Engines
What is Lean?
A mixture of less fuel than air.
The *blank* measures pressure and displays this as height above sea level
altimeter
What is the ramp?
The airport’s “parking lot.”
What is cartography?
The art and science of creating charts and maps.
What is the rudder?
Controls movement around vertical axis or yaw.
What part lets fuel and air into the cylinder?
the Intake valve
what instrument displays a rate of change in altitude?
The vertical speed indicator (shocker)
What is a beacon?
A tower mounted, large rotating light located at an airport.
What is a legend?
It is an illustration showing the symbols that are used on charts.
What are elevators?
Controls movement around lateral axis or pitch.
What Does the crankshaft do?
It converts energy from the cylinders to turning of the propeller
What instrument monitors the electrical current???
the ammeter
What's the opposite end of runway 18?
Runway 36 (duh)
What is latitude.
A system of lines that run parallel to the equator, also known as parallels.
What are ailerons?
Controls movement around longitudinal axis or roll.
what type of engine processes air and fuel through a back and forth movement of its internal parts.
a reciprocating engine
What measures the aircraft's engine or rotor speed?
The tachometer
what is the Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)?
Two sets of red or white lights that change color to show glideslope.
The term "relief" is used for what?
It is used for describing elevations.
What is the fuselage?
Contains the cockpit.
Where is the Venturi is found?
In the carburetor.
The *Blank* shows whether an airplane is slipping or skidding in a turn
Inclinometer
What are mandatory signs?
They denote an entrance to a runway, critical area, or a prohibited area.
what airports are colored blue on a sectional chart?
controlled airports
What are flaps?
Increases curvature of the wing so a plane can fly slower and still maintain flight.