Airplane Systems
an enclosed container in which fuel and air are burned for the production of energy
combustion chamber
red signs at the airport are ___ signs
mandatory
measures pressure and displays this as height above sea level
altimeter
a projection, usually on paper, showing a body of land and other features, such as water, that gives information, usually in the form of symbols, graphs, or illustrations
an aeronautical chart
a fabric tube that shows which direction the wind is from
wind sock
an electrical generator that produces power when rotated
magneto
what types of signs have a background of yellow at the airport
information signs, direction signs, destination signs
gps
global positioning system
the art and science of creating charts and maps
cartography
the airport's "parking lot"
ramp
in the example of an airplane engine, it is the movement of the piston to its limits within the combustion chamber
stroke
controller of airport lighting at an uncontrolled airport
flight service station (fss) - faa facility that provides pilots with weather briefings and flight planning
rate of change in altitude
Vertical Velocity Indicator
in aeronautical charts, uncontrolled airports are ___ and controlled airports are ___
uncontrolled airports are magenta and controlled airports are blue
a tower-mounted, large, rotating light located at an airport that gives pilots a guide to the type of airport and the airport's location
beacon
a ratio of fuel to air in which, upon combustion, all of the fuel is burned (in energy terms, it is 15 parts air to 1 part gasoline
stoichiometric
runways are given numbers between 01 and 36 at the end; what are they called
runway heading
has a small rotating wheel, called a rotor, that is mounted on an axle; gives pilots information about direction, banking, and altitude
gyroscope
nautical mile is
unit of length that is approximately 6076 feet
a rectangular virtual path above an airport that facilitates the coordination of the flow of aircraft in the air
traffic pattern
a mixture of gasoline and air in which there is more gasoline and less air than needed for normal combustion
rich mixture
taxiway lights are usually ___
blue at the edge of the taxiway or green at the taxiway centerline
instrument that displays the engine speed in revolutions per minute
tachometer
What is the WAC?
the world aeronautical charts, which covers a much larger area than the sectional charts; the scale of the WAC being 1:1,000,000 or approximately 16 statute miles per one inch
a policy set forth by a governing body that controls the noise impact upon a community surrounding an airport
noise abatement