Primary Flight Controls Flashcards
1
Q
What are the primary flight controls?
A
Ailerons, elevator, and rudder
2
Q
Secondary flight controls?
A
Trim tabs and spring tabs
3
Q
Auxiliary flight controls?
A
Flaps, spoilers, speed brakes, slots, slats
4
Q
Axes of flight?
A
Vertical, longitudinal, lateral
5
Q
Where do cables break most?
A
Over pulleys through fairleads
6
Q
What must be known before using a rigging chart?
A
Cable size and temp
7
Q
Cable tension regulators?
A
Maintain tension
8
Q
Failed?
A
Cable guide
9
Q
Vortex generators?
A
Boundary layer air control
10
Q
Why lock control services?
A
Prevent damage
11
Q
Primary tools to check travel?
A
Protractors, rigging fixtures, contour templates, rulers
