Vocabulary from Aerospace Dimensions

All cadets preparing to take the aerospace education exam on Module __ of Aerospace Dimensions should be familiar with the following vocabulary.

An understanding of all the following terms will be necessary in order to discuss the material introduced in this module.

Parts of an airplane

Cockpit

Cowling

Empennage

Flap

Former

Fuselage

Longeron

Semimonocoque

Strut

Stringer

Truss

Parts of the wing

Airfoil

Camber

Chord

Leading edge

Rib

Spar

Trailing edge

Parts of the powerplant

Carburetor

Cylinder

Piston

Propeller

Types of powerplants

Ramjet

Turbine

Turbofan

Turbojet

Turboprop

Flying surfaces Control surfaces

Wing Aileron
Horizontal stabilizer Elevator
Vertical stabilizer Rudder

Axes Motions Control Surfaces

Longitudinal Roll Aileron
Lateral Pitch Elevator
Vertical Yaw Rudder

Stresses

Tension

Compression

Bending

Shear

Torque

Torsion

Types of landing gear

Tricycle gear

Conventional gear

Tandem gear

Environmental Factors

Density

Pressure

Temperature

Humidity

Forces in flight

High pressure / low pressure

Bernoulli’s principle

Newton's Third Law

Drag

Lift

Thrust

Weight

Navigation

Dead reckoning

Latitude

Longitude

Magnetic north

Pilotage

True north

Vectors

VOR