Basic Aeronautics

Who has the honor of creating the first human flight?

• Henri Giffard

• Wright Brothers

• John Joseph Montgomery

• Montgolfier brothers

Select all the forces which act on an aeroplane.

• Lift, Weight, Drag, Thrust

• Tension, Weight, Reverse, Forward

• Action, Reaction, Drag, Lift

• Weak nuclear, Strong nuclear, Electromagnetic, Tension

For an airplane to take-off .........................

• Lift < Weight

• Lift = Weight

• Lift > Weight

• None of the above

Which part of an airplane hold it's parts together?

• Cockpit

• Fuselage

• Elevator

• Flaps

What are the 3 types of movements for an airplane?

• Drag, Lift, Weight

• Yaw, Pitch, Roll

• Front, Reverse, Turn

• Drag, Pitch, Turn

What is the name given to the airplane part which hold it's control units and pilots?

• Cockpit

• Rudder

• Elevators

• Slats

Which explains the theory behind the flight?

• Law of conservation of mass

• Bernoulli's Principle

• Newton's 1st Law

• Ohm's Law

Who is considered as the first female pilot?

• Svetlana Savitskaya

• Amelia Earhart

• Valentina Tereshkova

• Emily Howell-Warner

What are the basic flight phases?

• Takeoff, Cruise, Landing

• Takeoff, Lift, Cruise

• Lift, Drag, Thrust

• Landing, Cruise, Drag

A plane wing is responsible for?

• Control Yaw

• Change pitch

• Generate Drag

• Generating Lift