Flight Controls

Front 1

The Flight Controls System consists of:

Back 1

Primary and Secondary Flight Controls.

Front 2

The Ailerons, Elevators, Horizontal Stabilizer and Rudders make up the:

Back 2

Primary Flight Controls.

Front 3

Primary Flight Controls are used as the:

Back 3

Primary means of controling an aircraft.

Front 4

The Flaps, Spoilers and Slats make up the:

Back 4

Secondary Flight Controls

Front 5

Secondary Flight Controls are used to:

Back 5

Improve the performance characteristics of an aircraft or relieve the pilot of accesive control forces.

Front 6

In flight there are 4 forces acting upon the aircraft, those forces are:

Back 6

1. Lift

2. Weight

3. Thrust

4. Drag

Front 7

Lift is:

Back 7

Generated by the wings and pull the aircraft upward.

Front 8

Weight:

Back 8

Pulls the aircraft downward due to the existence of gravity.

Front 9

Thrust is the:

Back 9

Forward force generated by the engine of the aircraft.

Front 10

Drag is the:

Back 10

Force that acts opposite to the direction of thrust and is a mechanical force generated by a solid object moving through a fluid.

Front 11

The 3 Axes of flight are:

Back 11

1. Vertical

2. Longitudinal

3. Lateral

Front 12

The Vertical Axis is along the:

Back 12

Height.

Front 13

The Longitudinal Axis is along the:

Back 13

Length.

Front 14

The Lateral Axis is along the:

Back 14

Width.

Front 15

All 3 Axes eventually meet:

Back 15

At the Center of Gravity at 90 Degree Angles of each other.

Front 16

The Vertical axis runs through:

Back 16

The top to the bottom of the aircraft.

Front 17

The Motion that pertains to the Vertical Axis?

Back 17

Yaw

Front 18

The Yaw is controlled by:

Back 18

The Rudders.

Front 19

The Rudders are located at the:

Back 19

Trailing Edge of the Vertical Stabilizer, seperated by upper and lower with FWD and AFT sections.

Front 20

The Rudders are controlled by the:

Back 20

Rudder Pedals.

Front 21

The Longitudinal Axis runs through the:

Back 21

Nose to the Tail.

Front 22

The Motion that pertains to the Longitudinal Axis is:

Back 22

Roll

Front 23

Roll is controlled by the:

Back 23

Ailerons

Front 24

The Ailerons are located at:

Back 24

The Outboard Trailing Edge of each Wing.

Front 25

The Ailerons are controlled by the:

Back 25

Pilot or Co-Pilot’s Control Stick, by moving it left to right.

Front 26

The Lateral Axis runs from:

Back 26

Wingtip to Wingtip.

Front 27

The Motion that pertains to the Lateral Axis is:

Back 27

Pitch.

Front 28

Pitch is controlled by the:

Back 28

Elevators in conjunction with the Horizontal Stabilizer.

Front 29

The Elevators are located at the:

Back 29

Trailing Edge of the Horizontal Stabilizer. 2 on each side with 1 inboard and 1 outboard.

Front 30

The Elevators are controlled by:

Back 30

Pulling back or pushing forward on the Pilot or Co-Pilot’s Control Stick.

Front 31

The Horizontal Stabilizer is controlled:

Back 31

Mechanically by the Pitch Trim Handles and Electronically by the Flight Control Computer.