AMT 114 Flashcards

(52 cards)

1
Q

are often used to lock
controls surfaces and prevent them
from being damaged due to wind

A

Gust locks

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2
Q

Uses electronic interface

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Fly-By-Wire

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3
Q

Uses a collection of mechanical parts
such as:

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-Pushrods
-Tension Cables
-Pulleys
-Counterweights, and/or
- Chains

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4
Q

improve aircraft performance characteristics

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Secondary flight controls

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5
Q

Causes the aircraft to float down the runway

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Ground effect landing

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6
Q

Secondary flight controls are intended to:

A
  1. improve the aircraft performance characteristics
  2. relieve excessive control
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7
Q
  • they are placed on the leading edge of
    the wings
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Slats

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8
Q

Uses a collection of mechanical parts
such as:
* Pushrods
* Tension Cables
* Pulleys
* Counterweights, and/or
* Chains

A

Mechanical Flight Controls

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9
Q

They are intended to:
1. improve the aircraft performance characteristics
2. relieve excessive control

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Secondary Flight Controls

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10
Q

These surfaces, which are attached to the
trailing edge of the wing, increase both lift
and induced drag for any given AOA.

A

Flaps

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11
Q

Makes it difficult to sink

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Ground effect landing

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12
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reduces or relieves excessive control

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Secondary Flight Controls

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13
Q

The movements are converted to electronic signals transmitted by wires.

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Fly-By-Wire

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14
Q

Prominent on takeoffs and landing

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Ground Effect

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15
Q

they increase lift during low speed
operations such as takeoff, climb,
approach, and landing.

A

Slats

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16
Q

Is the natural ability of an airplane to recover
from a disturbance in the yawing plane.

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Directional Stability

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17
Q

it consists of:
1. High Lift Devices
2. Spoilers and Speedbrakes
3. Trim Tabs

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Secondary Flight Controls

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18
Q

Automatically adjusts control surfaces to stabilize the aircraft

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Fly-by-Wire

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19
Q

are secondary flight control surfaces that can be deployed manually by the pilot or, under certain circumstances, that extend automatically.

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Spoilers and Speedbrakes

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20
Q
  • increase the surface area of the wing
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Slats

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21
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Flight control computers determine how to move each control surface to provide the expected response.

22
Q

found on the leading edge of the wing.

23
Q

Secondary Flight Controls consists of:

A
  1. High Lift Devices
  2. Spoilers and Speedbrakes
  3. Trim Tabs
24
Q

found on the wing

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extends and retracts
Slats
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There are 2 main high lift devices used in airplanes:
Slats, Flaps
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are the most common high-lift devices used on aircraft.
Flaps
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are purely drag devices
Speedbrakes
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On Larger aircraft
slats
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Importance of flaps:
-Shorter takeoff roll -Slower landing speeds -Steeper descent path -Better view of the runway on approach -Lowering the flaps will decrease the stalling speed of the airplane
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Aircraft are designed to be as aerodynamically "clean" as possible and drag is minimized as much as practical to improve performance and decrease fuel consumption. A side effect of this aerodynamic success is that, even at idle thrust, an aircraft does not tend to slow down quickly, especially when descending.
Spoilers and Speedbrakes
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simultaneously increase drag and reduce lift.
Spoilers
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What are the 6 types of flaps:
Basic Section, Plain flap, Split flap, Slotted flap, fowler flap, Slotted fowler flap.
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Phenomenon that reduces induced drag when the airplane is within 1 wingspan of the ground
Ground Effect
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– Stability around the vertical axis
Directional Stability
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Reduces the stick forces or control force so that the pilot can maintain any yaw, pitch or roll without further control unit.
Trim tabs
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Aircraft are designed to be as aerodynamically "____" as possible and drag is minimized as much as practical to improve performance and decrease fuel consumption.
clean
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Is the natural ability of the airplane to recover from a disturbance in rolling without pilot input
Lateral Stability
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- Is the natural quality of an aircraft to correct for conditions that may disturb its equilibrium, and return to or continue on the original flight path.
Stability
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also called "Poor Man's Autopilot"
Trim Tabs
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Stability around the longitudinal axis
Lateral Stability
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Is the result of the earths surface altering the airflow patterns about the airplane
Ground Effect
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Uses cables, pushrods, pulleys, etc. to control primary flight controls
Mechanical Flight Controls
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increase or improve the lift of the aircraft
High Lift Devices
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-A trim wheel -reduces control force
Trim Tabs
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Aircraft may become airborne before the rotation speed
Ground effect takeoff
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it is a modern aircraft
Fly-By-Wire
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Is the natural ability of the airplane to recover from disturbance in pitching without pilot input
Longitudinal Stability
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most prominent during take-off
High Lift Devices
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An aircraft may climb out of ground effect and sink back to the ground
Ground effect takeoff
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Stability around the lateral axis
Longitudinal Stability
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-Balanced -consistent -strong or sturdy
Stability