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9 Cards in this Set
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How many principal structural units are there in a Fixed-wing aircraft? |
Nine |
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On a semimonocoque fuselage, what component absorbs the primary bending loads? |
Longerons |
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Aircraft structure designed to transmit engine loads, stresses, and vibrations to the aircraft structure? |
Nacelle |
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Type of stress produced by two forces pulling in opposite directions along the same straight line? |
Tension |
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Force opposite of tension? |
Compression |
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What type of stress is a combination of tension and compression? |
Bending |
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What is the most widely used metal in modern aircraft construction? |
Aluminum alloy |
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What is the worlds lightest structural metal? |
Magnesium |
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What where early aircrafts made of? |
Wood |
