Block 14 - Phase 1 Fundamentals of Flight Flashcards
What are the basic fundamental physics of flight?
Acceleration Speed Velocity Force Inertia
Newton’s 1st law
Object at rest will remain at rest or remain in motion until acted upon by outside force
Newton’s 2nd law
If an object moving with uniform speed is acted upon by an external force, the change of motion, or acceleration, will be directly proportional to the amount of force and inversely proportional to the mass of the object being moved
Force = Mass • Acceleration
Newton’s 3rd law
Every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Bernoulli’s principle
When fluid is passing through constriction, speed is increased and it’s pressure decreased
What are the principles of flight and aeronautic terms?
Lift
Weight
Drag
Thrust
What are the aircraft axis?
Longitudinal axis
Lateral axis
Vertical axis
Longitudinal axis
Imaginary line running down center of aircraft between nose and tail
Lateral axis
Imaginary line running parallel to the wings
Vertical axis
Imaginary ref running from top to bottom of aircraft
What do ailerons control?
Roll / longitudinal axis
What do elevators control?
Pitch - lateral axis
Who do rudders control?
Yaw - vertical axis
What tilts the plane (angle)? Controls roll/pitch
The cyclic stick (roll/pitch) ROTARY AIRCRAFT ONLY*
What are components of a rotary wing aircraft?
The cyclic stick Tail rotor Flap Spoiler Speed brakes Slats
