AFOQT Aviation Information questions with correct answers

fixed-wing aircraft structure Correct Answer-1. Fuselage 2. Wings 3. Tail assembly or empennage 4. Landing gear 5. Powerplant 6. Flight instruments/controls and control surfaces fuselage Correct Answer-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 Answer-from which the pilots and the flight crew control the aircraft's operations Two design types of fuselage construction Correct Answer-1. truss 2. monocoque Truss construction fuselages Correct Answer-use steel or aluminum tubing in a series of triangular shapes (called trusses) to get the necessary strength and rigidity monocoque designs Correct Answer-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