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SPAATZ AEROSPACE 5,6,7,8 Flashcards

1
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The postwar years (after World War II)

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Cold War

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The Army Air Forces of World War II became the United States Air Force (USAF). (ACT NAME AND DATE)

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National Security Act, on July 26, 1947

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First Chief of Staff of USAF

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General Carl Spaatz

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4
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This newly formed United States Air Force’s primary mission was

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Deterrence

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5
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Designed the world’s first turbojet engine for use in an airplane

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Frank Whittle

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6
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The first jet in the world to fly

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Germany’s Heinkel HE-178, which was first flown on August 22, 1939

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7
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USA First Jet Aircraft

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Bell XP-59 Airacomet, on October 1, 1942

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first U.S.-produced jet fighter

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Lockheed F-40 (originally designated the P-80A) Shooting Star,

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9
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Developed the V2

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Wernher von Braun

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10
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First successful military helicopter

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Sikorsky R-4

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The blockade prevented any surface transportation into or out of Berlin

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The Berlin Blockade

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12
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Air power would be used to fly over the roadblocks and into the city of Berlin

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Berlin Airlift

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13
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North Korea, an Ally of the Soviet Union, invaded
South Korea on

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June 25th 1950

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14
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Most of the targets during the Korean War were really…in nature

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Tactical

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15
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The first all-jet air battle in history was won by an American F-80 piloted by

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Lieutenant Russell J. Brown

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16
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2 weapons used in Korea

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-Rockets
-Napalm bombs

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17
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When was the Korean cease fire signed

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July 27, 1953

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18
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Lesson learned in Korea

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-Nuclear arsenal isn’t enough to prevent war
-The U.S was not prepared for the war
-Forgot the benefits of centralised control and decentralized execution

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19
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All of the thrust is provided by the jet exhaust

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Pure jet

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20
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World’s first turboprop airliner

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Vickers Viscount

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21
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World’s first “pure” jet airliner

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DeHavilland Comet 1

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22
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The first commercial air service begun and operated by a black pilot

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James O. Plinton inter-island air service

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23
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Founded in 1915 to do government-funded research in aeronautics

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National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA)

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24
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Date, plane, and person broke sound bearer

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October 14, 1947, Charles “Chuck” Yeager, bell X-1

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Date, plane, and person TWICE speed of sound

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November 1953, Scott Crossfield, D-558-II Skyrocket

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26
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Why swept back wings are important

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They are more efficient at high speeds and, in fact, are almost a requirement for supersonic flight

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27
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Problem with swept back wings

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Do not produce enough lift at low speeds to keep the aircraft flying

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28
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The United States Air Force’s first all-jet bomber

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B-47 Stratojet

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29
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Vietnamese communist separatists who started the separatist movement

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Viet Minh

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30
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Allowed President Johnson to “take all necessary measures to repel an armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.”

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Tonkin Gulf Resolution

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31
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Basic idea was to gradually turn the fighting over to the South Vietnamese after building up their supplies and fighting abilities

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Vietnamization

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32
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Designed to not only bomb the Vietnamese to the negotiating table, it was designed to cut off North Vietnam from Chinese and Soviet supplies, and destroy their ability to make war

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Operation Linebacker

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33
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Worlds first production supersonic fighter

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F-100

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34
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Built to supercede the B-47 because it had more range

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B-52

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35
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What plane had a revolutionary new wing design called the laminar-flow wing

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P-51

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36
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First VTOL aircraft

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Flying bedstead

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37
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A joint Air Force, Navy and NACA project aimed at building an airplane that could fly at a speed of 4,500 mph and reach an altitude of 250,000 feet

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X-15

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38
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Supersonic replacement for the B-52. This aircraft would have to fly three times the speed of sound and at an altitude of 70,000 feet

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XB-70

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39
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Built in the early 1980s to demonstrate the capabilities of forward-swept wings

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X-29A

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40
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Changes form during flight for optimum lift under different circumstances and can be rotated to different positions for the best aerodynamic characteristics

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Oblique-wing aircraft (OWA)

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41
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Produces lift by creating pressure differences on its upper and lower surfaces

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Airfoil

42
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Placed in a vertical position at the end of the wings, eliminates the vortices and improves the efficiency of the wing

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Winglets

43
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Horizontal surfaces forward of the main wings and are used for trim and control

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Carnards

44
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Increases maneuverability and can allow the main wings of an aircraft to be smaller and lighter

