Aerodynamics References

1 Aerodynamics Index Figures Legend Click Below Speaker to Listen 5 Question Quiz
Aerodynamic Terms	Loads and Load Factors	Axes of Rotation	Flaps	Ground Effect
Ground Reference Maneuvers	Stability	Stalls and Spins	Thrust Drag Lift Weight	Turns
		Wake Turbulence
Airfoil Shapes	Angle of Attack	Airflow at various angles of attack	Airfoil section Nomenclature	Angle of bank vs. load factor
Angle of bank vs. stall speed	Axes of Rotation	Rotation Elevators Ailerons Rudder	Bernoulli's Principle	Drag vs. Relative wind
Center of Gravity	Cross sectional view of an airfoil	Drag Curves	Flight Path vs. Relative Wind	Forces acting on the airplane in flight
	Left-turning tendency	Lift and Drag Components	Low Pressure Above Wing High Pressure Below

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Forces acting on the airplane in flight Index

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The angle of attack (above) is the angle between the wing chord
and the flight path (relative wind).

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The angle of attack is always based on the flight path, (relative wind) not the ground.
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Figure 1-13 Drag acts parallel to
and in the same direction as the relative wind. Index

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Figure 1-25 Effect of elevators Index

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Figure 1-30 Effect of ailerons Index

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Figure 1-31 Effect of rudder Index

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Figure 1-33 The load supported by the wings increases as the angle of bank increases. The increase is shown by the relative length of the white arrows. Figures below the arrows indicate the increase in load factor. For example, the load factor during a
60 degree bank is 2.00, and the load supported by the wings is twice the weight of the airplane in level flight. Index

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