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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
dihedral angle correct answers 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 correct answers 1. straight
2. Sweep
3. Delta
Straight wings correct answers mostly found on small, low-speed airplanes, as well as gliders
and sailplanes. These wings give the most efficient lift at low speeds, but are not very good for
high speed flight, especially that approaching the speed of sound
swept wings correct answers (either forward swept or swept back) is the most common design
for modern high speed airplanes. Creates less drag than straight wing designs, but is somewhat
more unstable at low speeds.
moderate sweep correct answers commercial jetliner, resulting in less drag while maintaining
stability at lower speeds
fighter planes have wings with... correct answers a greater sweep, which do not generate much
lift during low-speed flight and require relatively high speed take-offs and landings
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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
dihedral angle correct answers 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 correct answers 1. straight
2. Sweep
3. Delta
Straight wings correct answers mostly found on small, low-speed airplanes, as well as gliders
and sailplanes. These wings give the most efficient lift at low speeds, but are not very good for
high speed flight, especially that approaching the speed of sound
swept wings correct answers (either forward swept or swept back) is the most common design
for modern high speed airplanes. Creates less drag than straight wing designs, but is somewhat
more unstable at low speeds.
moderate sweep correct answers commercial jetliner, resulting in less drag while maintaining
stability at lower speeds
fighter planes have wings with... correct answers a greater sweep, which do not generate much
lift during low-speed flight and require relatively high speed take-offs and landings
