Misc Flashcards

what aviation products does the FAA certify?

Aircraft, aircraft engines, and propellers

Aircraft categories

Airplene, rotorcraft, glider, lighter than air

Aircraft class

Single engine land/sea, multi engine land/sea

Standard airworthiness certificate

white: normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter, transport

Special airworthiness certificates

Pink: primary, restricted, and limited category, light sport

Cessna 172 airworthiness certificate?

Certified as normal and utility 14CFR 175-225

Type certificate

A type certificate is issued to the aircraft, aircraft engine, or prepellar design when it meets standards, a type certificate data sheet is then also issued that specifies characteristics and designs.

the axiis of movement in an aircraft and names of movemnet

Vertical(yaw), lateral(pitch), longitudinal(roll)

five major components of an aircraft

empennage, wings, fuselage, landing gear, powerplant

type of wings that cessna 172 has?

is a high wings, monoplane with semi-tapered wings with a 1deg dihedral

Cessna 172 landing gear

a tricycle type landing gear with a 10deg steerable nose and two mane wheels, nose wheel is equipped with a air/oil shock strut and main wheels are equipped with tubular spring steel struts

cessna 172S powerplant

A fuel injected air cooled, horizontally opposed, Lycoming IO 360L2A with a mcaully all metal 72inch two bladed fixed pitch aluminum propellar, which makes 180brake hrspwer at 2700rpms

Cessna 172 flaps

Slotted fowler flaps(move backword and downword which create a slot for air to go through increasing wing area and camber), with settings of 10, 20, and 30degs

Cessna 172 ailerons

Fise type airlerons which help combat adverse yaw by sticking opposing wing up into the wind a little to add drag

ARROW

Airworthiness certificate, Regristration, Radio operator license (if international operations), Operating Limits, Weight and balance

AVIATE

annual inspections and ADs, VOR check every 30 days, 100hr inspection, altimeter/pitot static inspection every 24 calander months, Transpoder every 24 calander months, ELT every 12 calander months