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Tait–Bryan rotations refer to

A way of braiding hair

A type of knot

A type of plait

Coordinate systems for three-dimensional space

Answer

Correct Answer: Coordinate systems for three-dimensional space

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What are Tait–Bryan rotations?

A method of representing rotations of a rigid body in three dimensions

A method of representing rotations of a rigid body in two dimensions

A method of representing translations of a rigid body in two dimensions

A method of representing translations of a rigid body in three dimensions

Answer

Correct Answer: A method of representing rotations of a rigid body in three dimensions

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What is a spaceplane?

A spacecraft that can land on a planet.

A vehicle that can only fly in the atmosphere.

A vehicle that can only fly in space.

A vehicle capable of both atmospheric flight and spaceflight.

Answer

Correct Answer: A vehicle capable of both atmospheric flight and spaceflight.

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What is a space station?

A man-made object sent into orbit around the earth

A device used to measure pressure

A device used to measure temperature

A habitable artificial satellite

Answer

Correct Answer: A habitable artificial satellite

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How many space shuttle orbiters were built?

Answer

Correct Answer: 5

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Where was the Space Shuttle external tank attached?

Only the solid rocket boosters

Only the orbiter

To the orbiter and the solid rocket boosters

It was not attached

Answer

Correct Answer: To the orbiter and the solid rocket boosters

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What is attached to the Space Shuttle external tank?

The solid rocket boosters

The command module

The space station

The orbiter

Answer

Correct Answer: The solid rocket boosters

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How many solid rocket boosters were there on the Space Shuttle?

Four

Two

Three

One

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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Which is not a type of spacecraft?

Single-stage-to-orbit

Expendable launch system

Reusable launch system

Multi-stage-to-orbit

Answer

Correct Answer: Single-stage-to-orbit

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What is a Reaction Control System?

A device used to control reactions

A device used to control rocket thrusters

A system used to control spacecraft

A set of rocket thrusters used for spacecraft maneuvers over the craft's three rotation axes in outer space

Answer

Correct Answer: A set of rocket thrusters used for spacecraft maneuvers over the craft's three rotation axes in outer space

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What is the full form of Radar?

Rapidly Deployable Airborne Radar

Remotely Deployed Airborne Radar

Radio Direction and Ranging

Radio Detection and Ranging

Answer

Correct Answer: Radio Detection and Ranging

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What does the acronym "NASA" stand for?

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

North America Space Agency

Netherlands Aerospace Centre

Answer

Correct Answer: United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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NACA was replaced by NASA in ____

1959

1958

1960

1957

Answer

Correct Answer: 1958

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What replaced NACA in 1958?

NAR

SACNAS

ESA

NASA

Answer

Correct Answer: NASA

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What is the Mach number?

The ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.

A measure of fluid density.

The local speed of sound in fluid dynamics.

The ratio of fluid velocity to the speed of sound.

Answer

Correct Answer: The ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.

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A lander is a spacecraft designed to:

Collide with a celestial body

Transmit data back to Earth

Soft-land on the surface of a celestial body

Fly in the atmosphere of a celestial body

Answer

Correct Answer: Soft-land on the surface of a celestial body

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What is a jet engine?

A device used to travel through space

A device that helps an airplane fly

A device used to travel through water at high speeds

A type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet that generates thrust by jet propulsion

Answer

Correct Answer: A type of reaction engine discharging a fast-moving jet that generates thrust by jet propulsion

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In which year was fatigue weakening of a material discovered?

1857

1847

Progressive and localized structural damage caused by cyclic loading.

1837

Answer

Correct Answer: Progressive and localized structural damage caused by cyclic loading.

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What is fatigue in material science?

The process of slowly breaking down a material

The process of slowly wearing down a material

A process of corrosion that damages materials

The weakening of a material caused by repeatedly applied loads.

Answer

Correct Answer: The weakening of a material caused by repeatedly applied loads.

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What is the eigenvector slew?

