BASIC FLIGHT KNOWLEDGE

BASIC AVIATION KNOWLEDGE AVIATION SOCIETY  The Ohio State University NROTC MIDN 2/C Kyle Copeland

AIRCRAFT TYPES • High wing vs low wing • Rotor wing vs Fixed wing • Kinnard vs traditional empennage • Single engine vs Multi engine

High wing vs Low wing

AIRCRAFT PARTS

CONTROL SURFACES/MOTION

• Rudder

– Pedals – Yaw

• Aielerons – Yoke – Roll

• Elevator – Yoke – Pitch

 THE AIRFOIL

AIR FLOW

LIFT • Bernoulli’s Principle

LIFT L=½ρV S 2

WING PLANFORMS

AIRCRAFT ENGINES • Propeller – Classic – Turbo Prop

• Jet • Gas turbine

RUNWAYS • Layout • PAPI • VASI • CLOSED

PAPI / VASI Approach systems • PAPI

• VASI

AIRSPEED INDICATOR • White - flap range • Green – normal operation • Yellow – caution arc (smooth air cruising) • Red – Ven (never exceed speed)

QUESTIONS?? SILLY AIR FORCE…