AVN 2100 Airplane Basics

Question 1

What are the 5 basic parts of an aircraft?

Answer 1

Powerplant, Wind, Fuselage, Empennage, Landing Gear

Question 2

What are fuselage structure types?

Answer 2

Truss, Monocoque, Semi-monocoque

Question 3

What are the 2 types of truss construction?

Answer 3

Open truss and closed truss

Question 4

What is the difference between open truss and closed truss?

Answer 4

Open truss the struts and wire bracing are visible, closed truss the structure is covered with fabric or metal to streamline the airplane

Question 5

When the skin is designed to be the only load carrying structure it is a _______ design.

Answer 5

Monocoque

Question 6

Load carrying skin with an additional substructure for added strength is a ______ design

Answer 6

Semi-monocoque

Question 7

Monocoque designs use ________ to support almost all the load

Answer 7

Stressed skin

Question 8

Though very strong, a problem with stressed skin is that:

Answer 8

It will collapse easily if dented

Question 9

The empennage consists of the:

Answer 9

Vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer

Question 10

Where is the rudder located?

Answer 10

On the vertical stabilizer

Question 11

What is a stabilator?

Answer 11

A one piece stabilizer/elevator

Question 12

What does the vertical stabilizer do?

Answer 12

Helps maintain a straight path through the air

Question 13

What does the horizontal stabilizer do?

Answer 13

Provides stability and balance by producing a tail down force

Question 14

What does the rudder do?

Answer 14

Moves the nose left and right (yaw)

Question 15

How is the rudder controlled?

Answer 15

Foot pedals

Question 16

Pushing the rudder pedal to the right will move the rudder _____, moving the tail to the ____ and the nose to the ______

Answer 16

Right, left, right

Question 17

What is the elevator used for?

Answer 17

To pitch the nose up and down

Question 18

Wings are designed to have ____

Answer 18

The maximum lifting capability possible

Question 19

Where are the ailerons located?

Answer 19

The trailing edge of the wing, from the midpoint of the wing to the wingtips

Question 20

Turning the control column to the left, the left aileron is deflected ____ and the right aileron is deflected _____

Answer 20

Up, down

Question 21

In most small aircraft, flaps are ______ controlled

Answer 21

Electrically

Question 22

Flaps are:

Answer 22

Lift altering devices used for takeoff and landing

Question 23

Flaps extend from the _____ to the _____ of the wings

Answer 23

Root, midpoint

Question 24

If the third gear is under the tail, the plane has a ______ configuration

Answer 24

Conventional

Question 25

With tricycle gear, the third gear is located _____

Answer 25

Under the nose

Question 26

An oleo strut absorbs pressure _____ then releases it _______

Answer 26

Rapidly, slowly

Question 27

For most light aircraft, an oleo strut is used on the ________ only.

Answer 27

Nosewheel

Question 28

The nosewheel absorbs most of the shock because:

Answer 28

The weight of the powerplant is directly above it

Question 29

Disc brakes are located on the _____ but not the ______

Answer 29

Main wheels, nose wheel

Question 30

Differential braking can be used to _____ but only when necessary.

Answer 30

Turn the plane on the ground

Question 31

On which of Newton's laws does a turbine engine operate?

Answer 31

Third -- For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

Question 32

What are the three axes of flight?

Answer 32

Vertical - Yaw, Lateral - Pitch, Longitudinal - Roll

Question 33

What are the three primary control surfaces?

Answer 33

Rudder, elevator, ailerons

Question 34

Archimedes discovered that pressure ____ with depth

Answer 34

Increases

Question 35

Archimedes principle states:

Answer 35

Any object, wholly are partially immersed in a fluid, is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object

Question 36

Air density _____ as altitude increases.

Answer 36

Decreases

Question 37

Why won't a balloon continue to rise forever?

Answer 37

As it rises, air density decreases and therefore so does buoyant force

Question 38

What is the difference between an airship and a balloon?

Answer 38

An airship has a form of propulsion