Principles Of Flight

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Decks in this class (23)

13 Stalling
Vs0,
Vs1,
Vsr
21  cards
16 Lift Augmentation
The four types of trailing edge flap,
Split trailing edge flap,
Fowler flap
6  cards
Introduction To Lift
Load factor
1  cards
10 Designing A Wing
Wing loading
1  cards
12 Total And Polar Drag
Vmd,
Describe the speed stability states,
Effect of altitude on total drag ...
6  cards
17 Ground Effects
Entering ground effects,
Leaving ground effect,
Ballooning is
4  cards
18 Control
What are the basic requirements f...,
Hinge moment feel is given by,
What are aerodynamic balances
18  cards
19 Level Flight And The Climb
Describe trim drag,
What is the load factor,
In a steady climb what are the eq...
15  cards
20 Descending And Gliding
In a decent what are the angles i...,
What is excess drag,
Equation for angle of decent
12  cards
21 Turning
What is the load factor in a turn,
The equation for centripetal force,
Equation for the radius in a turn
7  cards
81 04 Stability And Controls
Describe static stability,
Describe the three types of stati...,
What are the two ways an aircraft...
16  cards
81 04 Longitudinal Stability
A positive cm is what kind of motion,
What effect on aoa do the followi...,
What is the absolute aoa
21  cards
81 04 Directional And Lateral Stability
What factors increase the directi...,
What effect does sweep back and a...,
What effect does a dorsal fin hav...
15  cards
25 Propellers
Where along the blade is the blad...,
How efficient are propellers,
What is the blade angle
13  cards
26 Propeller Design And Effects
How can the amount of power a pro...,
What is the equation for the soli...,
Describe the torque reaction effe...
6  cards
81 02 Introduction To High Speed Flight
What is the equation for the loca...,
What is the equation of the mach ...,
What is lss effected by and how
19  cards
81 02 Effects Of High Speed Flight
Define mcrit,
What happens to cp as normal shoc...,
What happens to cl as an ac progr...
24  cards
27 Asymmetric Flight
Describe the wings level method f...,
Describe the banking method for c...,
What is a critical engine
9  cards
31 Limitations
What is the limit load,
What is the ultimate load,
What is the safety factor and wha...
35  cards
99 Recent Questions
Where does the minimum glide angl...,
When below sea level how does ias...,
During a spin what should the ail...
12  cards
09 3D Flow
What are the factors which effect...
1  cards
Spinning
Prerequisites for a spin,
3 phases of a spin and spin recovery,
How to recover from an erect spin
5  cards
11 Aircraft Drag
Factors effecting form drag,
Factors effecting skin friction drag,
Effect of weight on induced drag
8  cards

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