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Use of carnards

45
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First short haul jet

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French Caravelle I

46
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First twin engine aircraft

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Beechcraft Twin Bonanza

47
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First turbojet business and executive aircraft

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British Hawker Siddeley 125

48
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Using composite materials for the majority of the aircraft’s primary structures

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Airbus A-320

49
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TU-144 is … Concorde is … Model 2707 is…

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Russian, British/French, American

50
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Most successful jet ever built

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Boeing 727

51
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The science and art of flight through the atmosphere

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Aeronautics

52
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The science relating to the energy of gases in motion

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Aerodynamics

53
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Standard pressure

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29.92

54
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Air at higher alltitudes has … pressure than low air

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Lower

55
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Measure of the energy within a gas

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Temperature

56
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How many molecules are squeezed into a given volume

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Density

57
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Defined as a fluid’s resistance to flow

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Viscosity

58
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Occurs when an object is placed in the path
of moving air

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Viscous drag

59
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The smooth, and more desirable flow, is known as

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Laminar Flow

60
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Given credit for determining the correct mathematical value for the speed of sound

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Ernst Mach

61
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Designed specifically to cause a dynamic reaction from the air through which it moves

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Airfoil

62
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Immediately behind the leading edge, there is the upper and lower…

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Camber

63
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Positive camber curves … from the centerline while negative camber moves… the centerline of the airfoil

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Away, toward

64
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Surfaces must come together at the rear of the wing. This thin junction is called…

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Trailing edge

65
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Connects the leading with the trailing edge

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Chord

66
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Opposite the flight path and impacts the airfoil at any angle to the chord line

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Relative Wind

67
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The angle created by the pilot during takeoff

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Angle of Attack

68
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Given credit for developing the laws that explain how a wing lifts

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1738, Daniel Bernoulli

69
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As the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure…

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Decreases

70
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4 forces of flight

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Lift, weight, drag, thrust

71
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Graphic mathematical illustration showing both direction and magnitude

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Vector

72
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Induced lower pressure on the top of the wing due to the camber

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Induced lift

73
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The force that propels the aircraft forward

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Thrust

74
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Friction of air particles rubbing against the parts of the airplane

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Friction Drag

75
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Big plate that sticks out into the wind and creates an enormous amount of form drag

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Speedbreak

76
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Came from the low pressure air on the top of the wing

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Induced lift

77
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Came from the high-pressure air on the bottom

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Dynamic lift

78
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The churning of air

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Turbulence

79
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When air flows across a shock wave it undergoes a change in temperature, pressure, and velocity.

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Wave drag

80
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Each airplane has a total weight limitation

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Maximum gross weight

81
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The sudden displacement of air and the resulting wedge-shaped wave is called a

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Shock wave

82
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Running from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail

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Longitudinal axis

83
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Motion about the longitudinal axis

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Roll (aileron movement)

84
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Running from one wingtip through the fuselage and exiting the other wingtip

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Lateral Axis

85
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Motion about the lateral axis

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Pitch (elevator movement)

86
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Passes vertically through the meeting point of the longitudinal and lateral axes

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Vertical Axis

87
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Motion about the verticall axis

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Yaw (rudder movement)

88
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2 types of common engines

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Reciprocating and turbine engine

89
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Power the conventional vehicles used for transportation, work and pleasure

A

Reciprocating engines

90
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Means that certain engine parts move back and forth in straight-line motion

A

Reciprocating

91
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The central area where fuel is converted into energy

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Cylinder

92
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The action end of an aircraft’s reciprocating engine because it converts the useful energy of the engine into thrust as it spins around and around

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Propeller

93
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Invented the ramjet in 1913

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Rene Lorin

94
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Increases the camber of the wing

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Flap

95
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Protrusions from the leading edge of a wing. They also add to the induced lift of a wing and can be found on the more sophisticated flap systems

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Slats

96
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Consists of two wheels forward of the aircraft’s center of gravity and a third, small wheel at the tail

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Conventional

97
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Work to destroy lift

A

Spoilers

98
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An arrangement where the main gear consists of two sets of wheels which are located one behind the other on the fuselage

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Tandem

99
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Includes everything that involves delivery of
fuel to the engine

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Fuel system

100
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Lead from each fuel tank to distribute the fuel throughout the aircraft

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Fuel lines

SPAATZ AEROSPACE (6 decks)

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