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Quiz Bowl: Aerospace
Quiz Bowl: Aerospace
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1
An engine or propeller is used to create what kind of force?
Drag
Gravity
Thrust
Lift
2
Which of the following is a major benefit of a glass cockpit?
Better visibility
Inproved pulot efficiency and airplane safety
Crosshairs to display rocket targets
More gauges for the pulot
3
______ airspeed is the actual speed to the airplane through the air corrected for pressure and non standard temp
True
"As the crow flies "
Indicated
GPS Measured
4
Which of the following elements is not a Kmart of the GPS system in determining location?
Satellite
Airplane
Ground station
Data center
5
A nautical mile is longer than a statute mile and is equal to how many feet?
5280 ft
8060 ft
6076 ft
4570 ft
6
A glass cockpit _____
Features electronic instruments and displays
Means the windshields are very big and offer great visibility
Increases the pilots workload
Is useful only on aircraft like the space shuttle
7
What term is defined as fluid motion between regions of unequal heating (warm air is rising and cool air is sinking)?
Convection
Transcontinental
Stability
Altitude
8
Airspeed is commonly described in what unit of measurement?
Knors
Miles per hour
Fathoms
Warps
9
How does Bernoullis principle affect the design of airplane wings?
The wings are designed to cause less air to flow over the top
The wings are designed to make airflow go slower over the top
The wings are designed to cause high pressure to form over the top
The wings are designed to make airflow go faster over the top
10
Which system provides spark to a reciprocating engine to keep it running?
Ammeter
Alternator
Tacometer
Magneto
11
How often does a GPS satellite circle the Earth?
Every 90 minutes
Every 7 days
Every 24 hours
Every 12 hours
12
Historians agree that the first true powered flight (although not completely controlled) with humans on board by...
Hot air balloon
Attaching wings made of feathers to human arms
Airplane
Kites
13
Moving an airplane's elevator up or down creates/affects which of the following movements?
Pitch
Forward and Backward
Yaw
Roll
14
A hot air balloon operates on which of the following principles?
Magnetism
Sound
Buoyancy
Friction
15
What is the most efficient mixture ratio for fuel to air (stoichiometric ratio)?
10 parts air to 1 part fuel
1 part air 1 part fuel
50 parts air to 1 part fuel
15 parts air to 1 parr fuel
16
Thrust from a jet engine is created by which of the following?
Pulling lots of air into the engine
Flying at high altitude
Expelling hot gases through the tailpipe
Spinning the engine shaft very fast
17
Which of the following is part of the cockpit instrumentation for hot air balloons?
All of the above are correct
Altimeter -- provides the height above sea level
Thermistor -- measurement of temperature at the top of the balloon
Variometer -- vertical velocity indicator
18
Developed in 1973, what does GPS stand for?
Good positioning System
Goddard prather system
Geographic pinpoint system
Global positioning system
19
When a fluid, like air, is accelerated, what happens to the pressure?
It stays the same
It decrefor a few seconds and then rapidly increases
It decreases
It increases
20
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the series of panels that are sewn together to make a hot air balloon?
Nothing can help protect the panels from ultraviolet sunlight damage
The panels are called gores
Dacron, a fabric used to make the panels, will withstand high temperatures
Nylon, a fabric used to make the panels, is lighter and stronger
21
Which of the following refers to the nose right, nose left motion of an aircraft (movement around the vertical axis)?
Forward and Backward
Pitch
Roll
Yaw
22
What senses changes in air pressure and gives the pilot a rate of climb?
Pitot tube
Altimeter
GPS
Vertical velocity indicator
23
How does an increase in the angle of attack (that would not result in a stall) affect lift?
An increase in the angle of attack does not affect lift
An increase in the angle of attack decreases lift
An increase in the angle of lift causes lift to stop
An increase in the angle of attack will increase lift
24
At what age does a cadet first become eligible by the FAA to solo a glider
14
15
13
16
25
The four cycles of a four cycle engine are intake, ____, ignition/power and exhaust.
Stroke
Compression
Mixture
Oxidation
26
Which control surface creates/affects the yaw motion of an airplane?
Flap
Elevator
Rudder
Aileron
