Principles of Flight
| Objective: |
To familiarize the student with the basic science behind flight so that he may better understand the operation of his aircraft. |
| Content: |
- Newton’s Laws
- Bernoulli’s Principle
- Terms
- Angle of incidence
- Chord line
- Relative Wind
- Coefficient of lift
- Factors affecting wing design
- Wing planform
- Camber
- Aspect ratio
- Total wing area
- Lift
- Magnus Effect
- Explanations of Lift
- Factors affecting lift
- Angle of attack/Critical AOA
- Airspeed
- High lift devices (AFH Figure 11-2, PHAN Figure 4-14)
- Boundary Layer and stalls
- Weight
- Thrust
- Drag
- Parasite and Induced
- Wingtip vortices (figure 3-22 Jepp Prv Plt)
- Total Drag Curve (figure 3-24 Jepp Prv Plt)
- Ground Effect
See PHAN C. 3 and C. 4
See Jeppesen Private Pilot manual C. 3 |
| Completion Standards: |
The lesson is complete when the instructor determines that the student possesses adequate knowledge of the principles of flight as demonstrated by a written test or oral exam. |
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