A device used to measure spacecraft orientation

A method to calculate a steering correction by rotating the spacecraft around one fixed axis

A software used to predict spacecraft trajectories

The process of rotating a spacecraft around one fixed axis

Answer

Correct Answer: A method to calculate a steering correction by rotating the spacecraft around one fixed axis

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Which of the following is not true about the eccentricity vector?

It is a constant of motion

Its direction points from apoapsis to periapsis

Its main use is in the analysis of almost circular orbits

It is dimensionless

Answer

Correct Answer: Its main use is in the analysis of almost circular orbits

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What is the main use of eccentricity vector?

To determine the position and velocity of an object in an orbit

To analyze almost circular orbits

To find the centripetal and centrifugal forces on an object in an orbit

To calculate the periapsis and apoapsis of an orbit

Answer

Correct Answer: To analyze almost circular orbits

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What are the three angular parameters that define a position along an orbit?

Perihelion, aphelion, longitude of the ascending node

Periapsis, apoapsis, inclination

Apogee, perigee, semi-major axis

Eccentric anomaly, true anomaly, mean anomaly

Answer

Correct Answer: Eccentric anomaly, true anomaly, mean anomaly

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What is the definition of ductility?

The ability of a material to resist deformation under load

The ability of a material to absorb energy before fracture

A measure of a material's ability to undergo significant plastic deformation before rupture

A measure of a material's ability to undergo significant deformation before fracture

Answer

Correct Answer: A measure of a material's ability to undergo significant plastic deformation before rupture

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What are the two rocket fuels used in Dual mode propulsion?

Liquid oxygen and solid fuel

Liquid oxygen and methane

Kerosene and liquid oxygen

Liquid hydrogen and RP

Answer

Correct Answer: Liquid hydrogen and RP

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What are the benefits of dual mode propulsion rockets?

High efficiency and simplicity

Reliability and simplicity

Low efficiency and simplicity

High efficiency and reliability

Answer

Correct Answer: High efficiency and reliability

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What is the purpose of a drop test?

To test the in-flight characteristics of prototype or experimental aircraft and spacecraft.

To determine the optimum altitude for releasing an aircraft

To test the functionality of aircraft and spacecraft rockets.

To measure the speed of an aircraft or spacecraft.

Answer

Correct Answer: To test the in-flight characteristics of prototype or experimental aircraft and spacecraft.

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The drag equation is used to calculate the force of drag experienced by an object due to movement through which type of fluid?

A partially enclosing fluid

An object in a vacuum

A non-enclosing fluid

A fully enclosing fluid

Answer

Correct Answer: A fully enclosing fluid

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What is the drag equation used to calculate?

The viscosity of a fluid.

The force of drag experienced by an object due to movement through a fully enclosing fluid.

The density of a fluid.

The speed of an object moving through a fluid.

Answer

Correct Answer: The force of drag experienced by an object due to movement through a fully enclosing fluid.

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Which of the following is NOT a factor in the drag coefficient?

The object's speed

The object's surface area

The object's shape

The fluid's density

Answer

Correct Answer: The object's surface area

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What is the drag coefficient?

A dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment.

The amount of drag an object experiences in a fluid environment.

The speed of an object in a fluid environment

A measure of an object's weight

Answer

Correct Answer: A dimensionless quantity that is used to quantify the drag or resistance of an object in a fluid environment.

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Drag force is __________ for a laminar flow?

Independent of the velocity

Proportional to the square of the velocity

Proportional to the velocity

Inversely proportional to the velocity

Answer

Correct Answer: Proportional to the velocity

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Drag is _______.

Dry friction

A solid surface

A force acti

Answer

Correct Answer: A force acti

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What is the frequency band used by DME?

Between 960 and 1215 MHz

Between 1215 and 1280 MHz

Between 1030 and 1090 MHz

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Between 960 and 1215 MHz

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What is the frequency band between which DME operates?

960-1215 MHz

280-315 MHz

400-420 MHz

335-380 MHz

Answer

Correct Answer: 960-1215 MHz

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What is disk loading?

