Airplane Parts
What is the main body of the aircraft?
Fuselage
What did the first aviators have to rely on to fly the planes?
Their senses
What aircraft system uses water?
The Hydraulic System
How many axes of rotation are there?
What is the 3 types of landing gear arrangements?
the conventional, the tricycle and the tandem.
What were the aircraft instruments most used in the early days?
There were no aircraft instrument in the early days.
The word hydraulic comes from Greek words meaning?
Water Tube
What are the 3 names of the axes of rotation?
Longitudinal, Lateral, & Vertical
What is the purpose of landing gear?
To provide a suspension system during taxi, take-off and landing.
They operate on the principles of electricity.
What are the typical functions of aircraft fuel systems?
delivering fuel to the engine as needed
This axis can be thought of as a line running from the____ to the _____ of the aircraft.
Tail & Nose
What does the term fuselage mean?
The central body portion of an airplane that holds the crew, passengers, and cargo.
Instrument classified by their use fall into 2 major groups, what are they?
Performance & Control Instruments
What are the typical functions of aircraft hydraulic systems?
help control and manage equipment such as brakes, flaps, thrust reversers, flight controls, and of course, landing gear
Running from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail is the _________ axis of a single-engine airplane.
Longitudinal
What are the three different types of fuselage classification?
The truss, the semimonocoque and the monocoque.
What idea do pressure instruments work on?
They work on the idea that a fluid, such as air, exerts pressure.
What are the typical functions of aircraft electrical systems?
generate, transmit, distribute, utilize and store electrical energy.
What is the other words for longitudinal, lateral & vertical?
Roll, Pitch & Yaw