11.9 Flight Controls Flashcards
HOW IS THE RUNAWAY FROM THE HORIZONTAL STABIUSER PREVENTED?
NO BACK BREAK.
HOW IS THE BRAKE OVERCOME DURING A FLAP RETRACTION ON A SLAP SYSTEM GEARBIX WITH A NO BACK BRAKE?
THE FRICTION IS OVERCOME BY RETRACTION POWER AND SLIPS AS THE FLAPS RETRACT
HOW IS HE TOQUE LIMITER RESET AFTER IT HAS BEEN ACTIONED?
IT RESETS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE OVER TORQUE IS REMOVED.
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF A DIFFERENTIAL AILERON SYSTEM?
TO COUNTER THE NEGATIVE TURNING MOMENT.
WHAT IS TURN CO-ORDINATION?
THE RUDDER MOVES ALONG WITH THE AILERONS TO ACHIEVE A TURN.
WHY ARE THE CONTROL SURFACES (AILERONS, ELEVATORS AND RUDDER) ON SOME AIRCRAFT EQUIPT WITII BALANCE WEIGHTS?
TO PREVENT FLUTTERING AND VIBRATION OF THE CONTROL SURFACES.
WHAT CAN SPIOLERS NOT BE USED FOR?
TO ASSIST THE FLAP SYSTEM.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE IS GOING DOWN AND THE LEFT WING IS GOING DOWN?
AIRCRAFT IS PITCHING AND ROLLING.
WHY ARE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS MOVABLE ON LARGE AIRCRAFT?
TO COMPENSATE FOR A POSSIBLE IMBALANCE ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS DURING FLIGHT
WHICH WAY DO THE AILERON HAVE TO DEFLECT TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT?
LEFT WING UP RIGHT WING DOWN.
WHAT IS AN ELEVON?
COMBINED ELEVATOR AND AILERON USED ON DELTA WING AIRCRAFT
WHICH STATEMENT DESCRIBES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A FOLWER FLAP?
WING CAMBER AND WING AREA ARE INCREASED WHEN THE FLAPS ARE EXTENDED.
WHICH WAY DO THE AILERONS HAVE TO DEFLECT TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT?
LEFT AILERON MUST GO UP AND RIGHT AILERON MUST GO DOWN,
HOW MUST FLIGHT CONTROL TRIM SYSTEMS BE DESIGNED?
SO THAT THE PILOT CAN SEE FROM THE COCKPIT WHICH POSITION THE CORRESPONDING SURFACE IS IN,
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONLY?
EXTENSION WOULD BE STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY
