Basic Aerodynamics

Question 1

is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing.

Answer 1

Aerodynamics

Question 2

a power driven heavier than air aircraft

Answer 2

Airplane

Question 3

a heavier than air aircraft

Answer 3

Aeroplane

Question 4

Type of Wings

Answer 4

High

Low

Question 5

Number of Engines

Answer 5

Single

Multi

Question 6

Type of Landing Gear

Answer 6

Conventional

Tricycle

Retractable

Question 7

Parts of an Airplane/Aircraft

Answer 7

Fuselage or Body

Wings and Control Surfaces

Tail Section

Propulsion System

Landing gear

Question 8

5 Main Components of an Airframe

Answer 8

Fuselage

Wings

Tail Section

Landing Gear

Flight Controls

Question 9

Is a mechanical structure of an aircraft

Answer 9

Airframe

Question 10

Central body of an aircraft.

Answer 10

Fuselage

Question 11

have two pairs of wings (early design)

Answer 11

Biplanes

Question 12

Parts of the Wing

Answer 12

Spars

Ribs

Question 13

run from wing root to wing tip.

Answer 13

Spars

Question 14

run from the leading edge to the trailing edge. Give the wind its shape provide a framework to which the covering is fastened

Answer 14

Ribs

Question 15

any surface designed to obtain a reaction from the air.

Answer 15

Airfoil

Question 16

the maximum distance from wing tip to wing tip.

Answer 16

Wing Span

Question 17

he imaginary line between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the wing

Answer 17

Chord

Question 18

designed for a positive angle of attack, less drag creates more lift.

Answer 18

Cambered Airfoil

Question 19

Refers to the rear portion of the airplane. Also called as the tail

Answer 19

Empennage

Question 20

What type of Landing Gear is this:

two (2) main wheels and a tail wheel

Answer 20

Conventional

Question 21

What type of Landing Gear is this:

two (2) main wheels and a nose wheel

Answer 21

Tricycle

Question 22

What type of Landing Gear is this:

wheels may be raised so that they are enclosed in wings or fuselage (reducing drag)

Answer 22

Retractable

Question 23

encloses the engine and streamlines the front of the airplane to reduce drag.

Answer 23

Cowling

Question 24

the structure that supports the engine (steel tubes welded together)

Answer 24

Engine mount

Question 25

heavy sheets of stainless steel that separate the main structure and the engine

Answer 25

Firewall

Question 26

Four (4) Forces acting on Aircraft while on Flight

Answer 26

Thrust

Drag

Lift

Weight

Question 27

the force exerted by the engine and its propeller which pushes air backward that causes a reaction, or thrust, in the forward direction.

Answer 27

Thrust

Question 28

the resistance to forward motion directly opposed to thrust.

Answer 28

Drag

Question 29

the upward force which sustains the airplane in flight.

Answer 29

Lift

Question 30

the downward force due to gravity, directly opposed to lift.

Answer 30

Weight