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Aircraft Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Imaginary line between leading and trailing edge of wing

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Chord

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2
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Upper curvature of wing

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Upper camber

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3
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Lower curvature of wing

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Lower camber

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4
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Axis that passes through the length of the airplane

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Longitudinal axis

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5
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Movement along longitudinal axis

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Roll or bank

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6
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Axis passing through the fuselage at a right angle

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Lateral axis

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7
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Movement along lateral axis

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Pitch

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8
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Axis passing through fuselage at a right angle to both the longitudinal and latterly axes

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Vertical axis

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9
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Movement along vertical axis

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Yaw

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10
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All axes pass through the aircraft’s….

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Center of gravity

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11
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Ailerons control…

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Roll

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12
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Elevators control…

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Pitch

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13
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Yaw is controlled by…

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Rudder

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14
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Deflected ailerons change the (blank) of the wings

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Chord

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15
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Chord changes from aileron deflection changes the (blank) of the wings

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Lift

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16
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Down ailerons are in … pressure

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Higher

17
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Up ailerons are in … pressure

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Lower

18
Q

Drag from aileron deflection is greater on the wing with the … aileron

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Down

19
Q

Aileron inputs cause the aircraft to yaw to the … side of the bank

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Opposite

20
Q

Tendency to yaw opposite the bank is called … yaw

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Adverse yaw

21
Q

The rudder main purpose is to counter …

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Adverse yaw

22
Q

A trim tab is used to relieve the pressure/force needed to hold a control surface out of the … position

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Streamlined

23
Q

Trim tabs are moved … the position of the control surface to reside the pressure a pilot must use to hold the control surface into the elevator

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Opposite

24
Q

The position of the elevator determines the aircraft’s

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Speed

25
Q

Elevator trim is used to maintain a constant … not a constant pitch.

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Speed

26
Q

Lowering flaps increase the chord is the wing and increase both … and …

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Lift and drag

27
Q

Extending flaps allows landing approaches to be … and …

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Steeper and slower

28
Q

Flaps can also be used to shorten the … run

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Takeoff

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