Aircraft Construction Flashcards
Whats the most common method for attaching metallic structures?
Riveting.
What allows structural parts to be held together but also disassembled?
Bolts.
What type of pin holds the engines onto the wing?
Fuse pin.
What food is an example of a monocoque?
An egg.
The pressure hulk is found between the forward and rear blanks.
Bulkheads
What aircraft example has a cantilever wing?
A320.
What aircraft example has a semi-cantilever wing?
Cesna.
Why do jets have cantilever wings and not externally braced wings?
Struts produce drag.
Which direction do ribs run along a wing?
Vertically.
Which direction do ribs run along a wing?
Vertically.
Horizontally.
What is a wet wing?
A wing with fuel inside it.
What do linked spars create which adds to wing strength by reducing twisting?
Torsion box.
What are two reasons for wing torsional stresses? In regard to engine position and CoG position.
Engine thrust position and difference in COG and COP position.
Where do manufacturers put engines to reduce wing flutter in regard to centre of gravity?
Ahead of CoG.
