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Chapter 3 — Aircraft Construction

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  1. aircraft
  2. 14 CFR — Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
  3. 14 CFR part 1
  4. airmen
  5. Airplane
  6. Rotorcraft
  7. glider
  8. lighter-than-air
  9. Powered-Lift
  10. powered parachute
  11. weight-shift control aircraft
  12. engine-driven
  13. fixed-wing aircraft
  14. GPS — Global Positioning System
  15. advanced avionics aircraft
  16. LSA — Light Sport Aircraft
  17. moving map display
  18. autopilot
  19. balloon
  20. gyroplane
  21. utility category
  22. acrobatic category
  23. aerodynamics
  24. aviation products
  25. airworthiness standards
  26. commuter category
  27. aircraft engines
  28. propellers
  29. normal category
  30. utility
  31. commuter category airplanes
  32. 14 CFR part 23
  33. transport category airplanes
  34. 14 CFR part 25
  35. TC — Type Certificate
  36. Transport Category Rotorcraft
  37. 14 CFR Part 27
  38. TCDS — Type Certificate Data Sheet
  39. 14 CFR Part 29
  40. manned free balloons
  41. 14 CFR part 31
  42. 14 CFR part 33
  43. 14 CFR part 35
  44. standard airworthiness certificate
  45. Special airworthiness certificate
  46. special classes
  47. type certificated engines
  48. powered lift
  49. provisional airworthiness certificate
  50. light sport aircraft
  51. type certificated
  52. airframe
  53. conformity inspection
  54. airworthiness certificate
  55. straight-and-level flight
  56. Special Class
  57. primary
  58. Restricted
  59. CG — center of gravity
  60. limited category aircraft
  61. CL — center of lift
  62. provisional airworthiness certificates
  63. special flight permits
  64. ferry permits
  65. experimental aircraft
  66. 14 CFR parts 175-225
  67. lift
  68. yaw
  69. unaccelerated flight
  70. thrust
  71. weight
  72. Drag
  73. powerplant
  74. longitudinal axis
  75. relative wind
  76. biplane
  77. Flight Path
  78. roll axis
  79. lateral axis
  80. cantilever
  81. pitch axis
  82. vertical axis
  83. yaw axis
  84. dynamically unstable
  85. fuselage
  86. trailing edge
  87. wings
  88. empennage
  89. landing gear
  90. tail assembly
  91. Monocoque
  92. aerodynamic forces
  93. semimonocoque
  94. airfoils
  95. FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
  96. lifting force
  97. lifting surfaces
  98. high-wing
  99. mid-wing
  100. low-wing
  101. biplanes
  102. wing struts
  103. semi-cantilever
  104. Cantilever wing
  105. tailwheel
  106. wing ribs
  107. airfoil
  108. fuel tanks
  109. control surfaces
  110. ailerons
  111. flaps
  112. Cruising flight
  113. wing flap
  114. AOA — angle of attack
  115. spar
  116. steerable tailwheel
  117. wing tip
  118. plain flap
  119. AC — alternating current
  120. split flap
  121. APU — auxiliary power unit
  122. Slotted flap
  123. Fowler flap
  124. high-pressure area
  125. slotted Fowler flap
  126. low pressure
  127. vertical stabilizer
  128. horizontal stabilizer
  129. rudder
  130. aircraft/powerplant combination
  131. elevator
  132. trim tabs
  133. flight deck
  134. control pressures
  135. payload
  136. stabilator
  137. AC generators
  138. control wheel
  139. Antiservo tab
  140. floats
  141. conventional landing gear
  142. tailwheel airplanes
  143. Types of Aircraft Construction
  144. nosewheel
  145. tensile strength
  146. Truss Structure
  147. compressive strength
  148. tricycle gear
  149. Steerable nosewheel
  150. rudder pedals
  151. cloth fabric
  152. differential braking
  153. propeller
  154. vacuum source
  155. flight instruments
  156. cowling
  157. nacelle
  158. rotating airfoil
  159. pressure differential
  160. stainless steel
  161. stall
  162. composite construction
  163. pitch
  164. Electrical System
  165. flight controls
  166. primary structures
  167. brakes
  168. GA — general aviation
  169. avionics
  170. metal mesh
  171. EFD — electronic flight display
  172. external power
  173. anti-icing
  174. LCD — liquid crystal display
  175. attitude
  176. PFD — Primary Flight Display
  177. MFD — Multi-Function Display
  178. primary flight controls
  179. elevators
  180. automatic pilot
  181. ADM — Aeronautical Decision-Making
  182. caliper pads
  183. glass instruments
  184. rotor
  185. VSI — vertical speed indicator
  186. stressed skin
  187. aerodynamic structure
  188. monocoque construction
  189. reduces drag
  190. semimonocoque construction
  191. radar signature
  192. firewall
  193. stealth aircraft designs
  194. fireproof partition
  195. fiberglass
  196. Diamant HBV
  197. Windecker Eagle
  198. composite materials
  199. Kevlar„¢ cloth
  200. VHF — Very High Frequency
  201. VOR — VHF omni-directional radio range
  202. Matrix
  203. NDB — Nondirectional Beacon
  204. epoxy resin
  205. ILS — Instrument Landing System
  206. thermosetting plastic
  207. DOD — Department of Defense
  208. Polyester resin
  209. AIM — Aeronautical Information Manual
  210. carbon fiber
  211. AOPA — Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
  212. impact resistance
  213. NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  214. structural repair
  215. bending stiffness
  216. paste filler
  217. compound curved
  218. OBS
  219. corrosion
  220. Radial
  221. metal fatigue
  222. crack growth
  223. strength-to-weight ratio
  224. rotor blades
  225. rotor hubs
  226. fiber fracture
  227. ethanol blended
  228. honeycomb core
  229. sandwich structure
  230. water ingress
  231. speed tape
  232. heat damage
  233. paint strippers
  234. electrical insulator
  235. grit blasting
  236. AVGAS
  237. electrical conductivity
  238. jet fuel
  239. auto gas
  240. Ethanol
  241. hydraulic fluid
  242. lightning strike protection
  243. radio frequencies
  244. The Future of Composites
  245. metal meshes
  246. aluminum mesh
  247. electronic flight display (EFD) system
  248. copper mesh
  249. radio antennas
  250. corrosion resistance
  251. solid state instruments
  252. analog instrumentation
  253. performance instruments
  254. control instruments
  255. navigation instruments
  256. altimeter
  257. airspeed indicator
  258. heading indicator
  259. navigation facility
  260. turn-and-slip indicator
  261. Angle of attack indicator
  262. Fix
  263. slip-skid indicator
  264. attitude indicator
  265. course indicators
  266. range indicators
  267. glideslope indicators
  268. pilotage information
  269. bearing pointers
  270. VOR — omni-directional radio range
  271. ground-based navigation information
  272. Pilotage
  273. space-based navigation information
  274. GPS receiver
  275. two-dimensional position
  276. latitude
  277. three-dimensional position
  278. longitude
  279. Altitude
  280. signal loss
  281. turn coordinator
  282. airspeed tape indicator
  283. signal ambiguity
  284. altitude trend tape
  285. flight simulation software
  286. heading bug
  287. course arrow
  288. turn rate indicator
  289. turn rate trend vector
  290. manifold pressure gauge
  291. tachometer
  292. Glideslope