Flight Control Vocabulary Flashcards
The three axes of an aircraft:
Vertical, Longitudinal, and Lateral
The primary flight controls:
Ailerons, Elevators, and Rudder
Flight controls that enable the aircraft to be controlled about its three axes:
Primary Flight Controls
The three groups of flight controls:
Primary, Secondary, and Auxiliary
A secondary flight control that are used to aid the pilot in moving the primary flight controls:
Spring Tabs
The flight controls in the auxiliary group:
Wing Flaps, Spoilers, Speed Brakes, Slats, Leading Edge Flaps, and Slots
The two sub-groups of auxiliary flight controls:
Lift-Augmenting and Lift-Decreasing
The lift-decreasing flight controls:
Speed Brakes/Spoilers
The lift-increasing flight controls:
Flaps/Slats
The primary flight control that controls the aircraft about the vertical axis (yaw).
Rudder
The primary flight control that controls the aircraft about the lateral axis (pitch).
Elevator
The primary flight control that controls the aircraft about the longitudinal axis (roll).
Ailerons
The rotating airfoil that produces lift in a helicopter:
Rotor
The rotating airfoil that compensates for torque and provides directional control in a helicopter:
Tail Rotor
