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?
Boeing 747
Dassault Falcon 7x
Gulfstream G700
The Concorde (Mach 2)
What's the largest plane ever created?
The Antonov An-225 Mriya
Boeing 747
Stratolauncher
Airbus A380
How far in advance can you book a flight ticket?
11 months
2 months
6 months
2 years
What color are the black boxes? These are the flight recorder that collect cockpit data.
Orange
Black
Yellow
Blue
When did the Wright brother's first successfully fly a airplane?
1907
1903
1920
1899
How many airplanes are in the air right now?
Under 5,000
Between 8,000 to 20, 000
Between 20,000 to 40,000
Between 5,000- 8,000
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?
horizontal stabilizer
Alirons
Vertical stabilizer
Elevator
What part of a plane helps control the pitch (up and down movement of the nose) during flight?
Fuselage
Vertical Stabilizers
Horizontal stabilizers
Alierons
