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How many major components are there on a fixed wing aircraft? What are they called? |
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FIVE
- Fuselage
- Empennage
- Wings
- Landing Gear
- Power Plant
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What are the four forces of flight? |
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What is the key aerodynamic force? What is the principal factor for this? |
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- Lift
- The shape of the wing
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What does Bernoulli's Principle state? |
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"As the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure in the fluid decreases."
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AOA stands for? What is it? |
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- Angle of Attack
- Angle between the wing chord line and the direction of the relative wind
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A pocket of air created by an increased AOA; the streamlined flow of air is broken up and the air begins to whirl over the airfoil |
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True or False: The weight of an airplane is constant. |
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What supplies thrust on a fixed wing aircraft? |
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What are the two categories of drag? |
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How many Parasitic drags are there? What are they called? Define them. |
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THREE
- Form:Any structure that protrudes into the relative wind (I.E.
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