Aircraft Systems: Section 3

Which aircraft structure is most similar to and resembles an eggshell?

• superstructure

• monocoque

• semimonocoque

• truss

Heated windshields are typically used for

• preventing ice formation

• removing ice accumulated

• preventing and removing ice

Heated windshields are typically made of three glass sections with electrically-conductive materials coating applied to the

• inside surface of the interior glass

• inside surface of the middle glass

• outside surface of the exterior glass

• inside surface of the exterior glass

Which type of corrosion would typically use a dye penetrant test?

• filiform
• galvanic

• intergranular

• concentration cell

Most of the bolts and nuts used in aircraft are made of

• graphite

• aluminum

• steel

Which type of stress is typically associated with a propeller shaft?

• shear stress

• torsion stress

• bending stress

The Cirrus SR 20 aircraft is predominantly designed to be a semimonocoque structure.

• True

• False

A wing spar would typically be oriented to follow and run along the aircraft's ____ axis

• longitudinal

• vertical

• horizontal

• lateral

Strength of aircraft metals are rated in terms of pounds per square inch of _____ they will withstand without deformation.

• chronic

• compression stress

• torsion stress

• tensile stress

What fuselage would typically be covered by a fabric skin?

• a truss type

• a semimonocoque type

• a monocoque type