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34 Cards in this Set
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fuselage
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Houses the cabin and/or cockpit, and contains seats of occupants and controls for the airplane.
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Open Truss
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Type of aircraft with visible struts and wire-braced wings.
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stressed skin
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The lightweight, aluminum structure that covers the truss members and streamlines performance.
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monocoque
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Airplane design that uses the skin to support almost all imposed loads
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semi-monocoque
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Airplane design that uses a sub-structure riveted to the airplane's skin to maintain shape of airframe and increase strength.
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wings
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Attached to top, mid- or lower portion of the fuselage; designed to take advantage of lift.
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monoplanes
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Airplanes with a single set of wings.
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biplanes
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Airplanes with two sets of wings.
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ailerons
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control surface attached at midpoint of wing to tip that creates force to turn the plane.
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flaps
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control surface attached at fuselage to midpoint of wing that increases lift.
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Empennage
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Back end of plane which consists of vertical and horizontal stabilizers that work together to steady plane through air.
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Vertical stabilizer
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Also known as fin, on the vertical section of the empennage. Works with horizontal stabilizer to keep plane straight.
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Horizontal stabilizer
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Resides on the horizontal section of the empennage. Works with vertical stabilizer to keep plane straight.
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Rudder
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attached to back of vertical stabilizer. Used to move the nose of the airplane left or right.
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Elevator
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attached to the back of horizontal stabilizer. Use it to move up and down during flight to get to desired altitude.
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Stabilator
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One-piece horizontal stabilizer used instead of elevator. Pivots up and down on hinge.
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Trim tab
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small hinged device attached to elevator or control surface of plane to help minimize workload.
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Anti-servo tab
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small hinged device attached to stabilator to help control the maintain the stabilator in desired position.
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main wheels
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located on either side of the fuselage, two wheels that are part of the landing gear.
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conventional landing gear
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Landing gear employing a rear-mounted wheel.
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tailwheel
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airplanes equipped with conventional landing gear.
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nosewheel
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airplanes that have the third wheel located on the nose
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tricycle gear
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Airplanes that have a nosewheel.
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fixed gear
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Landing gear that always remains extended.
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retractable gear
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Landing gear that is designed to be stowed inside the airplane's structure during flight.
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oleo strut
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type of shock that uses a piston enclosed in a cylinder with oil and compressed air to absorb bumps and jolts.
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disc brakes
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Brakes located on main wheels that work by applying equal pressure simultaneously.
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power plant
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includes both the engine and the propeller.
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engine
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provide the power to turn the propeller.
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firewall
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located between the engine compartment and the cockpit, protects occupants of plane and serves as mounting point.
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propeller
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Mounted on front of engine, turns rotating force of engine into thrust to move plane through the air.
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Pilot's Operating Handbook
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guide including most important information for a particular make and model of plane.
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FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM)
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guide assigned to every individual plane, as deemed by the Federal Aviation Association.
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PIlot's Information Manual (PIM)
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Contains same info as POH/AFM excepted for precise weight and balance data.
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