Basic aircraft concepts Flashcards
What does this component do: engines
provide thrust
What does this component do: fuselage
carries payload
What does this component do: wing
provides lift and roll stability
What does this component do: tail plane
provides pitch stability (also produces lift in negative direction)
What does this component do: flaps
produce additional lift
What does this component do: tail fin
provides yaw stability
What does this component do: aelerons
provides roll control and stability
What does this component do: rudder
controls yaw direction
What does this component do: elevators
on the tail plane and controls pitch
What does this component do: spoilers
on the wing to disrupt air, reducing lift to gain more control
How is controlled achieved on an a/c
by changing the lift on the surface to create a moment about the centre of gravity
What is pitch and what controls it
what - rotation about the lateral axis
controlled - using elevators and tail plane
What is roll and what controls it
what - rotation about the logitudanal axis
controlled - using differential deflection of ailerons (one goes up, one down)
What is yaw and what controls it
what - rotation about the normal axis
controlled - using rudder
Name four forces on an a/c during flight
thrust, drag, lift, weight
