Fundamentals of flight Flashcards
What is motion?
The act or process of changing place or position
What are three types of motion?
- linear(moves in a line or same direction)
- angular(moves in a circle)
- general(combo of both)
define force
something that causes change in the motion of an object
Define inertia
Willingness of an object to remain at rest or to continue in motion unless acted upon by an outside force
Define acceleration
Rate of change of the speed and velocity of matter w/ time
Define Velocity
Quickness of speed of an object in a given time and direction
Define speed
Rate of movement in terms of distance measured in an allotted amount of time
Newtons first law?
An object at rest will remain at rest an object in motion will continue in motion
newtons second law?
an object moving with uniform soeed is acted upon by an external force,then change of motion.will be directly proportional to the amount of force &inversely proportional to the mass of the object moved
newtons 3rd law?
for every actin there is an equal and opposite reaction
bernoullis principle?
When a fluid flowing through a tube reaches a constriction or narrowing of the tube,the speed of the fluid passing through the constriction is increased & pressure is decreased
Define lift
Force that acts in an upward direction to support the aircraft in the air
Define weight
Force of gravity acting downward on the aircraft & everything on the aircraft
Define drag
Force that tends to hold an aircraft back
Define Thrust
The force developed by the aircrafts engine & it acts in the forward direction
Longitude
the imaginary line running down the center of aircraft
Latitude
imaginary line running parallel to wings
vertical
Imaginary line running top to bottom of aircraft
ailerons control what axis?
longitudinal
Elevators control what axis?
lateral
Rudder controls what axis?
Vertical
What does the cyclic stick do?
Tilts plane forward,aft or sideways
what does the tail rotor do?
Counteracts the torque of main rotor by increasing/decreasing the amount of horizontal thrust the tail rotor produces
Define flap
Creates extra lift by lengthening the top section of the wing resulting in max. lift to reduce takeoff runs & landing rollout
