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AFOQT Aviation Information
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fixed-wing aircraft structure Ans: 1. Fuselage
2. Wings
3. Tail assembly or empennage
4. Landing gear
5. Powerplant
6. Flight instruments/controls and control surfaces
fuselage Ans: body of an airplane. Contains the cockpit, the
cabin, the cargo area if there is one, and attachment points for
other major airplane components, such as wings, tail section, and
landing gear.
cockpit Ans: from which the pilots and the flight crew control the
aircraft's operations
Two design types of fuselage construction Ans: 1. truss
2. monocoque
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Truss construction fuselages Ans: use steel or aluminum tubing in a
series of triangular shapes (called trusses) to get the necessary
strength and rigidity
monocoque designs Ans: use bulkheads, stringers, (running the
length of the fuselage) and formers (perpendicular to stringers) of
various sizes and shapes to support a stretched or "stressed" skin
wings Ans: airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage that serve
as the main lifting surfaces supporting the airplane in flight.
airfoil Ans: an aircraft part or surface (such as wing, propeller
blade, or rudder) that controls lift, direction, stability, thrust, or
propulsion for the aircraft.
monoplanes Ans: airplanes with one set of wings
biplanes Ans: airplanes with two sets of wings
cantilever wing Ans: requires no external bracing, getting its
support from internal wing spars, ribs, and stringers, as well as the
construction of the wing's skin or covering
semi-cantilever wing Ans: requires both internal bracing and
external support from struts attached to the fuselage
ailerons Ans: extend from about the middle of the wing out
toward the wingtip; they move in opposite directions to create
aerodynamic forces that cause the airplane to roll
flaps Ans: extend outward from near where the wing joins the
fuselage (called the wing root) to about the middle of the wing's
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trailing edge. The flaps are usually flush with the rest of the wing
surface when cruising flight; when they are extended, the flaps
move downward together to increase the lift of the wing for
takeoffs and landings. Most common high lift devices.
chord line Ans: the distance from the leading edge of the wing to
the trailing edge. Cuts the airfoil into an upper surface and a
lower surface
mean camber line Ans: if we plot the points that lie halfway
between the upper and lower surfaces, we obtain a curve called
the mean camber line.
camber Ans: the maximum difference between the the mean
camber line and the chord line. A measure of the curvature of the
airfoil.
thickness Ans: the maximum difference between the upper and
lower surfaces
wingtips Ans: the ends of the wings
wingspan Ans: the distance from one wingtip to the other
a planform Ans: the shape of the wing viewed from above
dihedral angle Ans: when the left and right wings aren't truly
horizontal to the fuselage, but instead meet at this angle. Built into
the design for roll stability; a wing with some dihedral will naturally
return to its original position if it encounters a slight displacement
Three basic wing types on modern airplanes Ans: 1. straight
AFOQT Aviation Information
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
fixed-wing aircraft structure Ans: 1. Fuselage
2. Wings
3. Tail assembly or empennage
4. Landing gear
5. Powerplant
6. Flight instruments/controls and control surfaces
fuselage Ans: body of an airplane. Contains the cockpit, the
cabin, the cargo area if there is one, and attachment points for
other major airplane components, such as wings, tail section, and
landing gear.
cockpit Ans: from which the pilots and the flight crew control the
aircraft's operations
Two design types of fuselage construction Ans: 1. truss
2. monocoque
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Truss construction fuselages Ans: use steel or aluminum tubing in a
series of triangular shapes (called trusses) to get the necessary
strength and rigidity
monocoque designs Ans: use bulkheads, stringers, (running the
length of the fuselage) and formers (perpendicular to stringers) of
various sizes and shapes to support a stretched or "stressed" skin
wings Ans: airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage that serve
as the main lifting surfaces supporting the airplane in flight.
airfoil Ans: an aircraft part or surface (such as wing, propeller
blade, or rudder) that controls lift, direction, stability, thrust, or
propulsion for the aircraft.
monoplanes Ans: airplanes with one set of wings
biplanes Ans: airplanes with two sets of wings
cantilever wing Ans: requires no external bracing, getting its
support from internal wing spars, ribs, and stringers, as well as the
construction of the wing's skin or covering
semi-cantilever wing Ans: requires both internal bracing and
external support from struts attached to the fuselage
ailerons Ans: extend from about the middle of the wing out
toward the wingtip; they move in opposite directions to create
aerodynamic forces that cause the airplane to roll
flaps Ans: extend outward from near where the wing joins the
fuselage (called the wing root) to about the middle of the wing's
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trailing edge. The flaps are usually flush with the rest of the wing
surface when cruising flight; when they are extended, the flaps
move downward together to increase the lift of the wing for
takeoffs and landings. Most common high lift devices.
chord line Ans: the distance from the leading edge of the wing to
the trailing edge. Cuts the airfoil into an upper surface and a
lower surface
mean camber line Ans: if we plot the points that lie halfway
between the upper and lower surfaces, we obtain a curve called
the mean camber line.
camber Ans: the maximum difference between the the mean
camber line and the chord line. A measure of the curvature of the
airfoil.
thickness Ans: the maximum difference between the upper and
lower surfaces
wingtips Ans: the ends of the wings
wingspan Ans: the distance from one wingtip to the other
a planform Ans: the shape of the wing viewed from above
dihedral angle Ans: when the left and right wings aren't truly
horizontal to the fuselage, but instead meet at this angle. Built into
the design for roll stability; a wing with some dihedral will naturally
return to its original position if it encounters a slight displacement
Three basic wing types on modern airplanes Ans: 1. straight
