Types of Aircraft | Tonight's Class | Aircraft Engines | Aerospace knowledge | Famous Aerospace People |
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Reciprocating engine/Piston Engine/Airplane
This type of aircraft has a propeller on the front.
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Aircraft Engine Types
What was tonight's class about?
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NA
Name a type of aircraft engine.
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Thrust, Drag, Lift, and Gravity/Weight.
What are the four forces of flight?
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Sir Issac Newton
Who formulated the laws of motion?
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Jet
This type of aircraft uses a set of fan blades to compress air.
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A reciprocating engine
A piston engine can also be known as what?
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Outside
Is the Air in a Jet engine inside or outside of the ignition chamber?
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An Airfoil
What is the standard shape of an aircraft wing called?
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Neil Armstrong
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
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Glider
This type of aircraft has no engine.
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Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
What is Newton's third law of motion?
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NA
Name a part you would find in a reciprocating engine.
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Upwash
What is the air going over the leading edge of an Airfoil called?
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The Wright Brothers
Who flew the first plane?
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Helicopter
This type of aircraft has multiple overhead airfoils.
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Fuel and Oxygen
All engines require what two substances to function?
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Intake, Compression, Ignition, Exhaust.
What are the four stages of a reciprocating engine?
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NA
Name an instrument you would find in many aircraft.
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Yuri Gagarin
Who was the first man in space?
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Rocket
This type of aircraft can operate without the outside presence of oxygen
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In-Line, V In-line, Horizontally-Opposed In-Line, and Radial
Name the four main formations of cylinders on a piston engine.
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Reciprocating Engines
What types of engines are generally used on smaller helicopters?
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It measures the RPM of an aircraft engine.
What does a Tachometer do?
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Daniel Bernoulli
Who discovered the principle that allows aircraft to fly?
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