The vertical surface that protrudes above the aircraft in front of the vertical tail
is called what?
Dorsal Fin
Ventral Fin
Vertical stabilizer
horizontal stabilizer - ANSWER Dorsal fin
The beam in wing that carries lift load back to the fuselage is called?
ribs
mast
spar
longeron - ANSWER spar
The short stiffeners are called what in a fuselage or wing? - ANSWER Stringers
plural of aircraft? - ANSWER aircraft
aircraft with a tailwheel is considered to have what type of landing gear?
tricycle
conventional
bicycle
quadracycle - ANSWER conventional
measurements span wise on aircraft are called...
wing stations
waterlines
fuselage
lateral stations - ANSWER wing stations
what are the three axis on aircraft - ANSWER vertical, longitude, lateral
which is not an advantage of conventional landing gear
, stronger than tricycle
lighter in weight
less drag
easier to land - ANSWER easier to land
fuselage station 0.0 called? - ANSWER datum
Aft means - ANSWER towards back of ac
starboard means - ANSWER right side of aircraft
tail assembly called - ANSWER empennage
body of aircraft called - ANSWER fuselage
vertical wall in fuselage is called - ANSWER bulkhead
attitude means how far aircraft is from ground t/f - ANSWER false
persepctives of a/c are pilots pov t/f - ANSWER true
wing ribs give wing its airfoil shape t/f - ANSWER true
ventral fin is different than the vertical stabilizer t/f - ANSWER false
waterlines are horizontal measurements of distance, left and right t/f -
ANSWER false, vertical distance
firewall is a special kind of bulkhead - ANSWER true
Which of the following is not an advantage of leading edge devices?
give wing higher camber as the air sees it
allow air to make smoother turn around leading edge
compensate for flying wing at excessive AOA due to maneuvers
they decrease overall drag on wing - ANSWER they decrease overall drag on
wing
which is not a leading edge device?
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