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Maximum Landing Weight (MLW) - //an aircraft's weight limit for landing. Exceeding this weight increases stress on the landing gear and may affect the distance required for a safe landing
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight (MZFW) - //the permissible weight of an airc...
Maximum Landing Weight (MLW) - //an aircraft's weight limit for
landing. Exceeding this weight increases stress on the landing
gear and may affect the distance required for a safe landing
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight (MZFW) - //the permissible weight of
an aircraft with its contents and includes unusable fuel. The total
MZFW excludes the weight of usable fuel on board and any
consumable fluids
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) - //an aircraft's weight limit for
takeoff. Exceeding this limit increases the power required for
takeoff, lengthens the runway distance needed for a successful
lift off, and places excess stress on the aircraft structure
Maximum Ramp Weight (MRW) - //the weight limit for an aircraft
to taxi or be towed on the ground
Flight Envelope - //Encompasses the limits of speed, altitude, and
angle of attack required by any aircraft to maintain a stable flight.
An incorrect combination of these may result in a stall, during
which the aircraft experiences a decrease in lift and a reduction in
airspeed
Manufacturer's Empty Weight (MEW) - //the total weight of the
aircraft as it was built. Includes systems and components required
,for the aircraft to operate. Does NOT include the weight of the
baggage, passengers, or either usable or unusable fuel or fluid.
Operating Empty Weight (OEW) - //the MEW plus the weight of the
crew, fluids, unusable fuel, and the equipment required for flight.
Does NOT include baggage, passengers, or usable fuel.
All-Up Weight (AUW) or Aircraft Gross Weight (AGW) - //the total
aircraft weight at any given moment during a flight. The AUW
decreases as fuel and fluids are consumed during the operation of
the flight.
Angle of Attack (AOA) - //the angle measured between the
direction of airflow against the wing and the chord (an imaginary
reference line the extends from the leading edge to the trailing
edge of the wing
Ailerons - //Located on from the midpoint of the trailing edge of
the wing to the wing's tip. Help with roll control
Flaps - //located on the trailing edge of the wing; increase wing's
surface area and deflect the air flow downward. Allow planes to
lift at slower speeds.
Spoilers - //Located directly forward of the trailing edge flaps to
assist the ailerons in roll control and to act as speed brakes for
descent and landing. Extend upward to help reduce airspeed (ex:
raised when landing to help assist brakes in slowing airplane
down)
,Drag - //air resistance experienced during flight
Parasite Drag - //any "parasite" on the structure of the aircraft:
low air pressure in the tires, skin friction (any rough spot on the
skin of the aircraft structure) This, along with any rivet heads that
may project above the skin, causes resistance to the air current
flowing across the wing.
Profile Drag - //Produced mainly by the shape of the aircraft. A
smaller slimmer aircraft reduces profile drag.
Induced Drag - //When, at the back of the wing, air flowing rapidly
across the top meets air flowing more slowly underneath, creating
a vortex. This type of drag depends on the performance of the
aircraft. When lift, airspeed, and AOA increase, induced drag
automatically increases too.
When an airplane increases its lift, which statement is true about
the air pressure flowing above and below its wings? - //Air
pressure is lower above the wings and higher below the wings,
producing lift.
Bernoulli's Principle - //As the speed of a fluid increases, its
pressure decreases. Air flows faster over the top of the wing
leading to lower pressure. Air flows slower on the bottom of the
wing, increasing pressure. Upward push creates lift!
Longitudinal Axis (Roll) - //runs lengthwise from the nose to the
tail
, Lateral Axis (Pitch) - //runs wingtip to wingtip
Vertical Axis (Yaw) - //Runs perpendicular to the wings at the
center of the aircraft
Trim - //Aircraft's desired position.
Roll - //along the aircraft's longitudinal axis; controlled by ailerons,
located at trailing edge of the wings.
Pitch - //the lateral angle of ascent or descent; controlled by
elevators, located in the rear portion of the horizontal tail assebly
Yaw - //Controlled by the rudder, located in the rear part of the tail
assembly; movement of the rudder causes the nose to move from
side to side.
Pressure Altimeter - //in the cockpit based on atmospheric
pressure. Calibrated automatically for 29.92 of mercury (Hg). Pilot
resets the pressure altitudeindicator after departing an airfieldto
ensure the correct pressure altitude of the aircraft is displayed for
the destinatin airfield
Aircraft perform more efficiently in what weather? - //Colder
wether because the air is denser than warm air. (Except if air
drops too low and de-icing is necessary) [high air density
increases engine performance]
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