into to aviation

Mondays and Wednesdays

Dr. Gupta's office hours are from 5:30PM to 7:30PM

True

I, a student enrolled in AERT 2000 in Fall 2025, have carefully read the syllabus. I understand that I can reach out to Dr. Gupta with questions related to the syllabus (or anything else) via email, office phone, in office hours, and/or by scheduling an appointment with him.

True

Coming to class more than 15 minutes late will lead to you not getting attendance for that lecture. (and you will also get a clapping welcome to class)

Two

Having more than _________ unexcused absences (i.e. three or more) will negatively affect your final grade.

Five

The third unexcused absence from lectures will lead to a DEDUCTION of ___________ percent from the final grade

Office of the Dean of Students

Disrespectful, demeaning, disruptive behavior in class, an/or violation of the Code of Student Conduct will not be tolerated under any circumstance. The instructor will IMMEDIATELY raise the issue with the

25 15

Quizzes are _______ % of your total grade. Attendance is ______ % of your final grade.

AERT2000

When sending an email to Dr. Gupta, the email subject line must start with

15% 0

Four or more unexcused absences from the lectures will lead to a DEDUCTION of ___________% from the final grade. In other words, students will receive a ________ for their Attendance component of the final grade.

True

To take the midterm and final exams, you will need a computer with an operational web cam.

Alieron

are the movable, hinged flight control surfaces that are used in pairs with opposite motions to control the roll of an aircraft.

Flaps

are a kind of high-lift device used to increase the lift of an aircraft wing at a given airspeed. Flat devices, typically located on the edges of an aircraft wing, that control lift at specific speeds.

Visual Flight Rules

Regulations that define aircraft operations when pilots are able to operate using visual references.

Instrument Flight Rules

Regulations that define aircraft operations when pilots are not able to operate using visual references.

Airofil

The cross-sectional shape of a wing, blade, turbine, or rotor that produces lift is called an

Cord line

while the imaginary straight line running between the airfoil’s leading and trailing edges is called

International Air Transport Association

IATA stands for

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICAO

Elevator

is the horizontal surface that control aircraft pitch and is typically hinged to the stabilizer

Rudder

is an aircraft surface used to control the yaw movement

Empennage

is another phrase for the tail of an aircraft, which provides stability during flight

Adverse Yaw

When an aircraft turns in the opposite direction of a roll due to use of ailerons and the difference in lift and drag of each wing, it is called

Yaw

The movement of an aircraft around the vertical axis, characterized by the nose moving side-to-side is called

Roll

Aircraft rotation along the longitudinal axis, which runs from the nose to tail, is called

The first manned hot air balloon

What contribution to aviation did the Montgolfier brothers invent in 1783?

Control

The Wrights noted that ____________________ was neglected in previous aeronautical works.

Glider flights

Otto Lilienthal pioneered

Civil Engineering

Octave Chanute incorporated his _______________ background into his aeronautical designs.

False

The Wright Brother patent included a detailed description of the control system to include trailing edge flaps.

True

If awarded, the Patent would give the Wright Brothers exclusive rights over their design for 17 years.

False

The Wright Brothers gained their Patent in the U. S. first.

True

The patent the Wright brothers applied for was titled "Flying Machine

The first powered, controlled and sustained flight.

The Wright Brothers accomplished:

Bicycle

Orville and Wilbur Wright ran a _____________________ shop and used technologies from that shop in their aircraft designs.

True

The Wrights produced data on lift thru their own wind tunnel.

Turn

Wing Warping was used by the Wright brothers to ____________________ an airplane in flight.

vertical fins or rudder

The Wrights incorporated ___________________________ to counter yaw in their 3rd glider design.

Stability

The tendency of an airplane to return to equilibrium once it is disturbed is typically known as ________

Patent

Is the grant of a property right to the inventor, issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Maneuverability

is the ability to turn, climb, descend, roll and yaw.

Bird fligth

Like Otto Lilienthal, the Wrights were fascinated with

Obtain legal rights to manufacture and sell their product for a specific period of time.

With a Patent, the Wrights sought to:

Lighted Airway Beacons

What helped establish night flying?

A. Dismissed as a nuisance.

C. Was titled a “Flying Machine”

The very first Patent application submitted by the Wright brothers was:

a slightly modified airfoil design which was thicker toward the leading edge

Wing Warping to control 'roll'

vertical fins that were cleverly connected to the wing warping system to control 'yaw'

airfoil shape in the propeller to produce a lift-type of force but in horizontal direction (i.e., thrust)

airfoil shape in elevator for horizontal stabilization or to control 'pitch'

Some of the important (or cool) aspects of the Wright Brother's design include:

In WW1, aircraft were mostly used for reconnaissance missions.

False

True

The Navy-Curtiss (NC or Nancy) was a flying boat designed to patrol coastlines and attack submaries

New York and Washington D.C.

The first airmail services in US was between

True

In 1921, the first transcontinental airmail service occurred between New York and San Fransisco