Directions: Choose the best answer for each question below.
Aeronautics of the Space Shuttle Multiple Choice Assessment
- Name the vehicle that is an example of a lifting body.
- a Boeing 747
- a DC-9 jet
- the orbiter
- The orbiter uses what type of wing?
- delta wing
- sweepback wing
- straight wing
- Which part of the Space Shuttle is NOT reusable?
- orbiter
- external fuel tank
- solid rocket booster
- Name the "space engines" used by the orbiter to enter, exit, and change orbit.
- solid rocket booster
- orbital maneuvering system
- reaction control system
- Name the airplane control surface that is on the trailing edge of the orbiter's wings.
- aileron
- rudder
- elevon
- Name the engine system that is used to control the orbiter's motions of roll, pitch, and yaw while it is in the upper atmosphere.
- reaction control system (RCS)
- orbital maneuvering system (OMS)
- orbiter reaction system (ORS)
- What is the purpose of the S-turns during landing?
- to reduce heat
- to slow the orbiter's speed
- to burn extra fuel
- The orbiter's rudder is used to do what?
- control yaw
- slow the orbiter at landing
- deflect the airflow and increase drag
- all of the above
- The orbiter lands on the runway moving at about what speed?
- 215 mph
- 424 mph
- Mach 1
- One major difference between the orbiter and an airplane is found with what part?
- elevons
- wings
- engines
- An elevon is a control surface that combines which two control surfaces?
- aileron and elevator
- elevator and rudder
- wing and aileron
- At what speeds does the orbiter fly?
- hypersonic
- supersonic and subsonic
- 732 miles per hour
- all of the above
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Correct Answers
- Name the vehicle that is an example of a lifting body.
- the orbiter
- The orbiter uses what type of wing?
- delta wing
- Which part of the Space Shuttle is NOT reusable?
- external fuel tank
- Name the "space engines" used by the orbiter to enter, exit, and change orbit.
- orbital maneuvering system
- Name the airplane control surface that is on the trailing edge of the orbiter's wings.
- elevon
- Name the engine system that is used to control the orbiter's motions of roll, pitch, and yaw while it is in the upper atmosphere.
- reaction control system (RCS)
- What is the purpose of the S-turns during landing?
- to slow the orbiter's speed
- The orbiter's rudder is used to do what?
- all of the above
- The orbiter lands on the runway moving at about what speed?
- 215 mph
- One major difference between the orbiter and an airplane is found with what part?
- engines
- An elevon is a control surface that combines which two control surfaces?
- aileron and elevator
- At what speeds does the orbiter fly?
- all of the above
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