Fluid dynamics

The average pressure change across an actuator disk

A helicopter main rotor

Propellers

Answer

Correct Answer: The average pressure change across an actuator disk

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What is the name given to a negative dihedral angle?

Dihedral angle

Adihedral angle

Perpendicular angle

Anhedral angle

Answer

Correct Answer: Anhedral angle

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What does the USAF Stability and Control DATCOM do?

Calculates the static stability, control and dynamic derivative characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft.

Calculates the rate of change of momentum of an object.

All of the above.

Determines the force required to accelerate an object.

Answer

Correct Answer: Calculates the static stability, control and dynamic derivative characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft.

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What does the USAF Stability and Control Digital DATCOM program do?

It calculates the static stability, control and dynamic derivative characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft.

It simulates the aerodynamic performance of fixed-wing aircraft

It determines the best flight path for an aircraft

It predicts the winner of the Super Bowl

Answer

Correct Answer: It calculates the static stability, control and dynamic derivative characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft.

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What is the output value of a function called?

Derivative

Input

Argument

Function

Answer

Correct Answer: Derivative

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The derivative of the position of a moving object with respect to time is _____.

The object's speed

The object's acceleration

The object's velocity

The object's position

Answer

Correct Answer: The object's velocity

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What is departure resistance?

A quality of an aircraft which enables it to resist entering potentially dangerous less-controlled maneuvers

A quality of an aircraft which enables it to remain in the air

A quality of an aircraft which enables it to fly

A quality of an aircraft which enables it to take off

Answer

Correct Answer: A quality of an aircraft which enables it to resist entering potentially dangerous less-controlled maneuvers

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What is the meaning of "Delta" in Delta wing?

A jet-age aircraft

A triangle-shaped wing

The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet

It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta (Δ).

Answer

Correct Answer: It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta (Δ).

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What is the shape of a Delta wing?

Circular

Hexagonal

Square

Triangular

Answer

Correct Answer: Triangular

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Delta-v budget is an estimate of the total:

Duration of the space mission

Cost of the space mission

Delta-v required for propellant

Delta-v required for a space mission

Answer

Correct Answer: Delta-v required for a space mission

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What is a delta-v budget?

The total number of days required for a space mission.

The total delta-v required for a Tsiolkovsky rocket equation.

The total distance required for a space mission.

The total delta-v required for a space mission.

Answer

Correct Answer: The total delta-v required for a space mission.

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Delta-v is a scalar that has the units of what?

Distance

Time

Speed

Mass

Answer

Correct Answer: Speed

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What causes deformation in a body?

Articulations

Configurations

External loads, body forces, or changes in temperature, moisture content, or chemical reactions

Deformities

Answer

Correct Answer: External loads, body forces, or changes in temperature, moisture content, or chemical reactions

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In mechanics, deformation is the transformation of a body from a reference configuration to a _____ configuration.

Original

Intermediate

Current

Initial

Answer

Correct Answer: Current

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What is deformation?

A measure of how much a material can be elastically deformed before it fractures.

The process of breaking down a substance into its component parts.

The change in shape of an object in response to the application of a force.

Any changes in the shape or size of an object due to an applied force or change in temperature.

Answer

Correct Answer: Any changes in the shape or size of an object due to an applied force or change in temperature.

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What is the degree to which a structural element is displaced under a load called?

Resiliency

Apricity

Redaction

Deflection

Answer

Correct Answer: Deflection

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What does deflection refer to?

The degree to which a structural element is displaced under a load

The amount of stress on a material before it breaks

The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being deformed

The deformation of a material under load

Answer

Correct Answer: The degree to which a structural element is displaced under a load

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What is meant by the term "fix" in the definition of dead reckoning?

A position determined by celestial navigation

A previously determined position

A position determined by dead reckoning

A position determined by GPS

Answer

Correct Answer: A previously determined position

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What is a De Laval nozzle used for?

