Sunday, August 5, 2012

LOAD FACTORS AND FLIGHT MANEUVERS


Critical load factors apply to all flight maneuvers except unaccelerated straight flight where a load factor of 1 G is always present. Certain maneuvers considered in this section are known to involve relatively high load factors.

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AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS - OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS

OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE GAUGE Most airplanes also are equipped with an outside air temperature (OAT) gauge calibrated in both degrees Celsi...

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    The correct name for the tail section of an airplane is empennage. The empennage includes the entire tail group, consisting of fixed su...
  • SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROLS - BALANCE TABS
    The control forces may be excessively high in some airplanes, and in order to decrease them, the manufacturer may use balance tabs. They loo...
  • Fuselage
    The fuselage includes the cabin and/or cockpit, which contains seats for the occupants and the controls for the airplane. In addition,...