Nife aero - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Define a vector - Answer-magnitude and direction ex) displacement, velocity, acceleration or foce Define a moment - Answer-A tendency to cause rotation around a point. (F x d). Also called torque. Define moment arm - Answer-Perpendicular distance from the line of action of the force to the fulcrum State the requirements for an airplane to be in equilibrium flight - Answer-Equilibrium flight exists when the sum of all forces and the sum of all moments around the CG are equal to zero. ...