1. Aircraft Familiarization

2. Lesson Objectives At the conclusion of this lesson you will…
Understand the basic components of an airframe
Be familiar with aircraft controls.
Be familiar with the cockpit

3. Airframe - General
Fuselage
Wings
Empennage
Landing Gear
Powerplant

4. Fuselage
Houses
Cockpit
Seats
Cargo
Attachment Points

5. Wings
Lift
Monoplane vs Biplane
Flaps
Ailerons

6. Empennage Tail Section Vertical Stabilizer Horizontal Stabilizer
Rudder
Horizontal Stabilizer
Elevator
Stabilator

7. Landing Gear Supports aircraft on ground Absorbs landing load
Struts
Tail Wheel (Conventional) vs Tricycle

8. Landing Gear
Fixed Gear
Retractable Gear

9. Landing Gear
Movement on Ground

10. Powerplant
Engine
Converts chemical energy (fuel) into mechanical energy which turns the propeller.
Lycoming Engine

11. Powerplant Propeller Converts mechanical energy into thrust.
Attached to engine by crankshaft.
Rotates clockwise, as seen from cockpit.

12. Powerplant Cowl Ducts air over engine for cooling.
Makes airflow around engine as smooth as possible.

13. Three Axis of Aircraft
Longitudinal Axis
Lateral Axis
Vertical Axis

14. Aircraft Control Roll Control - Movement about Longitudinal Axis
- Controlled by Ailerons

15. Aircraft Control Pitch Control - Movement about Lateral Axis
- Controlled by Elevator

16. Aircraft Control Yaw Control - Movement about Vertical Axis
- Controlled by Rudder

17. Cockpit Familiarization

18. Glass Cockpit

19. Glass Cockpit

20. Questions?