ____ brothers that invented the airplane.

a)

four

b)

three

c)

two

7.

What did the Wright Brother's plane look like?

a)
b)
8.

Look at the photograph. Which photograph shows the Wright Brothers.

a)
b)
c)
9.
When Orville and Wilbur were in their 20s, they opened a show where they sold, repaired, and built
a)
toys.
b)
kites.
c)
gliders.
d)
bicycles.
10.

Where did the Wright Flyer airplane first flew successfully?

a)

Dayton, Ohio

b)

New York, New York

c)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

d)

San Francisco, California

11.

By the 1890s, the Wrights were interested in flight, especially the gliders of _____ __________.

a)

Otto Lilienthal.

b)

Amelia Earhart

c)

Henry Ford

12.

When bicycles became popular, the Wright brothers opened a shop where they sold and repaired _________.

a)

Cars

b)

Bicycles

c)

Motorcycles

d)

Electric fans

13.

They built wings that could be twisted a little and moved up and down slightly, to control flight. They called this steering system called _________ _________

a)

wing-warping

b)

auto-matic

c)

auto-pilot

d)

wing-suit flying

14.

The Wright Brothers study ________ to improve their invention.

a)

bats

b)

bird wings

c)

butterflies

d)

toys

15.

The Wright Brothers build their own ________ to put on the flying machine.

a)

wood

b)

wings

c)

engine

d)

helmet

16.

What type of flying machine did the Wright Brothers experiment with?

a)

kites

b)

gliders

c)

hot air balloons

d)

rockets

17.

The Wright brothers invented a box-shaped wind tunnel to:

a)

earn money by selling it to other inventors

b)

answer their question about wing design

c)

use it as a model for a much larger tunnel they would build later

18.

How long did the flight last?

a)

12 seconds

b)

12 hours

c)

12 days

19.

Where did the wright brothers fly there plane

a)

Orlando

b)

Honolulu

c)

Kitty Hawk

d)

Garland

20.

What is lift?

a)

twisting of a plane around a vertical axis

b)

raise to a higher position

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

turning over and over on an axis

21.

What is yaw?

a)

twisting of a plane around a vertical axis

b)

raise to a higher position

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

move or cause to move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis

22.

What is drag?

a)

twisting of a plane around a vertical axis

b)

raise to a higher position

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

turning over and over on an axis

23.

What is weight?

a)

twisting of a plane around a vertical axis

b)

raise to a higher position

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

24.

What is engineering?

a)

using math and science to solve problems or create something

b)

make the best of something

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

25.

What is roll?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

make the best of something

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

26.

What is pitch?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

pull something forcefully

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

27.

What is optimize?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

a way to make a design the most effective it can be

d)

the heaviness of a person or thing

28.

What is horizontal?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

a way to make a design the most effective it can be

d)

parallel to the horizon

29.

What is a wing?

a)

motion of an aircraft rocking back and forth

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

parallel to the horizon

30.

What is a stabilizer?

a)

a fixed wing section that keeps a plane flying straight

b)

rotation of an aircraft around a side-to-side axis or the up and down movement

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

parallel to the horizon

31.

What is the nose of an airplane?

a)

a fixed wing section that keeps a plane flying straight

b)

the very front section of the plane

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

parallel to the horizon

32.

What is aviation?

a)

a fixed wing section that provides stability for the aircraft, to keep it flying straight

b)

the very front section of the plane

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

the flying or operating of an aircraft

33.

What is thrust?

a)

the force that moves an aircraft

b)

the very front section of the plane

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

the flying or operating of an aircraft

34.

What is a variable?

a)

the force that moves an aircraft in the direction of the motion, such as an engine, propeller, or rocket

b)

the very front section of the plane, intended to improve the aerodynamics of the plane

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

something that is likely to change

35.

What are specifications?

a)

the force that moves an aircraft

b)

describing or identifying something by having exact requirements

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

something that is likely to change

36.

What are controls?

a)

the way the pilot controls the direction and attitude of an aircraft

b)

describing or identifying something by having exact requirements

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

something that is likely to change

37.

What is the design process?

a)

the way the pilot controls the direction and attitude of an aircraft

b)

describing or identifying something by having exact requirements

c)

a horizontal structure on either side of a plane that provides support for an aircraft

d)

an approach for breaking down a project into manageable chunks

38.

What is the name of the program we used to design your airplanes?

a)

the way the pilot controls the direction and attitude of an aircraft

b)

describing or identifying something by having exact requirements

c)

Whitebox

d)

an approach for breaking down a project into manageable chunks

39.

What kind of aircraft are you building?

a)

a rocket

b)

a glider

c)

Whitebox

d)

a jet propelled plane

40.
Ninety degrees from the horizon.
a)
Vertical
b)
Wind Sock
c)
Pedals
d)
Wind Sock
41.
A circular, whirling movement of air forming a space in the center toward which anything caught in it tends to move.
a)
Vortex
b)
Weather
c)
Precipitation
d)
Zoom
42.
The climb for a short time at an angle greater than the normal climbing angle, the airplane being carried upward at the expense of airspeed.
a)
Zoom
b)
Updraft
c)
Horizontal
d)
Terminal
43.
The part of the airplane to which the rudder and elevators are attached. It has vertical and horizontal stabilizers to keep the airplane from turning about its lateral axis.
a)
Tail
b)
Tricycle Landing
c)
Knot
d)
Tricycle Landing
44.
Microphone, or part of the radio that sends the message.
a)
Transmitter
b)
Take-Off
c)
Low Pressure Area
d)
Rudder
45.
Area outside of airport buildings where airplanes are parked to be serviced or to pick up and discharge passengers and cargo
a)
Ramp
b)
Stratus
c)
Fuselage
d)
Slipstream
46.
Belts attached to the seat which fasten around the pilot and passengers to hold them firmly in their seats in bouncy air and during takeoffs and landings.
a)
Seat Belt
b)
Stabilizer
c)
Glider
d)
Stationary
47.
The reduction of speed to the point where the wing stops producing lift.
a)
Stall
b)
Runway
c)
Hazard
d)
Multi-Engine
48.
Layered clouds.
a)
Stratus
b)
Ramp
c)
Degree
d)
Pedals
49.
A fabric device attached to objects or persons to reduce the speed of descent.
a)
Parachute
b)
Precipitation
c)
Elevators
d)
Propeller
50.

It is likely that ________ managed to annihilate himself with the 47 rockets.

a)

Wilbur Wright

b)

Wan Hu

c)

Jackie Chan

d)

Orville Wright