Any surface, such as a wing, which provides aerodynamic force

when it interacts with a moving stream of air.

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The common reference point for the three axes of the aircraft.

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The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot, copilot, and sometimes passengers.

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The mounting of wings so that the wingtips are higher than the

wingroot.

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A rear horizontal stabilizer that controls up and down or pitching motion of the aircraft nose.

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The tail assembly of an aircraft, including the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, elevators and rudder.

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Control surfaces attached to the trailing edge of the wing

extending outward from the fuselage to the midpoint of each

wing. Flaps can increase the lifting efficiency of the wing and

decrease stall speed.

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Houses the cabin, the cockpit and is a common attachment point for the other major components.

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A structure that creates up and down forces at the tail to keep

the fuselage aligned in pitch with the relative wind. The structure itself is horizontal while the forces it creates are vertical.

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Aircraft speeds between Mach 10 and 25.

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Aircraft speeds between Mach 5 and 10.

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The horizontal line that passes through the center of gravity of the aircraft, perpendicular to its flight path.

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A straight line parallel to the length of the fuselage but that runs through the aircraft’s center of gravity.

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Mach. A decimal number representing the true airspeed relationship to the local speed of sound.

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Motion around the lateral axis caused by deflection in the

elevator controlled by moving the yoke forward and aft.

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Consists of both the engine and propeller in a small airplane.

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The characteristic of an airplane in flight that

causes it to return to a condition of equilibrium, or steady flight,

after it is disturbed.

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Motion about the longitudinal axis caused by ailerons

deflecting in opposite directions and controlled by twisting the

yoke.

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A rear vertical stabilizer that controls side-to-side or yawing

motion of the aircraft nose.

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A straight line through the center of gravity of the aircraft and at

90° to the lateral and longitudinal axis.

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A structure that creates left to right forces to keep the fuselage

aligned in yaw with the relative wind. The structure itself is

vertical while the forces it creates are horizontal.

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Generates the lifting force that helps the airplane fly when air flows around it.

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The outline shape of a wing when viewed from above.

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The distance from wing tip to wing tip of a wing planform.

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The movement about the vertical axis produced by the rudder and controlled by pedals.

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