Week 1 & 2

Question 1

Three Main Flight Controls of a fixed wing aircraft

Answer 1

Ailerons, Elevators, Rudders

Question 2

What is the rotary wing equivalent to Rudder Pedals

Answer 2

Tail Rotor Pedals/Anti-torque pedals

Question 3

What are the two flight controls that control the flight of a helicopter through the MAIN ROTOR

Answer 3

Cyclic and Collective

Question 4

What is the full rotating of the blades called on a helicopter?

Answer 4

Disk

Question 5

What does the CYCLIC give you?

Answer 5

Pitch/Roll

Question 6

When you pull collective, each blade generates more ______

Answer 6

lift

Question 7

When you PULL the COLLECTIVE, the engine would need to input

Answer 7

More Power

Question 8

When the collective is pulled hard, and not enough counter-torque pedal can be applied, ______ ___ _______ __________ _________________ occurs

Answer 8

Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness

Question 9

On a North American Helicopter, the pilot uses _______ pedal to fight torque

Answer 9

Left

Question 10

What is in between the two swash plates, allowing the top plate to turn?

Answer 10

Swash Plate Bearing

Question 11

The compressor turbines turn the _______ _____ set of turbines

Answer 11

Power Shaft

Question 12

The top swash plate is connected to the blades through ______ _____

Answer 12

Pitch Links

Question 13

The lift vector is at…?

Answer 13

Right angles to the rotor disk

Question 14

The Collective is responsible for two things…?

Answer 14

Altitude and Forward Airspeed

Question 15

As the Main Rotor rotates, the helicopter wants to spin in the opposite direction, this is called…?

Answer 15

Torque Reaction

Question 16

What do helicopters tend to do when hovering without any inputs from the pilot?

Answer 16

Drift sideways, Fly forwards

Question 17

Main Rotor Pitch links are attached to the?

Answer 17

Rotating Swash Plate

Question 18

How does the Mast and the Rotating Swash Plate rotate in sync?

Answer 18

Through the use of Scissor Links

Question 19

The Final Link to the blades from the Flight Controls are called?

Answer 19

Pitch Links

Question 20

_________ _________ connect the Pilot and Co-Pilot Flight Controls

Answer 20

Torque Tubes

Question 21

_____ ________ are designed to change the direction of a push/pull tube

Answer 21

Bell Cranks

Question 22

Cyclic makes the Swash Plates ______

Answer 22

Tilt

Question 23

Cyclic attachments have to be ___ _________ apart

Answer 23

90 Degrees

Question 24

On the Cyclic, the Red Trigger is for _______________

Answer 24

Communication (PTT)

Question 25

What are the two different switches on the collective stick?

Answer 25

Landing Lights and Starter Switch

Question 26

Collective Sticks also often have a _______ - ______ throttle

Answer 26

Twist - Grip

Question 27

True or False: Main rotor RPM Remains Constant?

Answer 27

True

Question 28

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ _________ slows the up and down movement of the collective

Answer 28

Friction Control

Question 29

Ground Effect occurs when the helicopter is within _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ __________ from the ground

Answer 29

1/2 Rotor Diameter

Question 30

If the Main rotor on a Helicopter spins CLOCKWISE, which direction does the tail rotor BLOW air?

Answer 30

To the RIGHT of the helicopter

Question 31

What does "IGE" stand for?

Answer 31

In Ground Effect

Question 32

What does "OGE" Stand for?

Answer 32

Out of ground effect

Question 33

If you can see the **white nav light** of an aircraft, where is it moving,relative to your position?

Answer 33

Away from you

Question 34

If the **green nav light** is on the **left** side, where is the aircraft moving, relative to your position?

Answer 34

Towards you

Question 35

Can you hover at higher altitudes in IGE or OGE?

Answer 35

IGE

Question 36

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ _____________ - a force occurs 90 degrees from the force applied in the direction of rotation

Answer 36

Gyroscopic Precession

Question 37

When does Translational Lift occur?

Answer 37

At the transition period between hover and horizontal flight

Question 38

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ occurs when the engine fails, allows the blades to spin freely to allow a safe landing

Answer 38

Autorotation

Question 39

What does the rotor system do when the engine power train fails?

Answer 39

Disengages from the engine to allow free spinning in the direction of rotation

Question 40

Which of Newton's laws is torque and torque reaction?

Answer 40

Newton's Third Law

Question 41

Which rotor configuration is this?

Answer 41

Tandem

Question 42

Which rotor configuration is this?

Answer 42

Coaxial

Question 43

Which rotor configuration is this?

Answer 43

Question 44

To give the helicopter fuselage **D****irectional Control,**a __________ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ _________ is vertically mounted on the tail. In order to keep the fuselage straight when increasing power, the**pitch**of the tail rotor is increased, using the**foot pedals**

Answer 44

Variable Pitch Rotor

Question 45

During normal operation, the direction of the flow of air is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 45

Downward

Question 46

During autorotation, the direction of the airflow through the main rotor is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 46

Upwards

Question 47

During Autorotation, the ______ must be maintained at a safe level

Answer 47

RPM

Question 48

What is the problem with having a **high** Nr during autorotation?

Answer 48

Overspeed and structural damage

Question 49

What is the problem with a **Low** Nr during autorotation?

Answer 49

Helicopter can't slow rate of descent/ will crash

Question 50

When the engine fails, and the blades begin to autorotate, what must the pilot do?

Answer 50

Drop the collective stick

Question 51

Which factors affect the RPM of the blades during autorotation

Answer 51

Air Density(Altitude), Temperature, weight

Question 52

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ __________ is the tendency for the whole helicopter to drift in the direction of the tail rotor thrust

Answer 52

Translational Tendency

Question 53

What type of tail-rotor configuration is this?

Answer 53

Fenestron

Question 54

What type of tail-rotor is this?

Answer 54

NOTAR

Question 55

Locate the servos, push/pull tubes, bell cranks

Answer 55

Question 56

On a **free turbine** helicopter, what is the twist-grip used to control?

Answer 56

Compressor RPM

Question 57

A ________ \_\_\_\_\_ is often placed on top of the collective, containing trim switches, landing lights, searchlights, and the starter button.

Answer 57

Switch box