What's the biggest commercial plane?
Antonaov An-225
AirBus A380
Stratolaunch
What happens if you cross Mach 1?
It creates a sonic boom
What "Mach" means?
It's the speed of sound (343m/s or 1236km/h)
What was the fastest commercial plane ever?
Dassault Falcon 7x
Boeing 747
Gulfstream G700
The Concorde (Mach 2)
What's the largest plane ever created?
Stratolauncher
Boeing 747
Airbus A380
The Antonov An-225 Mriya
How far in advance can you book a flight ticket?
2 years
6 months
11 months
2 months
What color are the black boxes? These are the flight recorder that collect cockpit data.
Black
Blue
Orange
Yellow
When did the Wright brother's first successfully fly a airplane?
1903
1920
1907
1899
How many airplanes are in the air right now?
Under 5,000
Between 5,000- 8,000
Between 8,000 to 20, 000
Between 20,000 to 40,000
How many airlines are there?
800
1250
Over 5000
47
What are the four forces that effect a plane?
lift, thrust, drag, weight
What is the angle between the chord line of an wing and the relative wind called?
angle of attack
What principle states that as the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases.
Bernoulli's principle
What is the upward force generated by the movement of air over and under the wing, creating a pressure difference that pushes the wing upwards
lift
What part of a plane keeps it lined up with the direction of motion, preventing side-to side yawing motion?
Elevator
Alirons
horizontal stabilizer
Vertical stabilizer
What part of a plane helps control the pitch (up and down movement of the nose) during flight?
Vertical Stabilizers
Horizontal stabilizers
Alierons
Fuselage
