11-23-21 Flashcards

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Significant Weather Prognostic Charts

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Depicts Weather Phenomena, Weather Rules, turbulence, and freezing levels. Issued four times a day

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Convective Outlook Chart

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depicts areas forecast to have the potential for severe and non severe convection and specific weather threats during a 3 day forecast

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Constant Pressure Analysis Chart

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Shows air temp, wind, temp/dew point spread. Issued twice daily.

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Angle of Incidence Defined

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The angle formed by the longitudinal axis of the airplane and the chord of the wing. Fixed Angle cannot be changed

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What factors affect lift and drag

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Wing area, shape of airfoil, angle of attack, velocity of air, air density

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What effect does torque reaction have on an airplane on the ground and in flight

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In Flight - Torque reaction is acting around the longitudinal axis, tends to make aircraft roll

on the Ground - Torque reaction is acting on the vertical axis, tends to make aircraft yaw

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What are the Four Left turning tendencies

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Torque

P-Factor

Spiraling Slipstream

Gyroscopic Precession

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Centrifugal Force Aviation Defined

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Equal and Opposite reaction of lift component in a turn

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Load Factor Defined

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The ratio of a given load to the pull of gravity

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Load Factor risks

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Increases load on aircraft structure

Increases stall speed

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