Aviation and Aerospace Engineering

Question 1

1The Wright brothers made the first powered, controlled aeroplane flight in

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A. 1969 B. 1927 C. 1903 D. 1783

Question 2

2A turbofan engine is common on

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A. modern airliners B. bicycles C. gliders D. hot-air balloons

Question 3

3Bernoulli's principle states that as the speed of a fluid increases, its pressure

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A. doubles B. stays the same C. increases D. decreases

Question 4

4If an aircraft's airspeed doubles while everything else stays the same, its lift becomes

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A. twice as large B. four times as large C. unchanged D. half as large

Question 5

5Camber refers to the

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A. curvature of an aerofoil B. size of the engine C. length of the fuselage D. height of the tail

Question 6

6The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder are commonly called

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A. autopilots B. radomes C. black boxes D. transponders

Question 7

7A headwind during take-off

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A. lengthens the take-off run B. shortens the take-off run C. has no effect D. stops the engine

Question 8

8The first person to fly in space was

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A. Neil Armstrong B. Buzz Aldrin C. Yuri Gagarin D. John Glenn

Question 9

9The main body of an aircraft that carries the crew, passengers and cargo is the

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A. landing gear B. wing C. tailplane D. fuselage

Question 10

10In the International Standard Atmosphere, sea-level temperature is

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A. 15 °C B. 0 °C C. 25 °C D. −15 °C