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081 Principles of Flight

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By: Alvaro Carretero
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Decks in this class (24)

The Basics
What s the unit for mass,
What s the unit for force,
What s the unit for time
64  cards
The Derivation of Lift
What contributes most to the crea...,
What s the angle of attack,
What s the stagnation point of th...
7  cards
Parasite and Induced Drag
What s the boundary layer,
What s the laminar flow,
What s parasite drag and how many...
6  cards
Drag Reduction and Total Drag
What s the aspect ratio of a wing,
What s the name of the twist of t...,
What s the mean geometric chord
4  cards
Forces in Level Flight
Through where does lift act,
Through where does weight act,
Through where does wing drag act
9  cards
High Speed Flight
What s the formula for the speed ...,
What s the formula of mach,
What s the formula of tas
3  cards
Forces in Transonic Flight
0  cards
Climb and Descending
0  cards
The Turn
0  cards
The Stall
0  cards
Swept Wing Stalling, and Spinning
0  cards
High Lift Devices
0  cards
Control Devices
0  cards
Control - RPYF
What s torsional flexural flutter
1  cards
Stability Basic and Longitudinal Stability
When is dynamic stability positve,
How would you describe positive d...,
How would you describe neutral dy...
10  cards
Factors Affecting Stability
What is the static margin,
What is the mac,
What is stick force stability
6  cards
Directional, Lateral and Speed Stability
What s wing dihedral,
What s dutch roll,
What is a yaw damper
5  cards
Propellers - General
What s rotational velocity,
What happens with effective alpha...,
When is the propeller most efficient
23  cards
Propellers - Secondary Effects
0  cards
Forces in Asymmetric flight
0  cards
Asymmetric - Control Problems
What s vmc,
What s vmcl
2  cards
Limitations and Gust Recovery
What s vne,
What vno,
Under what regulations are aircra...
24  cards
Severe Weather - Icing and Stalling
When is wake turbulence worst
1  cards
Miscelaneous Questions
0  cards

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