Chapter 3, Aircraft Construction

Question 1

What is a device that is used, or intended to be used, for flight?

Answer 1

Aircraft

Question 2

What does the FAA issue when they are satisfied that an aircraft complies with the applicable airworthiness standards?

Answer 2

Type Certificate

Question 3

What document specifies the important design and operational characteristics of an aircraft?

Answer 3

Type Certificate Data Sheet

Question 4

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?

Answer 4

Conformity Inspection

Question 5

What document is issued when a new aircraft is complete, has been inspected, and is in a condition for safe flight?

Answer 5

Airworthiness Certificate

Question 6

Where is an aircraft’s Airworthiness Certificate kept?

Answer 6

In the aircraft

Question 7

An aircraft’s Airworthiness Certificate is valid:

Answer 7

as long as the required maintenance and inspections are kept up to date

Question 8

Name the forces acting on an aircraft in straight and level, unaccelerated flight. Select all that apply.

Answer 8

Thrust
Weight
Drag
Lift

Question 9

What is the forward force produced by the aircraft that overcomes the force of drag?

Answer 9

Thrust

Question 10

What is a rearward force caused by the disruption of airflow by the aircraft?

Answer 10

Drag

Question 11

What is the combined load of the aircraft itself, the crew, the fuel, and the cargo?

Answer 11

Weight

Question 12

What pulls the aircraft downward, opposes lift, and acts vertically downward through the aircraft’s center of gravity?

Answer 12

Weight

Question 13

What opposes the downward force of weight and is produced by the dynamic effect of the air acting on the wing?

Answer 13

Lift

Question 14

Which axis of the aircraft extends through the aircraft from nose to tail?

Answer 14

Longitudinal

Question 15

Which axis of the aircraft extends across the aircraft on a line through the wing tips?

Answer 15

Lateral

Question 16

Which axis of the aircraft passes through the aircraft vertically?

Answer 16

Vertical

Question 17

Match the aircraft axis with its other name.
Longitudinal
Lateral
Vertical
Octagonal

Answer 17

Longitudinal —– Roll
Lateral —– Pitch
Vertical —– Yaw
Octagonal —– Not an aircraft axis

Question 18

What is the name of a point which, if the aircraft could be suspended from it, the aircraft would remain relatively level?

Answer 18

Center of gravity

Question 19

Does the position of passengers, cargo, fuel, and onboard equipment affect the aircraft’s center of gravity?

Answer 19

Yes, these are contributing factors

Question 20

This is the central body of an airplane and is designed to accommodate the crew, passengers, and cargo:

Answer 20

Fuselage

Question 21

This is the main lifting surface that supports the aircraft in flight

Answer 21

Wing

Question 22

Which of the following are flight controls located on the aircraft’s wings? Select all that apply.

Answer 22

Ailerons
Flaps

Question 23

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?

Answer 23

Ailerons

Question 24

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.

Answer 24

Flaps

Question 25

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?

Answer 25

Empennage

Question 26

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?

Answer 26

Rudder

Question 27

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?

Answer 27

Elevator

Question 28

What can be used to reduce pressure on the control systems?

Answer 28

Trim tabs

Question 29

What are some sources to provide electrical power to aircraft systems? Select all that apply.

Answer 29

AC generator External power Auxiliary power unit

Question 30

What are the devices and systems that govern the attitude of an aircraft and, as a result, the flight path followed by the aircraft?

Answer 30

Flight controls

Question 31

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.

Answer 31

Firewall

Question 32

Internal radio antennas may be found in what type of aircraft structure because it is transparent to radio frequencies?

Answer 32

Fiberglass

Question 33

What is the common name of the electronic screen located in front of the pilot?

Answer 33

Primary Flight Display

Question 34

What is the common name of the electronic screen located in the center of the instrument panel?

Answer 34

Multifunction Display

Question 35

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.

Answer 35

Less