AFOQT AVIATION INFORMATION QUESTIONS AND
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fixed-wing aircraft structure Correct Answers 1. Fuselage
2. Wings
3. Tail assembly or empennage
4. Landing gear
5. Powerplant
6. Flight instruments/controls and control surfaces
fuselage Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers from which the pilots and the flight crew
control the aircraft's operations
Two design types of fuselage construction Correct Answers 1. truss
2. monocoque
Truss construction fuselages Correct Answers use steel or aluminum
tubing in a series of triangular shapes (called trusses) to get the
necessary strength and rigidity
,monocoque designs Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage that
serve as the main lifting surfaces supporting the airplane in flight.
airfoil Correct Answers an aircraft part or surface (such as wing,
propeller blade, or rudder) that controls lift, direction, stability, thrust, or
propulsion for the aircraft.
monoplanes Correct Answers airplanes with one set of wings
biplanes Correct Answers airplanes with two sets of wings
cantilever wing Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers requires both internal bracing and
external support from struts attached to the fuselage
ailerons Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers extend outward from near where the wing joins
the fuselage (called the wing root) to about the middle of the wing's
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 Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers if we plot the points that lie halfway
between the upper and lower surfaces, we obtain a curve called the mean
camber line.
camber Correct Answers the maximum difference between the the mean
camber line and the chord line. A measure of the curvature of the airfoil.
thickness Correct Answers the maximum difference between the upper
and lower surfaces
wingtips Correct Answers the ends of the wings
wingspan Correct Answers the distance from one wingtip to the other
a planform Correct Answers the shape of the wing viewed from above
VERIFIED DETAILED SOLUTIONS ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |
100% CORRECT!!
fixed-wing aircraft structure Correct Answers 1. Fuselage
2. Wings
3. Tail assembly or empennage
4. Landing gear
5. Powerplant
6. Flight instruments/controls and control surfaces
fuselage Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers from which the pilots and the flight crew
control the aircraft's operations
Two design types of fuselage construction Correct Answers 1. truss
2. monocoque
Truss construction fuselages Correct Answers use steel or aluminum
tubing in a series of triangular shapes (called trusses) to get the
necessary strength and rigidity
,monocoque designs Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage that
serve as the main lifting surfaces supporting the airplane in flight.
airfoil Correct Answers an aircraft part or surface (such as wing,
propeller blade, or rudder) that controls lift, direction, stability, thrust, or
propulsion for the aircraft.
monoplanes Correct Answers airplanes with one set of wings
biplanes Correct Answers airplanes with two sets of wings
cantilever wing Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers requires both internal bracing and
external support from struts attached to the fuselage
ailerons Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers extend outward from near where the wing joins
the fuselage (called the wing root) to about the middle of the wing's
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 Correct Answers 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 Correct Answers if we plot the points that lie halfway
between the upper and lower surfaces, we obtain a curve called the mean
camber line.
camber Correct Answers the maximum difference between the the mean
camber line and the chord line. A measure of the curvature of the airfoil.
thickness Correct Answers the maximum difference between the upper
and lower surfaces
wingtips Correct Answers the ends of the wings
wingspan Correct Answers the distance from one wingtip to the other
a planform Correct Answers the shape of the wing viewed from above
