Intro to Aviation

Question 1

Where do you want to wind to come from when landing?

Answer 1

From the front (head wind)

Question 2

When was the first flight

Answer 2

1903 17th December

Question 3

What do the horizontal stabilizers control?

Answer 3

the pitch

Question 4

What does the vertical stabilizer control?

Answer 4

the yaw

Question 5

What part on the vertical stabilizer controls the yaw?

Answer 5

the rudder

Question 6

What part on the horizontal stabilizer controls the pitch?

Answer 6

the elevator

Question 7

What is yaw?

Answer 7

side to side

Question 8

What is pitch?

Answer 8

up and down

Question 9

What are the 4 parts of the wing?

Answer 9

flaps, aileron, slats and spoiler

Question 10

Where are the flap and their purpose?

Answer 10

Back inner side of wing, and for takeoff increases lift and for landing increases drag

Question 11

Where is the aileron and its purpose?

Answer 11

Back outer side of wing, and it changes roll (rotates body)

Question 12

Where are the slats and their purpose?

Answer 12

Front side of wing, and increase lift

Question 13

Where are the spoilers and their purpose?

Answer 13

Middle of wing, and acts as speed break, helping ailerons and ground break

Question 14

What is the body of the plane?

Answer 14

fuselage

Question 15

What is the tail part of the plane?

Answer 15

empanage

Question 16

Where does the captain sit?

Answer 16

on the left

Question 17

Lighter than air?

Answer 17

aerostat

Question 18

Heavier than air?

Answer 18

aerodyne

Question 19

Most popular aerostat aircrafts?

Answer 19

balloons, airships and zeppelins

Question 20

What is the part between airplane and engine?

Answer 20

pylon

Question 21

Two most popular airplanes?

Answer 21

Boeing 747 and Airbus A320

Question 22

What planes can land in both water and land?

Answer 22

amphibians

Question 23

What is the Mach number?

Answer 23

speed of aircraft

Question 24

How is the Mach number calculated?

Answer 24

object speed/speed of sound

Question 25

M<1?

Answer 25

subsonic

Question 26

M>1?

Answer 26

supersonic

Question 27

M-1?

Answer 27

transonic

Question 28

M>>1?

Answer 28

hypersonic

Question 29

a plane with 2 wings?

Answer 29

biplane

Question 30

what is a short range?

Answer 30

less then 1500km

Question 31

what is a medium range?

Answer 31

less then 6000km

Question 32

what is a long range?

Answer 32

more then 6000km

Question 33

what are the 4 forces that affects flight?

Answer 33

lift, drag, thrust and weight

Question 34

What are pre-powered and powered aircrafts?

Answer 34

pre-powered: gliders (added energy to fly), powered: w engine

Question 35

Two types of engines?

Answer 35

Jet with turbines and piston with propellers

Question 36

Most common jet engines:

Answer 36

turbofan, turboprop

Question 37

How can a turbine engine be classified?

Answer 37

Number of shafts(1,2(dual),3)

Question 38

Where is there more velocity, over or under the wing?

Answer 38

Under, less distance = faster

Question 39

Where is there more pressure, over or under the wing?

Answer 39

Under, creates a vacuum behind

Question 40

What is the angle of attack?

Answer 40

The angle between the chord and the relative wind

Question 41

What is the difference between dynamic pressure and static?

Answer 41

static when in place and dynamic when moving

Question 42

At least how many job functions are there in aircraft maintenance?

Answer 42

at least 38

Question 43

What is the main target of aircraft maintenance?

Answer 43

to maintain aircraft worthiness of the aircraft

Question 44

What are some of the roles that aircraft maintenance can be in?

Answer 44

management, planning, engineering, on-site/on-line maintenance and SMS(safety management systems)

Question 45

Cockpit difference between boeings and airbus?

Answer 45

airbus has sidestick and boeings have yoke