A type of rocket engine nozzle

A type of steam turbine

Accelerating a hot, pressurized gas to a higher supersonic speed

A tool for measuring fluid flow

Answer

Correct Answer: Accelerating a hot, pressurized gas to a higher supersonic speed

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What is Decalage?

A fixed-wing aircraft

The acute angle contained between the chords of the wings in question.

The angle difference between the upper and lower wings of a biplane.

The difference between the leading and trailing edges of an aircraft's wing.

Answer

Correct Answer: The angle difference between the upper and lower wings of a biplane.

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What does damage tolerance refer to?

The strength of a structure

The ability of a structure to resist wear and tear

The fragility of a structure

The ability of a structure to sustain defects safely until repair can be effected

Answer

Correct Answer: The ability of a structure to sustain defects safely until repair can be effected

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What are the conditions of pressure and temperature that would exist if the inlet flow was corrected flow?

High pressure and High temperature

Low pressure and Low temperature

Sea Level, on a Standard Day (e.g. 101.325 kPa, 288.15 K)

Medium pressure and Medium Temperature

Answer

Correct Answer: Sea Level, on a Standard Day (e.g. 101.325 kPa, 288.15 K)

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What is Constant Speed Drive most commonly used for?

Found on aircraft jet engines

To drive mechanisms that don't require a constant speed

Varying input speed

Hydraulic transmissions found on the accessory drives of gas turbine engines

Answer

Correct Answer: Hydraulic transmissions found on the accessory drives of gas turbine engines

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Which of the following statements is true about centrifugal compressors?

They are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery.

They are used to pump liquids

They are used to compress gases

They use a rotating impeller to accelerate fluid outwards from the center of the pump

Answer

Correct Answer: They are a sub-class of dynamic axisymmetric work-absorbing turbomachinery.

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In a centrifugal compressor, the pressure rise in the impeller is ____ to the rise in the diffuser.

Almost equal

Equal

Greater than

Less than

Answer

Correct Answer: Almost equal

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At what Mach number does the airflow around the aircraft become supersonic?

Mach 2

The lower critical Mach number

Mach 1

The upper critical Mach number

Answer

Correct Answer: The upper critical Mach number

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45 what does the bracket mean in this context?

It is a reference to a different source

It is an estimated figure

It is an incorrect figure

It is a range

Answer

Correct Answer: It is a reference to a different source

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What is control engineering?

The discipline of controls overlaps and is usually taught along with electrical engineering at many institutions around the world.

A branch of engineering that deals with the design of control systems.

A branch of engineering that applies automatic control theory to design systems with desired behaviors in control environments.

A branch of engineering that deals with the application of automatic control theory to the design of systems.

Answer

Correct Answer: The discipline of controls overlaps and is usually taught along with electrical engineering at many institutions around the world.

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CSD is a type of transmission that delivers power to an output shaft that rotates at a constant speed, despite the varying input.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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What is the term most commonly applied to hydraulic transmissions found on the accessory drives of gas turbine engines, such as aircraft jet engines?

Single-speed drive

Variable speed drive

Multi-speed drive

Constant speed drive

Answer

Correct Answer: Constant speed drive

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In its simple form, the compressibility may be expressed as, where V is volume and p is pressure.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The choice to define compressibility as the opposite of the fraction makes compressibility positive in the (usual) case that an increase in pressure induces a reduction in volume.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Compression is the application of balanced inward forces to different points on a material or structure in order to _____.

Reduce its size in one or more directions

Displace layers of the material parallel to each other

Increase its size in one or more directions

Have no net sum or torque directed

Answer

Correct Answer: Reduce its size in one or more directions

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What is a comet?

An icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases.

A gas giant

A luminous object in the sky

A star with a tail

Answer

Correct Answer: A gas giant

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Which of the following cannot create a collimated beam of light?

Laser beam

Refractor telescope

Perfectly collimated light beam

Diffraction grating

Answer

Correct Answer: Perfectly collimated light beam

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Which part of the aircraft does the pilot control the aircraft from?

