Chapter 3, Aircraft Construction Flashcards
What is a device that is used, or intended to be used, for flight?
Aircraft
What does the FAA issue when they are satisfied that an aircraft complies with the applicable airworthiness standards?
Type Certificate
What document specifies the important design and operational characteristics of an aircraft?
Type Certificate Data Sheet
During aircraft manufacturing, each part of the aircraft is inspected to ensure that it has been built exactly according to the approved design. What is this inspection called?
Conformity Inspection
What document is issued when a new aircraft is complete, has been inspected, and is in a condition for safe flight?
Airworthiness Certificate
Where is an aircraft’s Airworthiness Certificate kept?
In the aircraft
An aircraft’s Airworthiness Certificate is valid:
as long as the required maintenance and inspections are kept up to date
Name the forces acting on an aircraft in straight and level, unaccelerated flight. Select all that apply.
Thrust
Weight
Drag
Lift
What is the forward force produced by the aircraft that overcomes the force of drag?
Thrust
What is a rearward force caused by the disruption of airflow by the aircraft?
Drag
What is the combined load of the aircraft itself, the crew, the fuel, and the cargo?
Weight
What pulls the aircraft downward, opposes lift, and acts vertically downward through the aircraft’s center of gravity?
Weight
What opposes the downward force of weight and is produced by the dynamic effect of the air acting on the wing?
Lift
Which axis of the aircraft extends through the aircraft from nose to tail?
Longitudinal
Which axis of the aircraft extends across the aircraft on a line through the wing tips?
Lateral
Which axis of the aircraft passes through the aircraft vertically?
Vertical
Match the aircraft axis with its other name.
Longitudinal
Lateral
Vertical
Octagonal
Longitudinal —– Roll
Lateral —– Pitch
Vertical —– Yaw
Octagonal —– Not an aircraft axis
What is the name of a point which, if the aircraft could be suspended from it, the aircraft would remain relatively level?
Center of gravity
Does the position of passengers, cargo, fuel, and onboard equipment affect the aircraft’s center of gravity?
Yes, these are contributing factors
This is the central body of an airplane and is designed to accommodate the crew, passengers, and cargo:
Fuselage
This is the main lifting surface that supports the aircraft in flight
Wing
Which of the following are flight controls located on the aircraft’s wings? Select all that apply.
Ailerons
Flaps
Which flight controls extend from about the midpoint of each wing outward toward the tip, and move in opposite directions to create aerodynamic forces that cause the airplane to roll?
Ailerons
Which flight controls extend outward from the fuselage to near the midpoint of each wing, and move simultaneously downward to increase the lifting force of the wing for takeoffs and landings.
Flaps
What part of the aircraft consists of fixed surfaces, such as the vertical stabilizer and the horizontal stabilizer, as well as movable surfaces including the rudder and the elevator?
Empennage
Which flight control is attached to the back of the vertical stabilizer and it is used to move the airplane’s nose left and right?
Rudder
Which flight control is attached to the back of the horizontal stabilizer and used to move the nose of the airplane up and down during flight?
Elevator
What can be used to reduce pressure on the control systems?
Trim tabs
What are some sources to provide electrical power to aircraft systems? Select all that apply.
AC generator
External power
Auxiliary power unit
What are the devices and systems that govern the attitude of an aircraft and, as a result, the flight path followed by the aircraft?
Flight controls
On single-engine airplanes, the engine is usually attached to the front of the fuselage. There is a fireproof partition between the rear of the engine and the flight deck or cabin to protect the pilot and passengers from accidental engine fires. This partition is called a ____________ and is usually made of a heat-resistant material such as stainless steel.
Firewall
Internal radio antennas may be found in what type of aircraft structure because it is transparent to radio frequencies?
Fiberglass
What is the common name of the electronic screen located in front of the pilot?
Primary Flight Display
What is the common name of the electronic screen located in the center of the instrument panel?
Multifunction Display
These two screens de-clutter instrument panels while increasing safety. This has been accomplished through the utilization of solid-state instruments that have a failure rate far ______ than those of conventional analog instrumentation.
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