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Whats the 3 axis on an aircraft and Whats there positions ?

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Lateral axis - wing tip to win tip
Longitudinal axis - nose to tail
Vertical axis - bottom of aircraft to top.

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Whats the three moments an aircraft has ?

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Roll - longitudinal axis
Pitch - lateral axis
Yaw - vertical axis

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Whats the three primary flight controls ?

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Ailerons
Elevators
Rudder

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What’s the two types of control surfaces ?

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Primary
Secondary

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Whats a stabilator a combination of ?

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Stabiliser and elevator.
( found on high speed aircraft to produce rapid manoeuvrability )
( sometimes referd to as a slab tail )

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What plane does the variable incidence stabilisers stabilise ?

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Longitudinal plane ( lateral axis )

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What does a canards configuration influence on the flight controls ?

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Greater pitch control
Stability
Stall prevention
Higher angle of attack
Control redundancy
Lift and trim

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What reduces the rudder deflection ?

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Aircraft speed
( E.G - rudder can rotate 25 degrees maximum on ground but only 5 degrees maximum in the air )

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Whats the 3 preventions for adverse yaw ?

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Spoilers
Ailerons differential
Frise ailerons

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Whats a elevon ?

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Control surface for roll ( ailerons ) and pitch ( elevator) is combined.
( found on delta - wing aircraft. )
( used on Concorde )

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Whats a ruddervator ?

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Used for pitch ( elevator ) control surface and yaw ( rudder ) control surface.
( found on V-shaped tailed aircraft )

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What are secondary flight controls used for ?

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Increases amount of lift or drag produced by the wing

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Whats secondary flight controls are on the leading edge of the wing ?

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Slats
Slots
Leading edge flaps ( Krüger )

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What secondary flight controls are on the trailing edge of the wing ?

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Flaps
Spoilers

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Why is a secondary control system used mainly on the takeoff and landing ?

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Reduce stall speed when landing
Increase drags when landing
Increase lift when taking off

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Whats the difference between a slat and a slot ?

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Slots are fixed into position where as slats is a movable surface.

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What does slots and slats do to the flow separation ?

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They delay it.

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Whats the purpose of leading edge flaps ?

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Greatly increase wing camber and lift.
( extends camber of wing )

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Whats a leading edge droop designed for ?

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To improve airflow over wing at high angle of attack.
( increases camber causing increase In lift )
( reduces stalling speeds )

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What’s different between leading edge droop and slats ?

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Entire leading edge section rotates downwards on a droop rather than than just extending outwards like a slat.

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Whats a flaperon a combination of ?

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Flaps and ailerons.

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Are drag devices primary or secondary flight control surfaces ?

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Secondary.

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What the three functions of spoilers ?

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Flight spoilers ( speed brakes )
Ground spoilers ( lift dumpers )
Roll spoilers.

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What does speed brakes do ?

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Increase the drag
( THEY DO NOTHING TO THE LIFT )

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What danger comes if the tip stalls first on a swept wing aircraft ?
Approaching stall speed gives little to no warning to the pilot and controls may not be operational e.g ailerons ( which are located near the tip )
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What’s the purpose of a wing fence ?
Reduces effects of spanwise flow and helps reduce wing tips stalling.
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What does a vortex generator do ?
Re - energise slow moving boundary layer. ( Placed ontop of wing. )
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Whats the use of a stall wedge ?
Forces root to stall first ( minimises the risk of spinning and allowing maximum aileron control throughout the stall. ) ( also gives pilot warning of the stall due to the turbulence created at wing root )
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Where are trim tabs located ?
Trailing edge of primary flight controls ( hinged surface )
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Is a trim tab primary or secondary flight control ?
Secondary flight control
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Whats the purpose of a balance tab ?
Assists commanded movements by changing the camber of control surface. ( when control surface is deflected, the tab moves in opposite direction )
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Is a servo tab used for low, high or all speeds ?
All speeds ( tab moves in opposite direction tot he flight controls its attached to )
33
Explain a spring tab ?
Same as a servo tab but only operates when the force on a control surface reaches a certain value.
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What does anti-balance tabs give to. The movement of a control surface ?
Greater resistance.
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Whats the difference to horn balance and insert line ?
Horn balance you add a part to the component to balance it an insert you shift the hinge back further to balance two parts either side of it.
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Whats the equation for Mach number ?
M = velocity of object (V) —————————- Speed of sound (a)
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What range of speed is an aircraft in if the Mach number is bellow 0.8 ?
Subsonic
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What speed range is an aircraft if the Mach number is from 0.8 to 1.2 ?
Transonic
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What range of speed is an aircraft in with a Mach number from 1.2 to 5.0 ?
Supersonic
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explain subsonic flight ?
-Aircraft is subsonic when its operating at speeds bellow the speed of sound -ranges in speeds of Mach 0 - 0.8 -air when subsonic is incompressible
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Explain transonic flight ?
-combination of subsonic and supersonic airflow -forms shock waves ( 0 degrees to airflow ) -poses stability challenges -
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Explain supersonic flight ?
-spans from Mach 1.2 to 5.0 ( anything above Mach 5.0 is considered hypersonic ) -shockwave created over aircraft’s wing during transonic flight moves to the rear ( trailing edge ) -air is compressible -reduction in coefficient lift and increase in drag
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What two regions do shock waves form in ?
Transonic Supersonic
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Whats the two types of shock waves ?
Normal shockwave - when air barrier is formed perpendicular to the air flow. Oblique shockwave - ai barrier is formed at angle other than 90 degrees.
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What happens to the velocity of the airflow when supersonic air Passes through normal shockwave ?
It drops.
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What happens to the pressure of the airflow when supersonic air passes through normal shockwave ?
Increases
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What happens to the density of the airflow to supersonic air when passing through a normal shockwave ?
Increases
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Whats different to the supersonic airflow which passes through a normal shockwave to an oblique shockwave ?
Supersonic airflow passing through normal shockwave changes to subsonic whereas supersonic airflow passing through oblique shockwave stays supersonic.
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What happens to the velocity of supersonic airflow which passes through an expansion wave ?
The velocity increases
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What happens to the pressure and density of supersonic airflow when passing through an expansion wave ?
Pressure and density decrease
51
Where is the centre of pressure located on an airfoil In subsonic aircraft ?
25% of the cord from the leading edge.
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Where is the centre of pressure located on an airfoil on a supersonic aircraft ?
50% of the cord from the leading edge.
53
What happens to the location that a normal shockwave forms On an airfoil when the aircraft’s speed increases ?
As the speed increase the location at which the shockwave forms on the airfoil travels towards the trailing edge ( rear of wing ) and begins to also form underneath the aircraft’s wing.
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Whats the two ways to reduce wave drag ?
Using vortex generators Applying the area rule
55
What is aerodynamic heating ?
When the air hits the stagnation point on the aerofoil which causes the velocity and energy to decrease to 0 which heats the material.
56
What can an aircraft’s compressor not withstand and how is this fixed ?
Cannot withstand supersonic airflow so a normal shockwave must be created in the intake which converts it to subsonic.
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Whats the 4 designs used to change supersonic airflow into subsonic airflow ?
Normal shock diffuser Oblique shock inlet Variable supersonic inlet C,D ducts
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Whats the most common swept back angle for an aircraft’s wing ?
30 degrees

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