AS200-C1L3 - VQ

The complete central structure to which the wing, tail surfaces, and engines are attached on an airplane.

• Elevator

• Fuselage

• Keel area

• Vertical stabilizer

The force on the aircraft that deflects from flight and produces stress on the aircraft.

• Load

• Stability

• Static load

• Limit load factor

The ability of an aircraft to inherently correct disturbances to its equilibrium.

• Stability

• Keel effect

• Vertical stabilizer

• Horizontal stabilizer

The upper angle of the wings from the wing root to the tips.

• Arm

• Spoilers

• Dihedral

• Sweepback

When the leading edge of the wing is sloped backward.

• Arm

• Spoilers

• Dihedral

• Sweepback

When the weight of an aircraft acts like a pendulum and swings the aircraft back into position when the relative wind disturbs lateral stability.

• Balance

• Keel effect

• Static load

• Dynamic load

Aircraft where the wings are mounted above the fuselage.

• High wing aircraft

• Sweepback aircraft

• Supersonic aircraft

• Transonic aircraft

Area of the fuselage where the relative wind can affect lateral stability.

• Dihedral

• Keel area

• Elevator

• Ailerons

Flight at speeds greater than the speed of sound.

• Subsonic

• Transonic

• Supersonic

• Hypersonic

Flight at speeds less than the speed of sound.

• Subsonic

• Transonic

• Supersonic

• Hypersonic