BASIC AERONAUTICS

AND AERODYNAMICS

AIRCRAFT IN

MOTION

FLIGHT NAVIGATION

THE AIRPORT

AIR CARRIERSGENERAL AVIATION

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JEOPARDY

BASIC AERONAUTICS

AND AERODYNAMICS

AIRCRAFT IN MOTION

FLIGHT NAVIGATION

THE AIRPORT

AIR CARRIERS

GENERAL AVIATION

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DOUBLE JEOPARDY

THE MUTUAL ATTRACTION OF MOLECULES THAT SLOWS THE RATE OF AIR FLOW IS CALLED

VISCOUS DRAG

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THIS TERM DESCRIBES THE CURVATURE OF AN AIRFOIL

CAMBER

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THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE AIRFOIL CHORD LINE AND THE ONCOMING AIR IS CALLED THE

ANGLE OF ATTACK

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THIS PRINCIPLE STATES THAT PRESSURE DECREASES AS THE SPEED OF A FLUID INCREASES

BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLE

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THIS AXIS RUNS FROM THE AIRPLANE’S NOSE TO THE AIRPLANE’S TAIL

LONGITUDINAL

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THESE COMPONENTS MAY BE COMMANDED TO PROTRUDE FROM THE LEADING EDGES OF SOME WINGS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS LANDING

SLATS

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THESE COMPONENTS MAY BE COMMANDED TO POP UP ON THE UPPER SURFACES OF SOME WINGS IN ORDER TO BANK THE AIRCRAFT

SPOILERS

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AN AIRPLANE THAT HAS TWO MAIN WHEELS AND A TAIL WHEEL IS SAID TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF LANDING GEAR

CONVENTIONAL

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ON A CHART, LINES THAT INDICATE DISTANCE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR ARE CALLED

PARALLELS OF LATITUDE

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THE PRIME MERIDIAN PASSES FROM THE NORTH POLE TO THE SOUTH POLE THROUGH THIS CITY

GREENWICH, ENGLAND

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THIS TERM IS USED TO DEPICT ELEVATIONS ON MAPS AND CHARTS

RELIEF

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THE LARGEST AREA OF CONTROLLED AIRSPACE OVER THE UNITED STATES IS CALLED THE

CONTINENTAL CONTROL AREA

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THE PAVED AREA WHERE AIRPLANES PARK IS CALLED THE

RAMP

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AN AIRPLANE WOULD PROCEED FROM THE RAMP TO A RUNWAY VIA ONE OR MORE

TAXIWAYS

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WHEN ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING AT NIGHT, THE PILOT WILL SEE LIGHTS OF THIS COLOR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY

GREEN

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A RUNWAY ALIGNED WITH THE MAGNETIC DIRECTION OF 162 DEGREES WOULD HAVE THESE NUMBERS PAINTED NEAR THE BEGINNING

16

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THIS AGENCY REGULATES AIRLINE SAFETY AND CONTROLS AIRCRAFT FLYING OVER THE UNITED STATES

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

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THIS ACT GAVE THE AIRLINES FREE ENTRY INTO THE AIR ROUTES OF THE U.S.

AIRLINE DEREGULATION ACT OF 1978

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AIRLINERS MAY BE DESCRIBED AS BELONGING TO ONE OF THESE THREE CATEGORIES

MODERN AIRLINERS, CARGO CARRIERS, OR REGIONAL/COMMUTER AIRCRAFT

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THIS AIRLINER WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE THREE ENGINES MOUNTED NEAR THE TAIL

BOEING 727

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THIS TERM REFERS TO ALL CIVIL AVIATION OTHER THAN FLYING DONE BY SCHEDULED AIR CARRIERS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

GENERAL AVIATION

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FLYING AN AIRCRAFT FOR OTHER THAN BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL USE IS CALLED

PERSONAL AVIATION

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THIS COMPANY IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES

CESSNA

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THIS CITY IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE AIR CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

WICHITA, KANSAS

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THE FOUR BASIC FORCES OF FLIGHT ARE

LIFT, DRAG, WEIGHT, AND THRUST

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AIRPLANE’S EMPTY WEIGHT AND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT IS CALLED THE

USEFUL LOAD

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THESE TWO GASES MAKE UP ABOUT 79% AND 21% OF OUR ATMOSPHERE, RESPECTIVELY

NITROGEN AND OXYGEN

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THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT STANDARD PRESSURE AT SEA LEVEL, EXPRESSED RESPECTIVELY AS PSI AND INCHES OF MERCURY

14.7 AND 29.92

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THIS IS THE SIMPLEST TYPE OF ALL JET ENGINES BECAUSE IT HAS NO MOVING PARTS

RAMJET

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THIS TYPE OF FUSELAGE STRUCTURE IS MADE PRIMARILY OF SKINS AND STRINGERS; IT HAS NO INTERNAL BRACING

MONOCOQUE

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THIS GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS AN ARTIFICIAL HORIZON

ATTITUDE INDICATOR

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THIS IS THE AIRPLANE’S MOST IMPORTANT NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT

MAGNETIC COMPASS

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THE CHART MOST COMMONLY USED FOR AIR NAVIGATION IS CALLED THE

SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART

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THIS TERM REFERS TO THE FACT THAT THE MAGNETIC COMPASS MIGHT NOT ACCURATELY INDICATE THE AIRPLANE’S MAGNETIC HEADING

COMPASS DEVIATION

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SYSTEMATIC CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE FACTORS THAT COULD AFFECT THE AIRPLANE’S TRACK IS CALLED

DEAD RECKONING

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A MAGENTA CIRCLE DEPICTS THIS TYPE OF FEATURE ON A SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART

NON-TOWERED (“UNCONTROLLED”) AIRPORT

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THREE CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES AT AIRPORTS ARE

ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND NOISE

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PILOTS OF AIRCRAFT NEEDING FUEL, HANGAR SPACE, OR OTHER SERVICES CONTACT THIS ORGANIZATION

FIXED BASE OPERATION

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A ROTATING BEACON DISPLAYING A SEQUENCE OF GREEN-WHITE-WHITE INDICATES THIS KIND OF AIRPORT

MILITARY

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MOST RUNWAYS HAVE THIS TYPE AND COLOR OF LINE PAINTED DOWN THE MIDDLE

DASHED WHITE

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THIS AIRLINER WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE TWIN ENGINES MOUNTED NEAR THE TAIL

SUD AVIATION CARAVELLE

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THE BOEING 747F IS AN EXAMPLE OF A

CARGO CARRIER

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THE BAE JETSTREAM 31 AND THE EMBRAER 120 ARE EXAMPLES OF

REGIONAL AIRCRAFT

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THE UNITED STATES MAKES ENGINES FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WHICH IS BUILT BY AN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

AIRBUS

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THIS IS THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCED AIRPLANE IN AMERICAN AVIATION HISTORY

PIPER PA-18 SUPER CUB

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THESE AIRCRAFT DO NOT REQUIRE CERTIFICATION, AND PILOTS DO NOT NEED A LICENSE TO FLY THEM

ULTRALIGHTS

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FLYING WITHOUT ENGINE POWER AND WITHOUT LOSS OF ALTITUDE IS CALLED

SOARING

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BEECH AIRCRAFT COMPANY BUILT SIX TYPES OF AIRCRAFT USED FOR PERSONAL AVIATION. THE ONLY ONE STILL IN PRODUCTION IS THE

BONANZA

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