AFOQT Aviation Information Study
Guide Solutions Updated 2024
fixed-wing aircraft structure .....ANSWER✔✔....1. Fuselage
2. Wings
3. Tail assembly or empennage
4. Landing gear
5. Powerplant
6. Flight instruments/controls and control surfaces
fuselage .....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 .....ANSWER✔✔....from which the pilots and the flight crew control
the aircraft's operations
Two design types of fuselage construction .....ANSWER✔✔....1. truss
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,2. monocoque
Truss construction fuselages .....ANSWER✔✔....use steel or aluminum
tubing in a series of triangular shapes (called trusses) to get the necessary
strength and rigidity
monocoque designs .....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
wings .....ANSWER✔✔....airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage that
serve as the main lifting surfaces supporting the airplane in flight.
airfoil .....ANSWER✔✔....an aircraft part or surface (such as wing, propeller
blade, or rudder) that controls lift, direction, stability, thrust, or propulsion
for the aircraft.
monoplanes .....ANSWER✔✔....airplanes with one set of wings
biplanes .....ANSWER✔✔....airplanes with two sets of wings
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, cantilever wing .....ANSWER✔✔....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 .....ANSWER✔✔....requires both internal bracing and
external support from struts attached to the fuselage
ailerons .....ANSWER✔✔....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 .....ANSWER✔✔....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 .....ANSWER✔✔....the distance from the leading edge of the
wing to the trailing edge. Cuts the airfoil into an upper surface and a lower
surface
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Guide Solutions Updated 2024
fixed-wing aircraft structure .....ANSWER✔✔....1. Fuselage
2. Wings
3. Tail assembly or empennage
4. Landing gear
5. Powerplant
6. Flight instruments/controls and control surfaces
fuselage .....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 .....ANSWER✔✔....from which the pilots and the flight crew control
the aircraft's operations
Two design types of fuselage construction .....ANSWER✔✔....1. truss
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,2. monocoque
Truss construction fuselages .....ANSWER✔✔....use steel or aluminum
tubing in a series of triangular shapes (called trusses) to get the necessary
strength and rigidity
monocoque designs .....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
wings .....ANSWER✔✔....airfoils attached to each side of the fuselage that
serve as the main lifting surfaces supporting the airplane in flight.
airfoil .....ANSWER✔✔....an aircraft part or surface (such as wing, propeller
blade, or rudder) that controls lift, direction, stability, thrust, or propulsion
for the aircraft.
monoplanes .....ANSWER✔✔....airplanes with one set of wings
biplanes .....ANSWER✔✔....airplanes with two sets of wings
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, cantilever wing .....ANSWER✔✔....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 .....ANSWER✔✔....requires both internal bracing and
external support from struts attached to the fuselage
ailerons .....ANSWER✔✔....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 .....ANSWER✔✔....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 .....ANSWER✔✔....the distance from the leading edge of the
wing to the trailing edge. Cuts the airfoil into an upper surface and a lower
surface
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