Structures and Design Part 3 1Aero Flashcards
Deployed from the wings to spoil the smooth airflow, reducing lift and increasing drag.
Spoilers
- used for roll control, an advantage of which is the elimination of adverse yaw.
Roll Spoiler
- allows the aircraft to descend without gaining speed
Speed Brake
- destroying lift, they transfer weight to the wheels, improving braking effectiveness. Usually, all spoilers are deployed
Ground Spoiler
are used to relieve the pilot of the need to maintain constant pressure on the flight controls,
Trim Systems
- Aerodynamically assist movement and position of the flight control surface to which they are attached.
Trim tab / Trim System
- Typically .15 to .20 area of the rudder and elevator
Trim tab / Trim System
goes the opposite direction of the desired control movement.
Trim Tabs
If Trim Wheel is Backward then Trim Tabs are
Down
If Trim Wheel is Forward then Trim Tabs are
Up
aerodynamically assist in moving control surface
* It is coupled to the control surface rod so that when the primary control surface is moved in any direction, the tab automatically moves in the opposite direction
Balance Tabs
- They look like trim tabs and are hinged in approximately the same places as trim tabs
Balance Tabs
- Works same as Balance tabs that aerodynamically assist in moving control surface
- Only difference is that they move on same direction as control surface
Anti-Servo Tab
- This tab is bent in one direction or the other while on the ground to apply a trim force to the rudder.
Anti-Servo Tab
- The correct displacement of this tab is determined by trial and error.
- Usually, small adjustments are necessary until the aircraft no longer skids left or right during normal cruising flight.
Anti-Servo Tab
Rather than using a movable tab on the trailing edge of the elevator, some aircraft have an adjustable stabilizer.
Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer
Stabilizer
* With this arrangement, linkages pivot the horizontal stabilizer about its rear spar.
* This is accomplished by use of a jackscrew mounted on the leading edge of the stabilator
Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer
- Angle of bank is too great for the rate of the turn
- Too much aileron, too little rudder
Slipping Turn
- rate of turn is too great for the bank angle
- Too much Rudder, too little Aileron
Skidding Turn
many aircraft use electrically heated systems to prevent ice from obscuring the vision of the flight crew
Windows
are typically made of the 3 plies with conductive coating in between.
Cockpit windows
The purpose of the (Blank) is to pull the airplane through the Air.
Propeller
It does this by means of the thrust obtained by the action of the rotating blades on the air
Propeller
normally consist of two or more blades and central hub by which are attached to a shaft driven by the Engine
Propeller
- the variation in airfoil shape and blade angle along the length of a propeller blade compensates for differences in rotational speed and allows for a more even distribution of thrust along the blade.
Blade Element Theory
- as a propeller blade rotates at a fixed rpm, each blade- segment moves through the air at a different velocity. V = 2πr x rpm
Blade Element Theory
V = 2πr x rpm
Blade Element Theory - Velocity
mounted on the front of an engine and pull an aircraft through the air.
Tractor propeller
mounted on the aft end of an aircraft and push an airplane through the air.
Pusher propeller
Seven inches (for each airplane with nose wheel landing gear)
Ground clearance
Nine inches (for each airplane with tail wheel landing gear) between each propeller and the ground with the landing gear statically deflected and in the level takeoff, or taxiing attitude, whichever is most critical.
Ground clearance.
there must be positive clearance between the (blank) and the ground when in the level takeoff attitude with the critical tire(s) completely deflated and the corresponding landing gear strut bottomed.
Propeller
at least 18 inches between each propeller and the water,
Water clearance
At least one inch radial clearance between the blade tips and the airplane structure, plus any additional radial clearance necessary to prevent harmful vibration;
Structural clearance
At least one-half inch longitudinal clearance between the propeller blades or cuffs and stationary parts of the airplane; and
Structural clearance
Positive clearance between other rotating parts of the propeller or spinner and stationary parts of the airplane.
Structural clearance
refers to the distance a spiral threaded object moves forward in one revolution. As a wood Screw moves forward when turned in wood, same with the propeller move forward when turn in the air
Pitch
- is theoretical distance a propeller would advance in one revolution.
- tan-1 pitch angle 2r
Geometric pitch
is the actual distance a propeller advances in one revolution in the air. The (Blank) is always shorter than geometric pitch due to the air is a fluid and always slip.
Effective pitch
has the blade pitch, or blade angle, built into the propeller. The blade angle cannot be changed after the propeller built
fixed pitch propeller
installed on a light aircraft has a diameter between 67 and 76 inches and a pitch between 53 and 68 inches
fixed pitch propeller
aircraft manufacturers are normally designed blade pitch in inches at 75% radius
fixed pitch propeller
Types of Propellers:
to provide the best all around performance under normal circumstances.
Standard propeller
Types of Propellers:
a propeller with the lower blade angle provides the best performance for take-off and climb.
Climb propeller
Types of Propellers:
the low blade angle allows the engine to develop its maximum rpm at the slower airspeed associated with the climb out. However once the aircraft reaches its cruising altitude and begins to accelerate the, low blade angle becomes inefficient.
Climb propeller
Types of Propellers:
is designed to be efficient at cruising speed at high altitude flight, however because of the higher pitch, cruise propeller are very inefficient during take-off and climb out.
Cruise propeller
Types of Propellers:
operates as a fixed pitch propeller. The pitch or blade angle can be changed only when the propeller is not turning. This is done by loosening the clamping which hold the blades in place after the clamping mechanism which hold the blades in place.
Ground- adjustable propeller
Types of Propellers:
The pitch of the blades cannot be change in flight to meet variable flight requirements. Like the fixed-pitch propeller.
Ground- adjustable propeller
Types of Propellers:
is used on airplanes of low power, speed, range, or altitude.
Ground- adjustable propeller
Types of Propellers:
utilized either clamp rings or bolts to secure the hub valves and holds the blade tightly.
Ground- adjustable propeller
Types of Propellers:
* uses to balance between the aerodynamic twisting force to maintain a relatively constant speed for any given throttle setting
Automatic (Aeromatic ) propeller
Types of Propellers:
the forces were amplified by offsetting the blades from the hub with a pronounced lag angle to
* increase the effect of the centrifugal twisting force trying to move the blades into a low pitch, and by installing counter weights on the blade roots to help move the blades into the high pitch.
Automatic (Aeromatic ) propeller
Types of Propellers:
* other called variable pitch or controllable-pitch propeller
Constant-Speed propeller
Types of Propellers:
* the main advantage of (Blank) is that it converts a high percentage of the engines power into thrust over a wide range of rpm and airspeed combinations
Constant-Speed propeller
Types of Propellers:
* the primary reason why a (Blank) is more efficient than other propellers is because it allows the operator to select the most efficient engine rpm for the given conditions
Constant-Speed propeller
Effect of Propeller:
In airplanes with a single engine, the propeller rotates clockwise when viewed from the pilot’s seat. Torque can be understood most easily by remembering Newton’s third law of motion
Propeller torque effect