Manned Aircraft Components
The main body of an aircraft
What is a Fuselage?
Multirotor drone specifically with 6 rotors
Hexacopter
Lightweight and durable materials typically consisting of carbon fiber, fiberglass, polymers and resins such as epoxy
What are composites?
The primary concern of the aviation industry.
What is safety?
Material that is the lightest, easiest to shape and easiest to repair
What is foam?
What is a main rotor?
Uses wings to generate lift, often contains elevators, ailerons and rudders.
What is a fixed wing drone?
Strong, stiff, heat-resistant and heavy. Good for landing gears
What is steel?
Government agency responsible for regulating the aviation industry
Important consideration when designing drones, affects battery lifespan and increased cargo capacity
What is weight?
Creates a yawing motion on a plane (left to right)
What is a Rudder?
When the upward thrust generated by rotors equals the weight of the drone.
What is hovering?
Lightweight metal stronger than steel typically used to build turbine engines
What is titanium?
It warns the pilot when other aircraft are in the vicinity
What is ACAS(Aircraft Collision Avoidance System)?
Material that is lightweight with high strength and cost effective but difficult to repair
What is plastic?
A turbine engine that uses its rotational energy to turn a propeller
What is a turboprop?
Provides lift, spins in the opposite direction of the ones next to it.
What is a propeller
Building aircraft for less money and less time
What is efficiency?
Increases lift at lowers speed but also increases drag
As this increases the materials used to build unmanned aircraft begins to converge with manned aircraft
What is size?
Vertical Stabilizer, Horizontal Stabilizer, rudder, elevator
What is an Empennage?
A pivoting mount that provides stabilization for camera and sensors.
What is a drone gimbal
Modern fabrics used to cover gliders, hot air balloons, and light sport aircraft. Examples are nylon and polyester.
What are synthetic fabrics?
Event that can result in passengers and pilots passing out and requires pilots to descend to a lower altitude
What is depressurization?
Major consideration when designing drones
What is cost?