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Billy Mitchell Aerospace Test
Aerospace Education correct answersBranch of general education concerned with communicating knowledge, skills and attitudes about aerospace activities and the total impact of air and space vehicles upon society Airport correct answersPlace on either land or water where aircraft can land and take off for flight AGL correct answersAbove Ground Level Aerospace correct answersA combination of aeronautics and space Aviation correct answersThe art, science and technology of flight within the atmosphere Aviatior correct answersPerson who operates an aircraft during flight Supersonic correct answersFaster than the speed of sound Subsonic correct answersSlower than the speed of sound Aero correct answersPertaining to air Airplane correct answersAn aircraft that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces upon its wings and is thrust forward by a propeller or other means of propulsion Static correct answersStanding still/ non-moving Airfoil correct answersA component, such as a wing, that is specifically designed to produce lift, thrust, or directional stability
Airfoil Components correct answersLeading edge, trailing edge, chord, camber Aircraft correct answersAny machine capable of flying through the air Air correct answers79% Nitrogen, 19% Oxygen, 2% other Aerodynamics correct answersRelating to the force of air in motion Aeronautics correct answersThe science of flight within the atmospehere Mongolfier Brothers correct answersFrench brothers who created the first manned hot air balloon in 1783 Dynamic Lift correct answersNewton's Lift, takes effect when a bird changes its body angle slightly upward to it's flight path Induced Lift correct answersBernoullian Lift, pressure difference between upper and lower areas of a bird's wing Dynamic correct answersForce in motion Daniel Bernoulli correct answersDiscoverer of relationship between pressure and fluids in motion Bernoulli's Principle correct answersWhen a fluid accelerates, the pressure drops Newton's 1st Law correct answersAn object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by an outside force Newton's 2nd Law correct answersA force acting upon a body causes it to accelerate in the direction of the force; acceleration is directly proportional to the mass of the body being accelerated
Stall correct answersAirflow breakaway from the surface of the wing creates a loss of lift, occurs with an angle of attack around 17° Pitch correct answersRotation around lateral axes of an airplane Yaw correct answersRotation around vertical axis Roll correct answersRotation around the longitudinal axis Ailerons correct answersSurfaces on the ends of wings-when one moves up, the other moves down. Ailerons control roll Elevator correct answersSurface on the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft. Changes pitch. Rudder correct answersSurface on the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft. Moves the aircraft right or left (yaw) Flaps correct answersSurfaces on the wings used to generate lift True or False: A propeller creates lift correct answersTrue Function of a Tow Plane correct answersTo tow a glider behind it on a cable and release it at an appropriate altitude Aspect Ratio correct answersRatio between wingspan and chord length Wingspan correct answersDistance from wingtip to wingtip Convection correct answersFluid motion between regions of unequal heating
Average Lapse Rate correct answers5.3°F per 1000 ft altitude increase First Manned Flight correct answersParis: November 21, 1783 (Mongolfier Brothers in their hot air balloon) Envelope correct answersMain body of a hot air balloon Gore correct answersOne of the several vertical panels making an envelope Thermistor correct answersInstrument that measures temperature in the envelope of a hot air balloon Hot Air Balloon Instruments correct answersAltimeter, vertical velocity indicator, thermistor Attitude Indicator correct answersUses a gyroscope to give an artificial horizon Cycle correct answersRecurring series of events Cylinder correct answersPart of the chamber where fuel is compressed and burned Powerplant correct answersApplies to the airplane's engine and its accessories Nacelle correct answersStreamlined enclosure over wing-mounted engines Four-Stroke Operating Cycle correct answersIntake, Compression, Ignition (Power), Exhaust Compression correct answersMakes a given volume of gas smaller True or False: Rocket engines require atmospheric air correct answersFalse
Inclinometer correct answersCurved, liquid-filled tube with a ball inside that determines the quality of a turn FAA correct answersFederal Aviation Administration ATC correct answersAir Traffic Control Uncontrolled Tower correct answersDenoted magenta on a sectional Controlled Tower correct answersDenoted blue on a sectional Runway Heading correct answersMagnetic number that corresponds with the runway Shortened Magnetic Heading correct answersNumbers at the end of runways, first two digits of compass direction Colour of Directional Signs correct answersYellow Directional Signs to Special Locations correct answersYellow signs with black letters and black arrows Location Signs correct answersBlack with yellow inscription and yellow borders, no arrows Mandatory Signs correct answersRed background, white inscription Flight Service Station (FSS) correct answersFAA facility that gives weather briefings, flight planning and coordination of Search and Rescue (SAR) Runway Distance Remaining Sign correct answersBlack Sign, white numbers Red Lighting correct answersDenotes the end of a runway
VASI correct answersVisual Approach Slope Indicator ALS correct answersApproach Lighting System REIL correct answersHigh-intensity white strobe lights, marks the threshold of a runway Tetrahedron and Wind Tees correct answersPoint into the wind, indicate wind direction Blue Lights correct answersTaxiway Lights Tetrahedron correct answersGives the indicated landing direction An asterisk (*) on a sectional correct answersIndicates a rotating beacon Legend correct answersIllustration showing symbols used on the chart 1 nautical mile correct answersApprox. 6078 ft 1 statute mile correct answers5280 ft WAC correct answersWorld Aeronautical Chart Sectional Aeronautical Chart correct answersSpecifically designed for aviation use and visual flight rules. Scale: 1:500,000 (8 statute miles per inch) Radiation correct answersThe Sun's way of heating the Earth
Nimbostratus correct answersCloud that produces hours of rain Cirrus correct answersHigh, wispy, thin clouds mainly composed of ice crystals Cumulus and Stratus correct answersClouds found low in the sky and close to the ground Stratus correct answersVery little vertical development, grey and sheet-like Cumulus correct answersFair-weather clouds 3 Basic Cloud Forms correct answersCumulus, Stratus, Cirrus Cumulonimbus correct answersCloud that produces storms with thunder and lightning cT correct answersContinental Tropical cP correct answersContinental Polar mP correct answersMaritime Polar mE correct answersMaritime Equitorial A correct answersAir mass capital letter=arctic temperature cA correct answersContinental Arctic mT correct answersMaritime Tropical
Stationary Front correct answersTwo air masses collide and neither is strong enough to overpower the other Cold Front correct answersSymbolized by blue triangles on a weather map Stationary Front Symbology correct answersAlternating red semicircles and blue triangles on a weather map Occluded Front correct answersSymbolized by purple semicircles and triangles on the same side of the line Warm Front correct answersSymbolized by red semicircles on a weather map 3 Stages of a Thunderstorm correct answersBuilding, Mature, Dissipating Hurricane Category Scale correct answersSaffir-Simpson Hurricane Damage Potential Scale Category 1 Hurricane correct answersWinds 75-95 mph Category 2 Hurricane correct answersWinds 95-110 mph Category 3 Hurricane correct answersWinds 110-130 mph Category 4 Hurricane correct answersWinds 130-155 mph Category 5 Hurricane correct answersWinds 155+ mph Tropical Storm correct answersHighest category of tropical cyclone before a hurricane Tropical Depression correct answersSecond lowest category of tropical cyclone
