Physics
Pure water freezes: Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit, Rankine
0 273 32 492
Pressure from zero pressure is known as
Absolute pressure
______ equal to gauge pressure plus atmosphere pressure
Absolute pressure
Two types of lateral control
Aileron Elevator
Substance is its weight per volume
Density
The temperature at which air reaches a state it can hold no more water
Dew point
Speed represents the _____ an object in a given time
Distance
Pressure from existing barometric pressure is known as
Gauge pressure
Velocity is the rate of motion in a ....
Given direction
A device called a _____ is used for measuring specific gravity of ________
Hydrometer Liquid
Anything that occupies space and has weight
Mass
_______ is the foundation of any discussion of physics
Matter
Physics is sometimes called the science of _______ and _____
Matter Energy
Newton's first law
Objects at rest stay at rest. Objects in motion stay in motion
A body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by
Outside force
Energy classified as
Potential Kinetic
In English system power is In metric?
Pounds per second Joules per second
Amount of force acting on a surface area
Pressure
Five types of stress in mechanical bodies
Tension Compression Torsion Bending Shear
A lever is balance with sum equals
Zero
The angle between the chord line and the relative wind
angle of attack
Pressure formula
force/area
_______ is the force with which the gravity of the earth attracts a mass
weight
Absolute zero: Celsius, Fahrenheit
-273 -460
The maximum thickness of a subsonic airfoil occurs about ______ back from the leading edge
1/3
Pure water boils: Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit, Rankine
100 373 212 672
Specific gravity of water indicated by hydrometer is
1000
How many known elements are there?
109
Specific gravity of fully charged lead acid is between
1275-1300
Standard sea level atmosphere pressure is
14.7 psi
Standard sea level temperature
15 Celsius 59 Fahrenheit
One BTU in heat energy
3.09
The acceleration due to gravity is _____ feet per second, per second
322
One btu in foot-pounds?
778
Specific gravity of gases is measured using ____
Air
What expands most when heated
Aluminum
Stabilators are normally equipped with ____________ tabs.
Anti-servo
Volume formula
Area x distance
smallest particle of an element
Atom
_________ is the force acting mutually between particles of matter
Attraction
Thin layer of air lying over the surface of the wing
Boundary layer
Heat in English system Metric system
British thermal unit Calorie
_______ force tends to pull an object away from its center of rotation
Centrifugal
The force that holds a body in a curved path and opposes centrifugal
Centripetal
Imaginary straight line running from the wings leading edge to its trailing edge
Chord line
In flight, what stress is top skin of wing?
Compression
Sound waves are made up of a series of ______ and ______
Compression and expansion
Heat transferred from high to low objects
Conduction
Heat transferred by heated fluid
Convection
Sound intensity measure by
Decibels
Newton's 3rd law
Equal and opposite reaction
In English system, work is In metric?
Foots-pounds Joule
If a _______ is applied the tendency will be for the object to move
Force
Two factors are involved with measurable work, they are _______ and ______
Force Distance
Newton's 2nd law
Force = mass x acceleration
Power calculated by
Force x distance
Area formula
Force/pressure
_______ determined by the amplitude of sound wave
Intensity
Four temperature scales
Kelvin Rankin Celsius fahrenheit
Energy that is in motion is defined as
Kinetic energy
Heat that causes a change of state but no temperature change is known as
Latent heat
3 axes
Longitudinal Lateral Vertical
Axes of aircraft
Longitudinal Lateral Vertical
The ratio of speed of an airplane to the speed of sound is measure in
Mach numbers
A vector must qualify both
Magnitude and direction
A force that tends to cause rotation about a point is called
Moment
Newton's 2nd law
Momentum
Work is calculated by
Multiplying force by distance
Boyle's Law Formula
P1V1=P2V2
Two types of drag
Parasite Induce
The primary airfoil design considerations include wing
Platform Camber Aspect radio Area
Stored energy or energy at rest is defined as
Potential energy
The ratio between the amount of moisture present in a given amount of air at a specific temperature and pressure and the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold under the same circumstances
Relative humidity
Relationship between the direction of airflow and the aircraft wing
Relative wind
mechanical advantage is calculated by
Resistance/effort
The force of friction for objects mounted on wheels or rollers is called
Rolling friction
Friction sliding over surface
Sliding friction
Disturbances that the human ear can detect
Sound
3 necessary for sound
Source Medium Detector
The ratio of the density of a solid or liquid to the density of water is known as
Specific gravity
The heat required the raise the temperature of a material 1 C compared to heat required to raise the temperature of the same amount of water is known as
Specific heat
"Breaking loose" friction
Static
The concept of power involves work but adds the consideration of
Time
Power is defined by
Time-rate of doing work
Force acting along a distance
Torque
Aileron moving _____ travels a greater distance from its neutral position when the control wheel is moved to its limit
Up
Distance Formula
Volume/area
Area formula
Volume/distance
Caused by air beneath the wing at a higher pressure
Wingtip vortices
The actual amount of water vapor in the air
absolute humidity
3 methods of heat transfer
conduction, convection, radiation
_______ pressure is actually nothing more than the difference between two pressures
differential
The capacity of doing work
energy
For every action there is an ______ and _______ reaction
equal and opposite
formula for acceleration
final velocity-initial velocity/time
_______ determines the pitch
frequency
Forces of flight
lift, weight, thrust, and drag
_____ allows us to multiply the force we apply to something
mechanical advantage
When atoms bond together they form...
molecules
Force formula
pressure x area