Lecture 15 - Airworthiness

Question 1

Definition of airworthiness

Answer 1

Contribution made by a/c to safety of flight when pilot has been removed from the man-machine loop.

Question 2

Two ways of quantifying airworthiness

Answer 2

Flying qualities (a/c and pilot): agility, stability, pilot-aircraft interface.

Handling qualities: whole system (cockpit, weather, pilot/aircraft)

Question 3

Civil aircraft governing bodies

Answer 3

CAA/FAA

Question 4

Military aircraft governing bodies

Answer 4

MoD (UK defence standards)

Question 5

3 characteristics of class 1 a/c

Answer 5

Small, light, primary trainers

Question 6

2 characteristics of class 2 a/c

Answer 6

Medium weight; low-medium manoeuvrability

Question 7

3 characteristics of class 3 a/c

Answer 7

Large; heavy; low-medium manoeuvrability

Question 8

1 characteristic of class 4 a/c

Answer 8

High manoeuvrability

Question 9

2 characteristics of Cat A. missions

Answer 9

Non-terminal; rapid manoeuvring

Question 10

2 characteristics of Cat. B missions

Answer 10

Non-terminal; gradual manoeuvring

Question 11

2 characteristic of Cat. C missions

Answer 11

Terminal; gradual manoeuvring

Question 12

3 reasons for flight testing

Answer 12

Performance analysis; improvement of existing a/c; certification

Question 13

Purpose of flight test manoevres

Answer 13

Excite dynamic response in a/c

Question 14

2 methods of flight testing

Answer 14

Analytics and simulations

Experimental

Question 15

2 types of analytics and simulations

Answer 15

Linearised and non-linearised

Question 16

4 examples of experimental testing

Answer 16

Flight sims

Wing tunnel

Real flights

Pilots’ opinions