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Fundies Block 2 SET 1
Lackland AFB; FALL 2012
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Aviation
Not Applicable
12/06/2012

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Term
How many major components are there on a fixed wing aircraft? What are they called?
Definition

FIVE

  1. Fuselage
  2. Empennage
  3. Wings
  4. Landing Gear
  5. Power Plant
Term
What are the four forces of flight?
Definition

Lift

Weight

Thrust

Drag

Term
What is the key aerodynamic force? What is the principal factor for this?
Definition
  • Lift
  • The shape of the wing
Term
What does Bernoulli's Principle state?
Definition

"As the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure in the fluid decreases."

 

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Term
Differential Pressure
Definition
Primary source of lift
Term
AOA stands for? What is it?
Definition
  • Angle of Attack
  • Angle between the wing chord line and the direction of the relative wind
Term
What is an Eddie?
Definition
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
Term
True or False: The weight of an airplane is constant.
Definition
FALSE
Term
What supplies thrust on a fixed wing aircraft?
Definition
Power Plant
Term
What are the two categories of drag? 
Definition
  1. Parasitic
  2. Induced
Term
How many Parasitic drags are there? What are they called? Define them.
Definition

THREE

 

  1. Form:Any structure that protrudes into the relative wind (I.E. 
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