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AFOQT - AVIATION INFORMATION STUDY GUIDE
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AFOQT - AVIATION INFORMATIONSTUDY GUIDE
Flaps - Answer Location: Aft/Trailing Edge
Purposes: (1) Increase lift by directing airflow downward (2) When stretched,
increases surface area (3) Reduces the velocity necessary for takeoff and
landing.
Slats - Location: Leading Edge
Purpose: Keep lift at low speeds when stretched.
Spoilers - Answer Location: On the wings of many turbine-powered aircraft.
Purpose: Destroy leftover lift after landing, placing the plane's complete weight
on the landing gear.
How: Hinged panels that slide up after landing improve tire friction on the
runway, thus improving deceleration.
Air brakes
ANSWER Location: High-performance airplane.
Purpose: Helps to slow the aircraft and increases the rate of fall during flight.
NOT intended to ruin lifts.
Spar - Answer It is the main structural component of a wing and runs its entir
e length.
Ribs - Answer Attached perpendicular to the spar.
Increases the wing's strength and structure.
, Airplanes that fly below the speed of sound usually feature wings that are
perpendicular to the aircraft's longitudinal axis.
ANSWER: Jet plane wings are swept back.
Swept back wings: ANSWER Delay the drag caused by air compressibility at
high supersonic speeds.
Delta Wing - ANSWER Triangular shape
Variable Geometry Wings: ANSWER Allow the pilot to swing the wings
forward, almost perpendicular to the fuselage, for takeoff, landing, and low-
speed flight.
Parts of an airplane: Fuselage, Wings, Empennage.
Fuselage - Answer Nose Section: Cockpit and Cabin.
Empennage - Answer Tail Section: Vertical Stabilizer and Rudder and
Horizontal Stabilizer and Elevator (or Stabilator)
Stabilator - ANSWER An all-moving horizontal elevator with stabilizers.
Aileron - Answer Location: Outer, trailing edge of wing.
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