Flight Controls Flashcards
1
Q
What is a stabilator?
A
A single piece horizontal tail surface that acts as both the horizontal stabilizer and the elevators.
2
Q
What is meant by differential aileron travel?
A
Aileron movement in which the upward moving aileron deflects a greater distance than the one moving downward.
3
Q
What is a Frise aileron?
A
an aileron with its hinge line set back from the leading edge so that when it is deflected upward part of the leading edge projects below the wing, point is to produce parasite drag to help overcome adverse yaw.
4
Q
What is a ruddervator?
A
a flight control surface which can act as a rudder and an elevator, found on a v tail airplane.
5
Q
What is the function of the ailerons on an airplane?
A
Ailerons rotate the airplane about its longitudinal axis.
