Chapter 1

Question 1

Fuselage

Answer 1

Body, cockpit

Question 2

Wing

Answer 2

generates force called Lift, ans attached to Fuselage

Question 3

Monoplane

Answer 3

One set of Wings

Question 4

Biplanes

Answer 4

Two sets of wings

Question 5

Empennage

Answer 5

tail section, consists of vertical and horizontal stabilization, rudder and elevator

Question 6

Rudder

Answer 6

attached on vertical stabilizer, controls pedals in cockpit control left and right

Question 7

Elevator

Answer 7

attached on horizontal stabilizer, control wheel in cockpit control up and down movements

Question 8

Fixed Landing Gear

Answer 8

landing gear that is fixed in a downward
position, cannot be retracted

Question 9

Retractable Landing Gear

Answer 9

Landing Gear that is retractable

Question 10

Shock Struts

Answer 10

Absorb jolts and movements, located in wheels of landing gear

Question 11

Powerplant

Answer 11

propeller + Engine

Question 12

Cowling

Answer 12

Covers Engine, propeller attached to front of cowling

Question 13

Firewall

Answer 13

protects cockpit from engine

Question 14

Certification Normal+Utility

Answer 14

usually small planes

Question 15

Certification Acrobatic

Answer 15

fewer operating limitations, designed for more power

Question 16

Certification Commuter

Answer 16

passenger limit 19, 19,000 lbs limit

Question 17

Certification Transport

Answer 17

surpasses passenger and weight limits

Question 18

Certification Restricted

Answer 18

crop dusting and fighting fires

Question 19

Certification Limited

Answer 19

Military

Question 20

Certification Provisional

Answer 20

new designs, doesn’t meet all regulations, made for particular purposes

Question 21

Certification Experimental

Answer 21

homebuilt, racing, testing out new concepts

Question 22

four forces of flight

Answer 22

lift, weight, thrust, drag

Question 23

Lift

Answer 23

Must overcome Drag, airflow over wing

Question 24

Weight

Answer 24

Weight of aircraft, pressure + gravity affect weight

Question 25

Thrust

Answer 25

must overcome drag, propels airplane through the air

Question 26

Drag

Answer 26

pushes airplane back, opposes speed and thrust

Question 27

what happens when the lift and weight are the same?

Answer 27

cancel each other out, making it zero

Question 28

What is Bernoullis Principle?

Answer 28

as the velocity of fluid increases, pressure decreases

Question 29

What happens when air flows over the curve of a wing?

Answer 29

the velocity increases and pressure decreases, this produces the upward force of lift