Airframe Flashcards
Loads on the cylindrical part of the fuselage during pressurisation are mainly carried by the?
Skin
What is the purpose of floor vents in pressurised aircraft?
prevent floor distortion in the event of a rapid decompression
What part of the window is heated in the flight-deck windshield heating?
The vinyl
The purpose of stringers, used in fuselage construction, is to?
assist the skin to absorb longitudinal compressive loads.
A non-cantilever wing is supported by?
Struts
With non-load carrying skin, the wing bending moment is carried by the?
Spars
What are the three elements of the fuselage structure of a large transport aeroplane?
Skin, frames and stringers.
What is the description of a cantilever wing.
A wing which is not supported by any external structures, such as struts or braces.
The function of ribs in a wing is to…
Maintain the required aerodynamic shape of the wing.
A wing spar consists of…
A web and girders.
The part of the aircraft’s fuselage which gives it its aerodynamic shape is the…
Skin
