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What is motion?
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Movement
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What is the basic fundamental of aviation?
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Motion
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What are the three types of motion pertaining to flight?
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Acceleration
Speed Velocity |
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What is acceleration?
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Rate of change of the speed.
Velocity of matter with time. |
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What is speed?
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Rate of movement in terms of distance measured in a certain amount of time
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What is velocity?
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Speed of an object in a given amount of time and direction
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Newton's First Law (inertia)
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An object at rest will remain at rest or an object in motion will continue at the same speed/direction until
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Newton's First Law (inertia)
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An object at rest will remain at rest or an object in motion will continue at the same speed/direction until acted upon by an outside force
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What is Newton's Second Law of Motion (force)?
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Acceleration of an object it depends on its mass in the amount of force applied
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What is Newton's Third Law?
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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
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Bernoulli's Principle
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It's how airplanes fly
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What is Lift?
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Upward force
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If flight is to be sustained... (Lift)
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Lift must be greater than or equal to the weight
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What is weight?
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Force of gravity acting downward on an object
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What is weight?
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Force of gravity acting downward on an object
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What is drag?
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Force that holds an object back
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What causes drag?
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Disruption of airflow caused by the wings, fuselage, body, etc...
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What is thrust?
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Force caused by the engine propelling it forward
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In terms of thrust, in order for a flight to begin or be sustained...
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The thrust must greater than or equal to the drag
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Longitude Axis
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Imaginary line running down the center of the plane from nose to tail
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Lateral Axis (up/down)
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Imaginary line running parallel to the wings
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Vertical Axis
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Imaginary line from top to bottom
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Ailerons (roll)
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Rolls on longitudinal axis
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Elevator (pitch)
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Pitch on the lateral axis
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Rudder (yaw)
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Rotation of the vertical axis
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What does a flap do?
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Create extra lift by lengthening the top section of the wing
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What does the spoiler do?
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Decreases wing lift by disrupting airflow over the wings surface
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What do Speed brakes do?
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Slow down the aircraft
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What do slats do?
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Allows the aircraft to be controlled at airspeeds below normal landing speeds
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Angle of Attack (AoA)
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Angle at which the fuselage meets the flow of air
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First step of the Basic Aircraft Hydraulic System
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A reservoir to hold a supply of hydraulic fluid
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Second step of the Basic Aircraft Hydraulic System
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A pump to provide a flow of fluid
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The third step of the Basic Aircraft Hydraulic System
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Tubing to transmit fluid
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The fourth step of the Basic Aircraft Hydraulic System
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Selector valve to direct the flow
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The fifth step of the Basic Aircraft Hydraulic System
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An actuating unit to convert the fluid pressure
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List the landing gear main components
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Shock strut assembly
Tires Wheel brake assembly Retracting and extending mechanism Side struts and supports |
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Shock strut assembly
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Absorbs shock instead of the airframe
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Tires
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Allows aircraft to roll easily
Provides traction during take of and landing |
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Wheel brake assembly
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Used to slow and stop the aircraft
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Retracting and extending mechanism
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All the necessary hardware to electronically and hydraulically extend and retract the landing gear
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Side struts and supports
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Lateral strength and support for the landing gear
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