AFOQT : Aviation Information Complete Quizzes and Answers!
Wings - ANSWERSThe primary airfoils of the airplane
Airfoil - ANSWERSAnything designed to produce lift when it moves through the air
Leading Edge - ANSWERSPart of an airfoil that is thicker and rounder and has a greater curve than the bottom, or trailing edge
Fuselage - ANSWERSThe main body of the airplane. Includes basic features of the airplane, such as the cockpit, cabin, cargo area, and attachment points for external components like the wings and landing gear
Tail Assembly / Empennage - ANSWERSAlso known as an empennage, includes the vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, elevators, rudders, and trim tabs
Stabilizers - ANSWERSFixed (non-adjustable) surfaces that extend from the back end of the fuselage
Elevators - ANSWERSPositioned along the trailing edges of the horizontal stabilizers; the pilot can move them to raise or lower the nose of the plane
Rudder - ANSWERSConnected to the trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer, and are used to move the nose of the plane to the left or right, typically in combination with the ailerons
Ailerons - ANSWERSExtend from the trailing edges of the wings and can be manipulated by the pilot to cause the wing to either dip below or elevate above the horizontal plane
Trim Tabs - ANSWERSMovable surfaces that extend off the trailing edges of the rudders, elevators, and ailerons, and are used to make smaller adjustments
Landing Gear - ANSWERSUsually consists of three sets of wheels for takeoffs and landings
Tricycle Arrangement - ANSWERSMost common landing gear arrangement of modern aircraft, in which the third set of wheels is positioned under the nose of the aircraft
Conventional Arrangement - ANSWERSLanding gear arrangement in which the third set of wheels is positioned under the tail of the aircraft Powerplant - ANSWERSPart of the plane that supplies the thrust
Flight Envelope - ANSWERSThe collective input of the four forces known as gravity, lift,
thrust, and drag
Gravity - ANSWERSThe force acts downward and is the same for any object, regardless of orientation, though it varies slightly with large changes in altitude
Lift - ANSWERSThis must be generated to overcome gravity. It is the upward force of air pressure on the aircraft, primarily the wings, that allows it to achieve and maintain altitude
Thrust - ANSWERSProvides the required speed for generating the aircrafts lift. Generated by the power plant of the aircraft, it ensures that the aircraft is able to continue moving forward at sufficient speed to generate lift
Drag - ANSWERSThis force is countered by the thrust of the aircraft. It is the resistance
to forward movement provided by the air that the aircraft is moving through
Profile Drag - ANSWERSType of drag that exists when any object moves through the air
Induced Drag - ANSWERSType of drag that results from the wings generating lift
Parasite Drag - ANSWERSCaused by parts of the plane the do not provide lift
Longitudinal Axis - ANSWERSThe axis that extends from the center forward toward the nose and rearward toward the tail
Lateral Axis - ANSWERSThe axis that extends from the center out to the right and left and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis
Vertical Axis - ANSWERSThe axis that extends straight upward and downward from the
aircrafts center and is perpendicular to the other two axes
Roll - ANSWERSRotation about the longitudinal axis; controlled by the ailerons
Pitch - ANSWERSRotation about the lateral axis; controlled by the elevators
Yaw - ANSWERSRotation about the vertical axis; controlled by the rudder
Throttle - ANSWERSIs manipulated by the pilot to control the amount of power or thrust being produced by the engines
Flaps - ANSWERSAft edge of the wing, increase surface area, land and takeoff at lower
speeds
Wings - ANSWERSThe primary airfoils of the airplane
Airfoil - ANSWERSAnything designed to produce lift when it moves through the air
Leading Edge - ANSWERSPart of an airfoil that is thicker and rounder and has a greater curve than the bottom, or trailing edge
Fuselage - ANSWERSThe main body of the airplane. Includes basic features of the airplane, such as the cockpit, cabin, cargo area, and attachment points for external components like the wings and landing gear
Tail Assembly / Empennage - ANSWERSAlso known as an empennage, includes the vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, elevators, rudders, and trim tabs
Stabilizers - ANSWERSFixed (non-adjustable) surfaces that extend from the back end of the fuselage
Elevators - ANSWERSPositioned along the trailing edges of the horizontal stabilizers; the pilot can move them to raise or lower the nose of the plane
Rudder - ANSWERSConnected to the trailing edge of the vertical stabilizer, and are used to move the nose of the plane to the left or right, typically in combination with the ailerons
Ailerons - ANSWERSExtend from the trailing edges of the wings and can be manipulated by the pilot to cause the wing to either dip below or elevate above the horizontal plane
Trim Tabs - ANSWERSMovable surfaces that extend off the trailing edges of the rudders, elevators, and ailerons, and are used to make smaller adjustments
Landing Gear - ANSWERSUsually consists of three sets of wheels for takeoffs and landings
Tricycle Arrangement - ANSWERSMost common landing gear arrangement of modern aircraft, in which the third set of wheels is positioned under the nose of the aircraft
Conventional Arrangement - ANSWERSLanding gear arrangement in which the third set of wheels is positioned under the tail of the aircraft Powerplant - ANSWERSPart of the plane that supplies the thrust
Flight Envelope - ANSWERSThe collective input of the four forces known as gravity, lift,
thrust, and drag
Gravity - ANSWERSThe force acts downward and is the same for any object, regardless of orientation, though it varies slightly with large changes in altitude
Lift - ANSWERSThis must be generated to overcome gravity. It is the upward force of air pressure on the aircraft, primarily the wings, that allows it to achieve and maintain altitude
Thrust - ANSWERSProvides the required speed for generating the aircrafts lift. Generated by the power plant of the aircraft, it ensures that the aircraft is able to continue moving forward at sufficient speed to generate lift
Drag - ANSWERSThis force is countered by the thrust of the aircraft. It is the resistance
to forward movement provided by the air that the aircraft is moving through
Profile Drag - ANSWERSType of drag that exists when any object moves through the air
Induced Drag - ANSWERSType of drag that results from the wings generating lift
Parasite Drag - ANSWERSCaused by parts of the plane the do not provide lift
Longitudinal Axis - ANSWERSThe axis that extends from the center forward toward the nose and rearward toward the tail
Lateral Axis - ANSWERSThe axis that extends from the center out to the right and left and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis
Vertical Axis - ANSWERSThe axis that extends straight upward and downward from the
aircrafts center and is perpendicular to the other two axes
Roll - ANSWERSRotation about the longitudinal axis; controlled by the ailerons
Pitch - ANSWERSRotation about the lateral axis; controlled by the elevators
Yaw - ANSWERSRotation about the vertical axis; controlled by the rudder
Throttle - ANSWERSIs manipulated by the pilot to control the amount of power or thrust being produced by the engines
Flaps - ANSWERSAft edge of the wing, increase surface area, land and takeoff at lower
speeds
