Aerospace Dimensions: Aviation, Spaceflight, Weather & Cybersecurity

What applies to the airplane's engine and its accessories?

Powerplant

Under standard conditions, what does a parcel of air, one square inch and 50 miles tall, weigh?

14.7 lbs

What is measured from the center of the sun to the orbit of its outermost planet?

Interplanetary space

How much can be lifted by hydrogen per 1000 cubic feet?

60 lbs

Who designed rockets for military use?

Wernher von Braun & William Congreve

Who was the first American astronaut to walk in space?

Ed White

What do glider pilots use during landing to decrease lift?

Spoilers

What is a small icy body orbiting the sun called?

Comet

Who improved the accuracy of rockets by launching them through tubes?

Jean Froissart

What is motion about the vertical axis called?

Yaw

What are darker, cooler areas on the sun's surface called?

Sunspots

What is a clump of dust or rock orbiting the sun called?

Meteoroid

Who developed the first rocket engine?

Hero

Who were the two French brothers who created the first successful, manned, hot air balloon in 1783?

Montgolfier

What is motion about the longitudinal axis called?

Roll

What is the movement of the piston within the combustion chamber to its limits called?

Stroke

Which planet is closest to Earth and rotates clockwise?

Venus

What is a small rocky body orbiting the sun, usually found in the asteroid belt?

Asteroid

What is the wind speed of a Category 5 hurricane?

155 mph+

What is the US Space Transportation System commonly known as?

Space Shuttle

What is a giant cloud of dust and gas called?

Nebula

What space probe explored Mars?

Mars Pathfinder

Which organization operates communication satellites?

INTELSTAT

How many moving parts do jet engines usually have?

1

What is an object in space that orbits Earth called?

Satellite

What is the term for rising or floating on the surface of water or within the atmosphere?

Buoyancy

What is the process of making a given volume of gas smaller called?

Compression

What configuration do cylinders most often have in small aircraft engines?

V-shaped, horizontally opposed

What navigation satellites aid in determining location and navigation?

NAVSTAR

What are the radiation belts filled with charged particles called?

Van Allen belts

What uses the principle of a gyroscope?

Heading indicators

What series explored Mars in 1975 with the primary emphasis on the search for life?

Viking

What was Russia's first space station?

Salyut

When was Salyut launched?

April 1971

In what year was the hot air balloon created?

1783

What processes air and fuel by a back and forth movement of its internal parts?

Reciprocating engine

What was the US's first manned spacecraft project?

Mercury

How many satellites are in the first segment of GPS?

12

What is the purpose of dividing GPS satellites into groups?

To ensure they can be detected from anywhere on Earth's surface

Which countries collaborated on Space Station Alpha?

US, Europe, Canada, Japan, & Russia

What is motion about the lateral axis called?

Pitch

What indicates that the airport has a rotating beacon in operation from sunset to sunrise?

*

What is the process of allowing a precise amount of fuel to pass called?

Metering

What was Russia's space station during the 1980s and 1990s?

Mir

What years did Mir operate?

1980s and 1990s

What is known as the windy planet?

Neptune

Who increased the range of rockets?

Roger Bacon and William Congreve

What is Kepler's 1st Law?

Planet orbit shape is an ellipse

What does a pilot pull for rapid descent in a balloon?

Pull chord

What chemical substance is used as a source of energy?

Fuel

Who was the director of the V-2 rocket project?

Wernher von Braun

What US manned spaceflight project achieved the first spacewalk?

Gemini

How much hot air lifts per 1000 cubic feet?

17-20 lbs

What is a small streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere called?

Meteor

What are uncontrolled towers at airports called?

Magenta

What is an enclosed container in which fuel and air are burned for the production of energy?

Combustion chamber

Who was the first man in space?

Yuri Gagarin

What was the first commercial satellite?

Telstar

When was Telstar launched?

1962

What color are commercial towers?

Blue

What do rocket engines require for operation?

Fuel, combustion chamber, and compression

Who proposed the use of rockets for space exploration?

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

What increases wing area and camber?

Fowler flaps

What is the term for small gravity levels or low gravity?

Microgravity

What is a recurring series of events called?

Cycle

What is the scale of a sectional aeronautical chart?

1:500,000 or 8 statute miles per 1 inch

What is the distance from one solar system to another called?

Interstellar

What principle do carburetors use?

Bernoulli's principle

What are stars made of?

90% hydrogen & 10% helium

What were the European Space Agency's first space stations?

Spacelab

What is the space between Earth and the moon called?

Cislunar space

What is the ratio of fuel to air in which, upon combustion, all of the fuel is burned?

Stoichiometric

What airplane controls for the vertical axis?

Rudder pedals

What airplane controls for the lateral axis?

Elevator/Stabilator

What is just the weight of the passengers, baggage, and cargo called?

Payload

What is the shortest day when the Sun is the farthest south of the equator?

Winter solstice

How long did John Glenn remain in orbit?

4 hrs & 55 min

What is controlled by the yoke of a plane when turning?

Aileron

What is the curved part of an airfoil from its leading to trailing edge called?

Camber

What is malware disguised as a harmless file or app called?

Trojan

What is the term for the theory that as air flows over the top of an airfoil, it goes beyond and downward?

Downwash

What are the four major systems of a rocket?

Airframe, propulsion, guidance, control

What is the first layer of the atmosphere where most of Earth's weather occurs?

Troposphere

What is the boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere called?

Tropopause

What layer of the atmosphere extends from 50 - 300 miles?

Thermosphere

What region of the atmosphere is where ozone is created?

Ozonosphere

What is the flow of air that moves opposite the flight path of an airplane called?

Relative wind

What is the upward movement of air ahead of the wing in flight called?

Upwash

What term describes forces in motion?

Dynamic

What is intended to provide a means to transition from instrumental to visual flight for landing?

ALS (Approach Lighting System)

What causes the blue color of the sky?

Scatter of blue light by molecules in Earth's atmosphere

What covers a much larger area than a sectional chart?

World Aeronautical Chart (WAC)

What compounds make up liquid propellants?

Kerosene or liquid hydrogen, with an oxidizer usually liquid oxygen

What do phishing emails do?

Pressure recipients to act quickly, contain suspicious URLs, and have logos that appear authentic

How many crew members were on the Gemini mission?

2

What is a Flight Service Station (FSS)?

A FAA facility that provides pilots with weather briefings and flight wind displacement

What is a microburst?

A downward draft or down burst phenomenon that creates unstable air and thunderstorm turbulence

What does altitude refer to?

Height or distance above a reference plane (MSL or AGL)

What does MSL stand for?

Mean Sea Level

What does AGL stand for?

Above Ground Level