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Principles Of Flight - COPY V1

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By: Jonathan Down
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Decks in this class (20)

Ch 1 - Introduction
Distance conversions,
Speed conversions,
Force
7  cards
Chapters on Atmosphere, Speed, Lift, Drag
Amount of aerodynamic force creat...,
Air density decreases if,
Air density
41  cards
Chapters on Axes, Wing, Drag
Aircraft axis are,
Taper ratio is,
Aspect ratio is
38  cards
Chapters on Stalling, Spinning, Ground effect
Low speed stall,
Rectangular wing stalling charact...,
Elliptical wing stall characteris...
32  cards
Ch 16 - Lift Augmentation
Basic trailing edge flap,
Split flap,
Leading edge flaps
10  cards
Ch 18 - Control
Elevator,
Aileron,
Rudder
12  cards
Ch 19 - Level Flight And Climb
Pitch angle,
Aoa,
Flight path angle
9  cards
Ch 20 - Descending And Gliding
Flight pitch angle,
Gliding,
Best glide angle
7  cards
Ch 21 - Turning
Centripetal force,
Centrifugal force,
Load factor
6  cards
Ch 22 - Intro To Stability And Control
Stability definition,
Two types of stability,
Types of static stability
15  cards
Ch 23 - Longitudinal Stability And Control
Longitudinal stability,
The effect of an initial disturba...,
The absolute aoa
27  cards
Ch 24 - Directional And Lateral Stability
Directional stability,
Lateral stability,
Yaw and roll couple
22  cards
Ch 25 - Propellers
How a propeller works,
Structure,
Chord line of propeller
16  cards
Ch 26 - Propeller Design And Propeller Effects
Engine power,
Blade length,
Propeller solidity
11  cards
Ch 27 - Asymmetric Flight
Yawning moments caused by engine ...,
Achieving equilibrium wings level...,
Achieving equilibrium banking method
9  cards
Ch 28 - Introduction To High Speed Flight
Speed of sound,
Mach effects and mach number,
Local and free stream mach number
20  cards
Ch 29 - Effects Of High Speed Flight
Mcrit,
A normal shock wave is formed when,
Slightly stronger normal shock wave
25  cards
Ch 30 - Airframe Contimination And Deformation
Contaminations,
Frost,
Snow
15  cards
Ch 31 - Limitations
Limit load,
Ultimate load,
Factor of safety
36  cards
V/M Speeds
Va,
Vfe,
Vb
27  cards

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