Week 2 - Aircraft Flashcards
1
Q
Categories of Aircraft
A
- Heavier than air
- Lighter than air
2
Q
Winglets
A
Reduce drag from wingtip vortices
3
Q
Strokes of Piston Engines
A
- Intake Stroke (Fuel and Air drawn in through intake valve)
- Compression Stroke (fuel and air is compressed)
- Power Stroke (Spark ignites fuel and air)
- Exhaust Stroke
4
Q
Components of Turbine Engines (Jet Engines)
A
fan (air inlet), compressor, combustor, turbine, and nozzle
5
Q
Types of Turbine Engines (Jet Engines)
A
- Turbojet
- Turbofan
- Turboprop
- Turboshaft
- Ramjet
6
Q
Aircraft States
A
- State of Design
- State of Registry
- State of Manufacture
- State of Operator
7
Q
Aircraft Requirements
A
- Type Certificate
- Certificate of Airworthiness
8
Q
Operator Documentation
A
- Maintenance Control
- Maintenance Program
- Maintenance Records
9
Q
Air Midwest 5481
A
Crashed as a result of being too heavy and improper maintenance on an elevator cable
10
Q
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s)
A
Organization that builds products, examples are Boeing and Airbus
11
Q
Aircraft Maintenance Mechanics, Technicians, and Engineers (AMMTE’s)
A
- Maintain air worthiness by regularly servicing, maintaining, and overhauling aircraft components
- Different licenses allow for different types of maintenance
12
Q
Maintenance Work Environments
A
- Line Maintenance (Work conducted on the flight line)
- Base Maintenance (Work conducted in hangar
- Shop Maintenance (Work conducted on parts that have been removed from aircraft)
13
Q
Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMO’s)
A
Must be approved by the CAA
14
Q
Managing Maintenance Disruptions
A
- Minimum equipment list (Identifies essential equipment that must be functional for aircraft to remain in service
- Line Replaceable Units (Piece of equipment that has been designed to be removed
- Equipment Redundancy (Back up units)
