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Wright brothers

Early pioneers of flight

Heinkel He 178

First jet aircraft (1939)

Chuck Yeager

Broke the sound barrier in 1947

Apollo 11

Landed on the Moon in 1969

WWII contributions

Advances in aircraft design, radar, jet propulsion

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Robert Goddard

Pioneer of modern rocketry

Longitudinal axis

Axis of roll; controlled by ailerons

Lateral axis

Axis of pitch; controlled by elevators

Vertical axis

Axis of yaw; controlled by rudder

Center of Gravity (CoG)

Critical for balance and stability

Static stability

Tendency to return to equilibrium

Dynamic stability

Behavior over time after a disturbance

Aerodynamic forces

Lift, weight, thrust, drag

Air pressure with altitude

Decreases

Mach number

Ratio of aircraft speed to speed of sound

Lift coefficient (Cl)

Measure of lift by a wing

Drag coefficient (Cd)

Measure of drag by a wing

Wingtip vortices

Caused by pressure difference on wing surfaces

Bernoulli’s Principle

Explains pressure-velocity relationship in lift

Chord line

Straight line from wing leading to trailing edge

Aspect ratio

Ratio of wingspan to average chord

Camber

Curvature of an airfoil

Glide ratio

Ratio of distance traveled to altitude lost

Stall speed

Minimum speed for level flight

Instrument Landing System (ILS)

Precision landing guidance

VOR

VHF Omnidirectional Range

GPS

Global Positioning System

TO/FROM flags

Indicate aircraft's direction from a navigation station

VFR and IFR

Visual and Instrument Flight Rules

GPS position determination

Trilateration from satellites