Module 8
Truss, monocoque, and semi-monocoque
What are the types of fuselage construction?
3000-5000 psi
What is the operating pressure of most hydraulic systems?
Intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust
What are the four strokes of an engine?
Ailerons, rudder, elevator
What are the primary flight controls?
What is the wing root?
Straight, elliptical, tapered, sweptback, and delta
System overheat, loss of system pressure, and hydraulic fluid contamination
What are common threats to hydraulic systems?
The most efficient method of increasing horsepower in an engine
What is a supercharger?
Flaps, slats, elevator, trim
What are the secondary flight controls?
The internal component most crucial to the structural integrity of the wing
What is the wing spar?
Cantilever or semi-cantilever
What are the two common types of airplane wing mounts?
-65 to 160 degrees F
What are the tolerable conditions of most hydraulic systems fluid?
This regulates airflow to the engine
What is the throttle body?
Plain, split, fowler, and slotted
What are the four types of flaps?
Aerodynamic covers placed over certain parts of the wing to reduce drag and increase efficiency
What are fairings?
Tension, compression, torsion, shear, and bending
What are the five stresses acting on an aircraft?
A mechanical device that converts hydraulic pressure and flow into torque and angular displacement or rotation
This controls the amount of exhaust through the turbine, and its position is actuated by engine oil pressure
What is the waste gate?
Assisting control though pitch, roll, and yaw to enhance maneuverability and short takeoff capability
What is Thrust Vectoring?
Traditional, blended, wingtip fences, sharklets, split scimitar, raked, spiroid, and grids
What are the different types of winglets?
One is on the trailing edge of the wing and one is on the leading edge of the wing (respectively)
What is the main difference between flaps and slats?
A mechanical actuator that is used to provide a reversible force in a single direction
What is a hydraulic cylinder?
Turboprop/turboshaft engine power output is measured by this
What is the torquemeter?
Disrupting airflow to reduce lift and aid in descent control
What is the purpose of spoilers?
What are vortex generators?