AC Construction/principles of flight

Question 1

5 parts of the plane

Answer 1

Wing
Empennage
Fuselage
Power plant
Landing gear

Question 2

What are the 4 forces on a plane

Answer 2

Thrust
Drag
Lift
Weight

Question 3

3 axis of a plane

Answer 3

Lateral= pitching
Longitudinal= rolling
Vertical=yawing

Question 4

Instruments fall into what 3 categories?

Answer 4

Performance, control, navigation

Question 5

Performance instruments consist of what

Answer 5

• Altimeter
• Airspeed or vertical speed indicator (vsi)
• Heading indicator
• Turn and slip indicator

Question 6

Control instruments consist of

Answer 6

Attitude indicator

Question 7

Navigation instruments consist of

Answer 7

GPS, vhf radio, non directional beacon, instrument landing system (ILS)

Question 8

Viscosity

Answer 8

The property of a fluid that causes it to resist flowing

Question 9

Friction

Answer 9

The resistance one object encounters when it flows over another.

Question 10

What instruments are affected by atmospheric pressure

Answer 10

Altimeter
Airspeed indicator
Vertical speed indicator
Manifold pressure gauge

Question 11

Bernoulli’s Principle

Answer 11

The air traveling over a wing is traveling faster than the air under the wing causing lift

Question 12

What is the cord of a wing

Answer 12

The imaginary line going from the center of the leading edge to the trailing edge of the wing.