Introduction to

Airplane & Its

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Lecture 5

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Lesson Recall
i. Pressure Datums
ii. Transition Altitude, Transition Layer & Transition Level
iii. Altimeter Setting procedure in different Phases of Flight
iv. Altimeter Requirements (Singapore)

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Contents
i. Parts of The Airplane
ii. The Airframe

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The Airplane and Its Components

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Wings

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Wing area - is the projected area of the planform and is bounded by the
leading and trailing edges and the wing tips. Note: The wing area is NOT
the total surface area of the wing. The total surface area includes both
upper and lower surfaces. The wing area is a projected area and is almost
half of the total surface area.

Aspect ratio - is a measure of how long and slender a wing is from tip to
tip. The Aspect Ratio of a wing is defined to be the square of the span
divided by the wing area and is given the symbol AR.

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• For a symmetric airfoil (the upper surface is the same shape as the
lower surface) the mean camber line will fall on top of the chord line.
But in most cases, these are two separate lines

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F-86 – Swept back wings

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X-29 – Swept forward wings

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Concorde – Delta wings

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B2 – Delta wings

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Spitfire – Elliptical wings

Tapered wings

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Vertical Stabilizers – Symmetrical wings

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Lesson Summary
i. Parts of The Airplane
ii. The Airframe

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