Cockpit

Crew rest area

Emergency exit

Cargo hold

Answer

Correct Answer: Cockpit

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What is the cockpit of an aircraft?

The area from which a copilot controls the aircraft.

The area from which a navigator controls the aircraft.

The area from which a pilot controls the aircraft.

The area from which a flight attendant controls the aircraft.

Answer

Correct Answer: The area from which a pilot controls the aircraft.

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What is the cleaned configuration of a fixed-wing aircraft?

When its external equipment is turned off.

When its external equipment is retracted to minimize drag and thus maximize airspeed for a given power setting.

When its external equipment is set to minimum.

When its external equipment is removed.

Answer

Correct Answer: When its external equipment is retracted to minimize drag and thus maximize airspeed for a given power setting.

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Chord length is measured from which two points?

Leading edge and nose

Trailing edge and wingtip

Trailing edge and root chord

Leading edge and trailing edge

Answer

Correct Answer: Leading edge and trailing edge

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What is the center of mass?

The point where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero.

The distribution of mass is balanced around the center of mass.

The average of the weighted position coordinates of the distributed mass defines its coordinates.

Answer

Correct Answer: The point where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero.

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Why is it important to make the distinction between the center-of-gravity and the mass-center for a satellite in orbit?

To account for the torque caused by the variation in gravitational field

To calculate the satellite's altitude

To determine the satellite's orbital period

To calculate the satellite's velocity

Answer

Correct Answer: To account for the torque caused by the variation in gravitational field

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What is the slight variation in gravitational field called?

Torque

Gradient

Axis

Gravity

Answer

Correct Answer: Gradient

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What is the point around which the resultant torque due to gravity forces vanishes called?

Center of Pressure

Center of Momentum

Center of Mass

Center of Gravity

Answer

Correct Answer: Center of Gravity

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What is the meaning of the term "canard"?

An aircraft with a canard configuration

A small forewing or foreplane placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft

The main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft

The foreplane of a fixed-wing aircraft

Answer

Correct Answer: A small forewing or foreplane placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft

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Camber is responsible for the asymmetric curves on the _____ of an aerofoil.

Up and down

Top and bottom

Left and right

Front and back

Answer

Correct Answer: Top and bottom

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What is Camber?

The curved line formed by the intersection of a cone and a plane

The force required to move an object up a slope

The distance between the bottom of an object and the ground

The asymmetric curves on the top and bottom, or front and back, of an aerofoil

Answer

Correct Answer: The asymmetric curves on the top and bottom, or front and back, of an aerofoil

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What is the old cable management technique called?

Cable ties

Hook and loop Cable ties

Cable lacing

Cable management

Answer

Correct Answer: Cable lacing

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What is cable lacing?

A method of data transmission

A method for tying wiring harnesses and cable looms

A type of cable

A device used to cut cable

Answer

Correct Answer: A method for tying wiring harnesses and cable looms

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How is cabin pressurization typically accomplished for aircraft?

Jet fuel

On board generators

Bled off from the gas turbine engines at the compressor stage

Carried in high-pressure, often cryogenic tanks

Answer

Correct Answer: Bled off from the gas turbine engines at the compressor stage

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How is cabin air usually bled off in aircraft?

From the jet engines at the turbine stage

From the landing gear at the axle stage

From the propellers at the turbine stage

From the gas turbine engines at the compressor stage

Answer

Correct Answer: From the gas turbine engines at the compressor stage

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The pressure at the bottom of an object submerged in a fluid is _______ than at the top of the object.

Equal to

Greater

Less than

Twice as great

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater

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The pressure difference between the top and bottom of an object submerged in a fluid results in a(n):

Loss in volume

Upthrust

Net force downwards

Net force upwards

Answer

Correct Answer: Upthrust

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What is the definition of buoyancy?

Upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object

A fluid's resistance to change in shape

The pressure at the bottom of a column of fluid

The property of a fluid that causes it to rise to the highest point in a container

Answer

Correct Answer: Upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object

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What is a boundary layer?

