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When an aircraft is moving, there are four main forces acting upon it, which?

A

Weight
Lift
Thrust
Drag

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Unit for Mass

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Kilogram (kg)

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Mass definition

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The quantity of matter in a body

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Unit for Force

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Newton (N)

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Unit of Weight

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Newton (N) - the force due to gravity

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F =

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mass * acceleration due to gravity (m*g)

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What is the value of acceleration due to gravity ?

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9,81 newtons or 9,81 m/s^2

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Definition of centre of gravity

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The point which the weight of an aircraft acts.

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Unit Work

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Joule (J)

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Definition Work

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A force is said to do work on a body, when it moves the body in the direction in which the force is acting.

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Work =

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Force * Distance (through which the force is applied)

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Find F
The mass of a B737 is 60000 kg

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F = mg
F= 600009,81
F= 588600 N

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Find Work
A force of 10N moves a body 2m along its line of action.

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Work = Force * Distance
Work = 10N *2m
Work = 20 Nm or J

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Nm is the same as?

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Joule (J)

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Unit for Power

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Watt (W)

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Definition Power

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The time taken to do work

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Power =

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Force (N) * Distance (m) / Time (s)

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Joules per second is the same as?

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Watt (W)

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Find Power
If a force of 10N moves a mass 2m in 5 seconds

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Power = Force (N) * Distance (m) / Time (s)
Power = (10*2)/5
Power = 4 joules per second or Watt

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Density is??

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The “thickness” of air

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A given mass flow will generate the required lift force, but a decrease in air density will reduce the mass flow.

How is the mass flow maintained?

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To maintain the mass flow, the speed of the aircraft through the air must be increased.

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Definition of Density

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Mass per unit volume (kg/m^3)

The number of air particles in a given space

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International standard atmosphere (ICAO)

15 degrees
1013,25 hPa
1,225 kg/m^3

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Unit for Energi

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Kinetic energy formula
KE = 1/2m *V^2 Hence more speed = more kinetic energy
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Newtons first law
A body will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted on by an external force 'To move a stationary object or to make a moving object change its direction, a force must be applied'
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Newtons second law
The acceleration of a body from state of rest, or uniform motion in a straight line, is proportional to the applied force and inversely proportional to the mass.
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Unit for Velocity
m/s
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Definition for Velocity
Rate of change of displacement
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Unit Acceleration
m/s^2 Rate of chance of velocity
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Acceleration formula
Acceleration = Force/Mass
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Unit Momentum
kg-m/s (mass*velocity) The quantity of motion possessed by a body
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Newtons third law
Every action has an equal opposite reaction.
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Definition Aerofoil
A body with a surface that provides the most favourable ratio between lift and drag in flight.
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Definition Attitude
The nose up/down orientation of an aircraft relative to the horizon.
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Definition Angle of attack (AOA)
The angle between the chord line and the relative wind
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Definition Load factor
The ratio of the weight of an aircraft to the load imposed by lift. Load factor = Lift/Weight
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Mach number
The ratio of the True airspeed to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium.
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What is Oscillation?
A vibration
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Definition Relative airflow
The direction of airflow produced by the aircraft moving through the air.
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True airspeed (TAS or V)
The speed at which the aircraft is travelling through the air.
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Definition Velocity
Speed with direction
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Definition Wake
The region of air behind an aircraft in which the total pressure has been changed by the presence of the aircraft.
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Definition Wing loading
Ratio of aircraft weight to wing area Wing loading = Aircraft/Wing area
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An aircrafts mass is a result of?
How much matter it contains
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The unit of mass is ....
kg
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The definition of a force is...
A push or pull
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The unit of force is ...
Newton
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About which point does an aircraft rotate?
The centre of gravity
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If a force is applied to a mass and the mass does not move...
No work is done
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The unit of work is ...
Joule
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The unit of power is ...
Watt
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Kinetic energy is ?
The energy a mass possesses because of its motion.
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The definition of velocity is ?
The rate of change of displacement
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The definition of momentum is ?
The quantity of motion possessed by a body

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