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30 Cards in this Set
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Pascal's Law |
Pressure is transmitted equally and undiminished |
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Bernoulli's Principle |
Total energy in a system remains constant |
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Types of hydraulic fluids |
Vegtable, mineral, synthetics |
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Most common hydraulic fluid |
Mineral |
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Requirements of a basic hydraulic system |
A source of power Means of transmitting power A device to use the power |
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What type of drag do flaps create? |
Induced
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Where is the flap motor and how do you know? |
Right side. Visible inspection plate |
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Types of trailing edge flaps |
Plain Split Fowler Zap Double slotted flaps |
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Types of leading edge flaps |
Drooped Krueger |
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Slots |
Fixed slot in the leading edge of the wing |
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Slats |
Movable leading edge allowing aircraft to fly at high angles of attack |
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Lift altering modifications |
Wash in Wash out Stall strips Wing fences Vortex Generator |
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Wash-out |
Wing tip is at a lower AOA |
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Wash-in |
Wing tip at higher AOA |
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Stall strips |
Strip will break the airflow over the root so air flows smoothly over the ailerons |
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Wing fences |
Stops the flow of turbulent air from moving to the wing tip |
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Vortex generators |
prevent the separation of the airflow in the boundary layer |
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Propellers convert torque into ______ |
thrust |
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Props create both lift and ______ |
Drag |
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Pitch is the |
distance in feet a prop travels forward in one revolution |
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Geometric pitch |
the distance the prop would travel if it was working in a perfect fluid |
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3 Types of props |
Fixed pitch Controllable Constant speed |
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3 types of hydroplaning |
Viscous Dynamic Reverted-Rubber |
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how many volts in a C172s system |
12 |
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Where is the electrical system located |
Left side of the firewall |
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Volt |
Amount of force required to force one amp through one ohm |
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Watt |
Amount of power lost when one amp flows |
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Amp |
One coulomb flows past a point in one second |
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What 2 protection devices are used in circuits |
Circuit breakers and fuses |
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