Chapter 2

Question 1

Fuselage

Answer 1

Houses the cabin and cockpit

Question 2

Open Truss

Answer 2

An airplane that is held together with struts and wire bracing

Question 3

Stressed Skin

Answer 3

An airplane where the external skin is made of sheet metal, plywood, or composites such as fiberglass.

Question 4

Monocoque

Answer 4

An airplane where its skin carries all of the flight loads. The structure can be very strong, but dents and deformation to the skin can be very hazardous.

Question 5

Semi-Monocoque

Answer 5

An airplane where its skin only carries some of the flight loads. It has an increased strength to its skin because of a substructure that helps to keep the airplanes airframe intact.

Question 6

Wings

Answer 6

The structures on the sides of the fuselage (either top, middle, or lower part of the airplane) that generates lift for the airplane to fly

Question 7

Monoplane

Answer 7

An airplane with a single set of wings

Question 8

Biplane

Answer 8

An airplane with two sets of wings on each side of the fuselage

Question 9

Ailerons

Answer 9

Control surfaces located on the outside portion of the wings that produce a rolling motion, and are controlled via the yoke/control wheel

Question 10

Flaps

Answer 10

Control surfaces that are located on the inner portion of the wings, and are extended downwards to produce more lift and drag.

Question 11

Empennage

Answer 11

The back end of the airplane (tail) that consists of the vertical stabilizer, the rudder, the horizontal stabilizer, and the elevator.

Question 12

Vertical Stabilizer

Answer 12

A vertical fin, typically referred to as the tail, that improves the overall stability for the airplane, and also houses the rudder.

Question 13

Horizontal Stabilizer

Answer 13

A horizontal fin that, like the vertical fin, aids in stability for the airplane, and houses the elevator.

Question 14

Rudder

Answer 14

A control surface located on the tail of the aircraft that produces a yaw motion. For many aircraft, the rudder is used to turn on the ground, and helps to keep a turn in the air stable. The rudder is controlled with the rudder pedals under the yoke.

Question 15

Elevator

Answer 15

Two control surfaces located on the horizontal fin that aids in creating pitch for the aircraft. The elevator is controlled via the yoke by pulling it forward or by pushing it back.

Question 16

Stabilator

Answer 16

Similar to the elevator, the stabilator is one singular control surface on the horizontal stabilizer.

Question 17

Trim Tab

Answer 17

A smaller control surface located on the elevator that is used to ease the pressure from moving the yoke. The trim tab causes a more aerodynamic flow over the elevator, that in turn makes it easier to control the airplane. The trim tab is controlled via the trim wheel in the cockpit.

Question 18

Anti-Servo Tab

Answer 18

A trim tab that is used on a stabilator to ease the aerodynamic pressure.

Question 19

Main Wheel

Answer 19

Two of three landing gear that make up a Cessna. The main wheels are positioned at the sides of the airplane and are responsible for differential breaking. The nose wheel is a smaller wheel positioned at the nose of the airplane and is used for turning on the ground.

Question 20

Conventional Landing Gear/Tailwheel

Answer 20

An airplane with a small wheel located on the tail of the aircraft instead of the nose. This is also known as a tailwheel aircraft.

Question 21

Nosewheel

Answer 21

An airplane that has a third wheel placed under the nose. This design is also referred to as a tricycle gear aircraft.

Question 22

Fixed Gear

Answer 22

An airplane’s landing gear that always remains extended and cannot be retracted into the fuselage.

Question 23

Retractable Gear

Answer 23

Landing gear that has the ability to retract into the fuselage. This is more expensive, but it reduces drag caused by the landing gear.

Question 24

Oleo Strut

Answer 24

A landing gear design where a piston is enclosed inside a metal cylinder with oil and compressed air to absorb the bumps and uneven terrain on the ground.

Question 25

Disc Brakes

Answer 25

Located on the main wheels, disc brakes are the mechanisms used to slow a Cessna down on the ground.

Question 26

Differential Braking

Answer 26

An individually controlled braking system, where you can slow the movement of the right main wheel but keep the left main wheel actively rotating. This can aid in aircraft ground maneuvering such as sharper turns (30 degree instead of 10.)

Question 27

Powerplant

Answer 27

All of the machinery that contributes to the generation of thrust (Engine and propeller)

Question 28

Engine

Answer 28

The part of the aircraft that generates power to spin the propeller, that in turn generates thrust. The engine is also responsible for other mechanisms such as generating electricity for the cockpit, air conditioning/heat, and engine-driven vacuum pump for the heading and attitude indicator.

Question 29

Firewall

Answer 29

Protects avionics and pilots from engine heat.

Question 30

Propeller

Answer 30

Two rotating blades that translates rotational force from the engine into forward-acting force based on Newton’s Third Law.

Question 31

Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH)

Answer 31

A manual specific to each plane that can help inform pilots of information about that specific plane that may not apply to other planes. The POH also contains the weight and balance sheet and aircraft limitations which is critical to have located inside the airplane at all times.

Question 32

FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM)

Answer 32

Contains the specific airplane’s serial number, registration number, and a tab that ensured the airplane is approved by the FAA.

Question 33

Pilot’s Information Manual (PIM)

Answer 33

Nearly identical to the POH, the PIM does not contain weight and balance, but can be used as a useful study tool.

Question 34

Annual Inspection

Answer 34

An inspection done every year by an aviation maintenance technician (AMT) to ensure an aircraft is still airworthy to fly.

Question 35

100-Hour Inspection

Answer 35

An inspection (done over the course of 100 hours) specific to flight instruction or any aircraft that carries people commercially.

Question 36

Preventive Maintenance

Answer 36

A type of maintenance that can be done by a private pilot. This includes, replacing and servicing batteries, spark plugs, and wheel bearings and struts.

Question 37

Airworthiness Directive (AD)

Answer 37

A legally enforceable rule that was assigned because of an unsafe condition that exists or one that can develop in an aircraft because of its design, maintenance, or another cause.

Question 38

Kinds of Operational Equipment List (KOEL)

Answer 38

Found in the limitations section of the AFM, the KOEL specifies the required equipment for conditions such as DAY VFR, NIGHT VFR, or IFR.

Question 39

Special Flight Permit/Ferry Permit

Answer 39

The event where the FAA permits an airplane that’s not typically airworthy to be flown to a location where the needed repairs can be made.