Means that certain parts move back and forth in straight-line motion
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Reciprocating
The United States Air Force's first all-jet bomber
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B-47 Stratojet
,Surfaces must come together at the rear of the wing. This thin junction is called...
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Trailing edge
World's first turboprop airliner
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Vickers Viscount
Why swept back wings are important
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They are more efficient at high speeds and, in fact, are almost a
requirement for supersonic flight
Occurs when an object is placed in the path
of moving air
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Viscous drag
,The science and art of flight through the atmosphere
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Aeronautics
Date, plane, and person broke sound bearer
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October 14, 1947, Charles "Chuck" Yeager, bell X-1
Placed in a vertical position at the end of the wings, eliminates the vortices and
improves the efficiency of the wing
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Winglets
Changes form during flight for optimum lift under different circumstances and can be
rotated to different positions for the best aerodynamic characteristics
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Oblique-wing aircraft (OWA)
, Power the conventional vehicles used for transportation, work and pleasure
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Reciprocating engines
The postwar years (after World War II)
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Cold War
This newly formed United States Air Force's primary mission was
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Deterrence
4 forces of flight
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Lift, weight, drag, thrust
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Reciprocating
The United States Air Force's first all-jet bomber
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B-47 Stratojet
,Surfaces must come together at the rear of the wing. This thin junction is called...
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Trailing edge
World's first turboprop airliner
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Vickers Viscount
Why swept back wings are important
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They are more efficient at high speeds and, in fact, are almost a
requirement for supersonic flight
Occurs when an object is placed in the path
of moving air
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Viscous drag
,The science and art of flight through the atmosphere
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Aeronautics
Date, plane, and person broke sound bearer
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October 14, 1947, Charles "Chuck" Yeager, bell X-1
Placed in a vertical position at the end of the wings, eliminates the vortices and
improves the efficiency of the wing
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Winglets
Changes form during flight for optimum lift under different circumstances and can be
rotated to different positions for the best aerodynamic characteristics
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Oblique-wing aircraft (OWA)
, Power the conventional vehicles used for transportation, work and pleasure
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Reciprocating engines
The postwar years (after World War II)
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Cold War
This newly formed United States Air Force's primary mission was
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Deterrence
4 forces of flight
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Lift, weight, drag, thrust