The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface where the effects of gravity are significant

The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface where the effects of temperature are significant

The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface where the effects of buoyancy are significant

The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface where the effects of viscosity are significant

Answer

Correct Answer: The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface where the effects of viscosity are significant

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What is a booster rocket?

A rocket used to launch a multistage launch vehicle

A rocket used to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability

A rocket used to provide thrust for a space vehicle

A rocket used for guidance for a space vehicle

Answer

Correct Answer: A rocket used to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability

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What is bleed air?

The exhaust produced by gas turbine engines

A type of fuel used in gas turbine engines

A measure of the efficiency of gas turbine engines

Compressed air that is taken from the compressor stage of gas turbine engines

Answer

Correct Answer: Compressed air that is taken from the compressor stage of gas turbine engines

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How many half-elliptic orbits does a bi-elliptic transfer consist of?

Answer

Correct Answer: 2

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What occurs when there is an increase in the speed of a fluid?

A decrease in pressure

A decrease in the fluid's potential energy

An increase in the fluid's density

A decrease in the fluid's density

Answer

Correct Answer: A decrease in pressure

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What is the absolute bearing of an object to the East?

180 degrees

90 degrees

360 degrees

0 degrees

Answer

Correct Answer: 90 degrees

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Which type of beam is typically used in beam-powered propulsion?

Microwave or laser beam

Gamma ray beam

X-ray beam

Ultraviolet beam

Answer

Correct Answer: Microwave or laser beam

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What is a ballute?

A cone-shaped balloon

A toroidal burble fence

A balloon-like braking device

A parachute-like braking device

Answer

Correct Answer: A parachute-like braking device

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What is a balloon?

An unpowered aerostat that remains aloft or floats due to its buoyancy

An unpowered aerostat that does not float

A balloon that is tethered to a fixed point

A powered aerostat

Answer

Correct Answer: An unpowered aerostat that remains aloft or floats due to its buoyancy

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What is the main purpose of aerobraking?

Slows the spacecraft

Reduces the high point of an elliptical orbit

Increases the high point of an elliptical orbit

Decreases the low point of an elliptical orbit

Answer

Correct Answer: Reduces the high point of an elliptical orbit

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What is the main focus of aeroacoustics?

Aerodynamic forces

Fluid motion

Aeolian tones

Noise generation

Answer

Correct Answer: Noise generation

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What is the Advanced Space Vision System?

A regular 2D camera

A computer vision system not designed for the International Space Station

A computer vision system designed for the International Space Station

A system that uses regular 2D cameras to calculate the 3D position of an object

Answer

Correct Answer: A computer vision system designed for the International Space Station

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What does ADF stand for?

Automatic direction finder

Advanced data format

All-digital forum

Asynchronous data flow

Answer

Correct Answer: Automatic direction finder

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Action is an attribute of the dynamics of a physical system from which the equations of motion of the system can be derived.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The beginning of a pass is termed _____.

Loss of signal

Acquisition of signal

Deserted satellite

End of pass

Answer

Correct Answer: Acquisition of signal

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What is the rate of change of velocity of an object with respect to time?

Momentum

Force

Acceleration

Speed

Answer

Correct Answer: Acceleration

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What is the SI unit for acceleration?

Metre per second squared (m s−2)

Seconds squared

Miles per hour

Feet per minute

Answer

Correct Answer: Metre per second squared (m s−2)

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What is the absolute value of -3?

Zero

-3

Answer

Correct Answer: 3

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What is the unit of measurement for absolute humidity?

Grams per cubic meter OR grams per kilogram

Feet

Miles

Inches

Answer

Correct Answer: Grams per cubic meter OR grams per kilogram

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What is the zero level or reference altitude for AGL?

Mean sea level

Average terrain

Above ground level

Ground level

Answer

Correct Answer: Ground level

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What does AGL stand for?

Air to Ground Link

Average Ground Level

Adjusted Gross Landing

Above Ground Level

Answer

Correct Answer: Above Ground Level

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