Oral Stage 1 Flashcards
What are the airplane components of the DA40?
Cowling, propeller, Powerplant, Landing gear, Wings, Cockpit, fuselage, empennage
Where is the fuselage?
In front of the empennage, behind the wings
Where is the Empennage?
The rudder, and the T-tail
What kind of Landing gear does the DA40 have?
Fixed Tricycle landing gear
What are the components of the powerplant?
Engine, propeller, cowling
What are the wing design factors?
Camber
Aspect ratio
Wing area
Wing planform
What is camber?
Curvature of the upper
and lower wing surfaces
Upper camber can be
increased to increase the
amount of lift that is
generated
What is planform?
Shape of the wing
What are the components of the fuselage?
Cockpit
Early airplanes were open truss (wright flyer)
What are different materials used for fuselage skin?
Fabric, Composite, Aluminum
What are the different types of construction?
Monocoque - uses stressed skin as the main structural component
Semi-Monocoque - frames and stressed skin - stronger design
What is the DA40 fuselage made out of?
GFRP (Glass fiber reinforced plastic) Semi-monocoque molded construction
What are wings?
Airfoils attached to the fuselage
What is the atmosphere composed of?
78% Nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% trace gasses (argon, co2, etc)
What is atmospheric pressure?
The measure of the atmospheres weight
