Lecture 6 Flashcards
What is the fuselage?
French for…?
The body of the aircraft
Spindle shaped
What is the empennage?
French for…?
The whole tail assembly
To feather an arrow
What is the nacelle?
The engine and mounting location
What part of the aircraft provides the majority of lift required for flight?
Wings
What is the landing gear used for?
To absorb the impact of the landing
What is a former?
Placed in a fuselage to give shape and rigidity
What is a stringer?
Braces placed between ribs or formers to give strength to the wing or fuselage
Stringer = Short Stiffener
What is a longeron?
A structural stiffener stretching the entirety of the fuselage
Longeron = Long Stiffener
What is the skin?
The outer layer of the airplane
What is a bulkhead?
A vertical wall within the fuselage
What is a firewall?
A special bulkhead that goes between the engine and the fuselage or wing
What do the following words mean?
Starboard
Port
Forward
Aft
Starboard: right side
Port: left side
Forward: toward the front of the aircraft
Aft: toward the back of the aircraft
What is the fuselage station?
Where is this located?
Where do measurements start? End?
Datum (Station 0.0)
Anywhere the designer wishes, typically front of the aircraft
Start at the nose and go to the tail
What is the wing station?
Horizontal distance in inches from the centerline (butt line) of the fuselage to the wing tips
What is span?
Lateral distance from wing tip to wing tip