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SIFT – ARMY AVIATION CATEGORY EXAM
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SIFT – ARMY AVIATION CATEGORY EXAM2024-2025
Weight
Gravity pulls the aircraft down. Lift
The force needed to elevate the airplane.
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Thrust
The force used to propel the airplane forward.
Drag
The force that causes the airplane to slow down in preparation for landing
MEW
Manufacturer's Empty Weight
-The total weight of the airplane as it was built.
OEW
Operating Empty Weight
-MEW plus weight of personnel, fluids, useless fuel, and flight-related
equipment
AUW
Overall weight
"Aircraft Gross Weight"
, -the overall aircraft weight at any one time during flight.
MLW
Maximum Landing Weight
-Maximum weight for landing
MZFW
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight
-The allowed weight of an airplane and its contents, including useless fuel.
Excludes useful fuel and consumable fluids.
MTOW
Maximum takeoff weight.
- Weight limit for takeoff
MRW
Maximum Ramp Weight
-Maximum weight for taxiing or towing an aircraft
Flight Envelope
-Includes the limitations of speed, altitude, and angle of attack necessary for an
aircraft to sustain a stable flight.
AOA
Angle of Attack.
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