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