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24: Test Your Knowledge
Define
aerospace engineering
.
The process of looking to nature for inspiration is called _____.
Name one historical event that contributed to the evolution of flight.
How did World War I contribute to the improvement of airplanes?
True or False?
The field of aerospace engineering has evolved along with the advancements in flight.
A. True
B. False
_____ design aircraft and technologies such as helicopters, gliders, lighter-than-air vehicles, airplanes, and jets. _____ focus primarily on designing and creating space technology.
What are the four forces that affect flight?
What forces are not present in space?
Relationship between the span and the chord.
A. Camber
B. Chord
C. Span
D. Aspect ratio
E. Angle of attack
F. Angle of incidence
Characteristic curvature along the surface of the airfoil.
A. Camber
B. Chord
C. Span
D. Aspect ratio
E. Angle of attack
F. Angle of incidence
Measurement from leading edge to trailing edge.
A. Camber
B. Chord
C. Span
D. Aspect ratio
E. Angle of attack
F. Angle of incidence
Angle of a wing as it cuts through the air.
A. Camber
B. Chord
C. Span
D. Aspect ratio
E. Angle of attack
F. Angle of incidence
Angle at which the wings are attached to the fuselage of a plane.
A. Camber
B. Chord
C. Span
D. Aspect ratio
E. Angle of attack
F. Angle of incidence
Measurement from wing tip to wing tip.
A. Camber
B. Chord
C. Span
D. Aspect ratio
E. Angle of attack
F. Angle of incidence
_____ is a type of fluid mechanics that studies fluids in motion.
What is drag?
_____ states that an increase in fluid speed creates a decrease in pressure.
A. Conservation of energy
B. Venturi effect
C. Bernoulli’s principle
D. None of the above.
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