Aerodynamics

Also see:

Maneuvers - Techniques - Execution.

    - Energy Management.

Performance.

Systems / Equipment.

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Aerodynamics:

• 4 common aerodynamic misconceptions.
• 6 aerodynamic facts about ailerons you should know.
• Maneuvers
• The aerodynamics of a steep turn.
• Multiengine.
• Knowledge Check / Quizzes: 
• All of the following will increase lift except...7Qs..
• Angle of attack is... 6Qs
• As airspeed increases... 5Qs
• Coffin corner is... 6Qs.
• If you float when you flare... 5Qs
• Select the four flight fundamentals involved... 9Qs.
• These 6 aerodynamic designs are for... 6Qs
• What does wing washout do...6Qs.
• When an airfoil increases... 5Qs
• When landing gear on an aircraft retract… 6Qs.
• Which design feature helps... 5Qs
• Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 forces... 6Qs
• Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 forces... 7Qs
• Which phase of spin... 5Qs.
• Wing tip vortices are associated... 6Qs
• You take off in your Cessna 172S... 6Qs
• You’re in a stall, you kick the rudder... 7Qs.
• You're taking off, and you need to clear... 6Qs

Aircraft stability: six types.

• Are you ready for commercial checkride stability questions? (Vid 214).
• Basics by AOPA
• Dihedral: why your wings have an upward angle.
• Dihedral and lateral stability.
• These are the 6 types of aircraft stability.
• Wing washout - how it makes airplanes more stable.

Airspeed:

• 4 types of airspeed, and what each one means for you.
• Approach speed and threshold crossing speed - the difference.
• Best glide speed – keep it simple or extract most performance?
• Crosswind - how maximum demonstrated crosswind is calculated.
• Indicated airspeed:
• IAS vs. TAS. (Vid 199).
• Should you fly a faster IAS on hot days? (Vid 138).
• Is it ok to fly in the yellow arc?
• Minimum controllable airspeed (MCA). SAFE video.
• Supersonic flight:
• 8 things you never knew.
• Quiz time: Supersonic flight.
• True airspeed:
• How to find true airspeed in flight. (Vid)
• V-Speeds:
• Va:
• How Va is determined. (Machado)
• How Va protects your plane.
• Why does maneuvering speed change with weight?
• Vmc:
• Quiz: What is Vmc? 6Qs.
• Vx: The mystery of Vx.
• Vx and Vy - the reason they are different is simple, and here's why...
• What happens to Vx and Vy at altitude?
• Knowledge Check / Quizzes:
• As your aircraft's gross weight decreases…6Qs.
• If your aircraft's gross weight increases...6Qs.
• Two Piper Cherokees take off from...6Qs.
• V-Speed quiz by Flight Insight...5Qs.
• What speed is defined as the stall speed...5Qs.
• You're in cruise flight and you start...6Qs.
• Your aircraft manufacturer doesn't specify...6Qs.
• Which airspeed? (AvWeb).

Articles:

• Looking at the physics of STOL Drag.
• Power and Pitch (Aviation Safety).
• See how it flies. (John S. Denker)

Angle of Attack:

• Angle of attack for dummies. (Air Facts)

Coordination / Yaw:

• Adverse yaw: how it affects your plane.
• Conquer the “Driving” Habit! (SAFE).
• Video: The Rudder - It Gets No Respect!
• See also Left-turning Tendencies below.

Drag:

• 5 easy ways to increase drag quickly.
• 6 design improvements that reduce aircraft drag.
• Aerodynamics of induced and parasite drag.
• Induced drag: How it works.
• Interference drag - how it affects your plane's performance.
• Quiz: Most modern swept-wing aircraft use… 5Qs.
• What are the three types of parasite drag? (Vid 209).
• What is induced drag? (Vid 215).

Flaps:

• 5 aerodynamic facts pilots should know about flaps.

Ground Effect:

• Induced drag and ground effects. (Machado vid).
• What is it?  King Schools.

Left-turning Tendencies:

• Left-turning tendencies explained: why your plane pulls left during takeoff.
• Why do airplanes want to turn to the left? (Sporty's Vid)

Lift:

• Questions from the cockpit: Can someone give me a lift?
• Theories of lift. (AvWeb).
• Also see Coordination above.

Load Factor:

• How does load factor affect stall speed? (Vid 191).

Stalls:

• Aerodynamics of a wing stall.
• Quizzes:
• Any point beyond _____ is where... 6Qs
• As an aircraft's weight increases... 7Qs.
• Assuming your aircraft's weight... 6Qs
• What happens when you increase... 5Qs.
• What is a Stall? What is Angle of Attack? (King).
• Why does stall speed increase with bank angle?
• See Maneuvers - Techniques - Execution.

V-Speeds: see Airspeed above.

Wings:

• How does aspect ratio affect your wing?

Yaw / Coordination: see Coordination above.

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