Performance of Flight

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Decks in this class (31)

Chapter 1: Introduction
1 nmi to m 1 nmi to ft 1 m to ft ...,
Power 2
2  cards
Chapter 2: Air, Atmosphere and Airspeed
Ias 1,
Ias to tas 2,
Tas equation 3
3  cards
Chapter 3: Describing and Understanding Airflow
Vortex 1,
Continuity 2,
Bernoulli s theorem 3
5  cards
Chapter 4: Aerodynamic Force
Aerofoil characteristics 7 1,
Angle of attack 2,
Wing types 4 3
4  cards
Chapter 5: Airfoil Pressure Distribution
Pressure distribution dependence 4 1,
Symmetric airfoil 2,
Camber airfoil 3
4  cards
Chapter 6: Introduction to Lift
Lift and drag direction 1,
Stall 2,
Coefficient of lift dependence 3 3
8  cards
Chapter 7: Introduction to Drag
Total drag components 1,
Drag coefficient 2,
Boundary layer 3
6  cards
Chapter 8: Aircraft Axes and the Aircraft Wing
Axes 1,
Taper ratio aspect ratio rigging ...,
Mac 3
3  cards
Chapter 9: 3 Dimensional Flow
Spanwise flow 1,
Vortex 2,
Downwash 3
4  cards
Chapter 10: Designing a Wing
Ideal wing criteria 2 1,
High aspect ratio disadvantage 2,
4 basic wing designs 3
4  cards
Chapter 11: Aircraft Drag
Drag tree 1,
Drag relationship to v and aoa 2,
Form drag dependence 4 3
5  cards
Chapter 12: Total Drag and the Drag Polar
Drag coefficient obtain vmd signi...,
Speed stability 3 2,
Cd curve 3
5  cards
Chapter 13: Stall
Stall reason 2 1,
Largest 3d stall aoa glider fight...,
Tapered swept wings stall charact...
10  cards
Chapter 14: Spin
Spin basic requirement 1 1,
Autorotation synonim autorotation...,
Affects stall recovery 3
4  cards
Chapter 15: Stall Warning, Recovery and Regulations
Natural stall warnings 5 1,
Artificial stall warnings 3 2,
Aoa measurement devices 4 3
9  cards
Chapter 16: Lift Augmentation
Te flap types 1,
Plain te flap 2,
Split te flap clmax aoas drag why...
17  cards
Chapter 17: Ground Effect
Ground effect range 1,
Ground effect effects 5 2
2  cards
Chapter 18: Controls
Control column 1,
Aerodynamic balances 7 2,
Flutter improvement 3
13  cards
Chapter 19: Climb
Climb angles 3 1,
Fligh path angle calculation 2,
Climb load factor 3
8  cards
Chapter 20: Descent & Glide
Descent load factor 1,
Descent flight path gradient 2,
Gliding 3
6  cards
Chapter 21: Turn
Centripetal force equation 1,
Load factor equation 2,
Turn radius equation 3
6  cards
Chapter 22: Introduction to Stability and Control
Static dynamic stability table 1,
Aerodynamic center 2,
Moment coefficients 3
9  cards
Chapter 23: Longitudinal Stability
Pitch coefficient equation 1,
Pitch stability stabilizing desta...,
Cm vs aoaa graph 3
12  cards
Chapter 24: Directional and Lateral Stability
1,
Yawing moment coefficient equation 2,
Directional static stability 3
12  cards
Chapter 25: Propellers
Definitions 1,
Blade angles 3 around what does i...,
Blade pitch range 2 3
11  cards
Chapter 26: Propeller Design and Effects
Prop design 1,
Contra rotating propellers 2,
Propeller effects for rhp right h...
6  cards
CHapter 27: Asymmetric Flight
1 2 prop loss 1,
Oei asymmetry correction method i...,
Wings level method 3
12  cards
Chapter 28: Introduction to High Speed Flight
Speed of sound 1,
Compressibility 2,
Mach number 3
13  cards
Chapter 29: Effects of High Speed Flight
Transonic flight 1,
Clmax as function of m 2,
Cd 3
11  cards
Chapter 30: Aircraft Contamination & Deformation
Contamination 4 1,
Worst case for contamination 2,
Tem 7 3
7  cards
Chapter 31: Limitations
Limit load ac types 3 and ll 1,
Va 2,
Va 3
10  cards

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