Another Interesting Question

[earl1937]

  Well, we have certainly had some interesting comments on another thread, "Interesting Questions", so I thought people might enjoy these questions!
#1- There are four basic forces which affect aircraft in flight, what are they?

#2- There are 3 axis which all aircraft operate about, what are they?

#3- There are 6 basic controls which control the aircraft in flight, what are they?

#4- When taxiing downwind, with the wind coming at you from your 5 O'clock position, in what position should you have your controls?

#5- When taxiing into the wind, wind coming at you from your 10 O'clock position, how should you position your flight controls?

#6- When going through your pre takeoff engine check and checking your magneto's and the wind is from your 10 O'clock position, which way should you position your aircraft for this test?

#7- When Taxiing for takeoff to the active runway, you receive a "amber-green-amber" biscuit gun signal from the tower, what does that mean?

#8- When the tower clears you to hold short of the active runway, you should turn your aircraft in which direction when you stop and are awaiting clearance for takeoff?

#9- When approaching a non radio controlled airfield for landing, how should you enter the traffic pattern?

#10- When approaching a airfield with Unicom only radio, you should, prior to entering a 10 mile circle around the field, do what?

If you had rather not answer the questions in the forum, you can PM me with answers and I will discuss them with you!  

[colmbo]

#2  Germany, Italy and Japan.

[earl1937]

#2  Germany, Italy and Japan.

[pembquist]

#1 money, Money, MOney, MONEY

[colmbo]

#2 Longitudinal (roll), vertical (yaw),  lateral (pitch).

#4 "Dive away from tailwind" -- stick in the front left corner.  This puts the right, upwind, aileron down to the wind won't life the wing.  Elevator is down for same reason, holds the tail down instead of lifting it.

#5 "Climb into headwind"  Stick in aft right corner.  Left, upwind, aileron is up holding upwind wing down, elevator is up holding tail down.

#6 Into the wind for engine cooling

#8  Assuming this is at the approach end of the runway you intend to takeoff from, if possible I turn to face the final approach course to so I can see approaching traffic.

[earl1937]

#2 Longitudinal (roll), vertical (yaw),  lateral (pitch).

#4 "Dive away from tailwind" -- stick in the front left corner.  This puts the right, upwind, aileron down to the wind won't life the wing.  Elevator is down for same reason, holds the tail down instead of lifting it.

#5 "Climb into headwind"  Stick in aft right corner.  Left, upwind, aileron is up holding upwind wing down, elevator is up holding tail down.

#6 Into the wind for engine cooling

#8  Assuming this is at the approach end of the runway you intend to takeoff from, if possible I turn to face the final approach course to so I can see approaching traffic.

Those answers are correct!

[Bino]

#7- When Taxiing for takeoff to the active runway, you receive a "amber-green-amber" biscuit gun signal from the tower, what does that mean?

The commissary is serving pumpkin-lime-pumpkin cookies...

[715]

1. thrust, drag, lift, gravity
3. throttle, elevators, rudder, aileron, prop pitch, and mixture?

[earl1937]

1. thrust, drag, lift, gravity
3. throttle, elevators, rudder, aileron, prop pitch, and mixture?

TRIM and FLAPs, first three answers correct! , Mixture not one, nor is prop pitch.

Throttle, elevator, rudder, aileron, flaps, trim!

[colmbo]

#1 money, Money, MOney, MONEY

Or as the FAA looks at it....When the weight of the paperwork equals the gross weight of the aircraft it can fly.

[715]

TRIM and FLAPs, first three answers correct! , Mixture not one, nor is prop pitch.

Throttle, elevator, rudder, aileron, flaps, trim!

Yeah.. but you confused me with the question   Aren't there three separate trim controls (elevator, aileron, rudder)?

[pembquist]

What about aircraft without flaps,(J-3), with rudevators,(V-tail bonanza), and aircraft with spoilers or flaperons?

[earl1937]

Yeah.. but you confused me with the question   Aren't there three separate trim controls (elevator, aileron, rudder)?

Sorry about the confusion, I should have stated, in non-complex aircraft, what are the 6 basic controls needed for safe flight. Most trainers are not complex aircraft as defined by the FAA. You have to get to fairly complex aircraft before having trim on all three axis controls.

[earl1937]

What about aircraft without flaps,(J-3), with rudevators,(V-tail bonanza), and aircraft with spoilers or flaperons?

There were a "ton" of aircraft designed and built in the late 30's and through out the 40's which had only the four basic flight controls, plus elevator trim, J-3, Taylorcraft, Ercoupe, Luschome, PA-12, PA-22's and so forth. What the question was based on was the modern day basic flight training aircraft. The reason the modern day trainer does not have trim on all three flight controls, or constant speed props or seats you can sit on for 15 minutes with out hurting, is COST.

[ridley1]

do flying wings have rudder pedals?