Imagine that you are a bush pilot and have crashed in a remote area. You are 500 miles away from civilization. The landing gear is damaged, or a wing strut is broken.
You could try to repair the airplane. If you do this it will fly you back to civilized society. However, you must understand how planes are built in order to do this. Good bush pilots understand this sort of thing.
Very few pilots ever have to do this. Most pilots don't do their own repairs or build their own airplanes. Nevertheless, understanding the basic principles of airplane construction is very important to pilots.
A bush pilot needs to understand the role of each airplane component. It is critical to understand the limitations of each part. The rate at which they deteriorate is also critical.
To start with aeroplanes are usually defined as a machine that is power driven and heavier than air. They attain flight by lift, which is a result of the aerodynamic forces on the lifting surfaces. The two terms "airplane" and "aeroplane" are interchangeable in daily usage.
Aircraft are classified various ways. Sometimes it is by the number of wings. Sometimes it is by where the wings join the body. Sometimes it's the landing gear that describe the plane. Sometimes it's the number of engines.
There are high wing and low wing aircraft. There are single engine and multi-engine aircraft. There are conventional, or tricycle gear airplanes, and tail draggers, as well as floatplanes and ski-planes. There are tri-planes, bi-planes and mono-planes.
Airplanes have 5 main parts to the structure. There is the body, usually called the fuselage. There are the wings, which are the lifting surfaces. There is the tail often called the empenage. There is the power plant, or engine or propulsion system. Last comes the landing gear configuration.
Altogether these parts make up the airframe. The airframe includes the gas tanks and fuel lines. It does not include the electrics or any wiring. Nor does it include the engine. The parts are the fuselage, the wings, the empenege and the landing gear.
This is the most basic description of the airplane. In detail it becomes much more complex. Bush pilots must be familiar with all of it.
You could try to repair the airplane. If you do this it will fly you back to civilized society. However, you must understand how planes are built in order to do this. Good bush pilots understand this sort of thing.
Very few pilots ever have to do this. Most pilots don't do their own repairs or build their own airplanes. Nevertheless, understanding the basic principles of airplane construction is very important to pilots.
A bush pilot needs to understand the role of each airplane component. It is critical to understand the limitations of each part. The rate at which they deteriorate is also critical.
To start with aeroplanes are usually defined as a machine that is power driven and heavier than air. They attain flight by lift, which is a result of the aerodynamic forces on the lifting surfaces. The two terms "airplane" and "aeroplane" are interchangeable in daily usage.
Aircraft are classified various ways. Sometimes it is by the number of wings. Sometimes it is by where the wings join the body. Sometimes it's the landing gear that describe the plane. Sometimes it's the number of engines.
There are high wing and low wing aircraft. There are single engine and multi-engine aircraft. There are conventional, or tricycle gear airplanes, and tail draggers, as well as floatplanes and ski-planes. There are tri-planes, bi-planes and mono-planes.
Airplanes have 5 main parts to the structure. There is the body, usually called the fuselage. There are the wings, which are the lifting surfaces. There is the tail often called the empenage. There is the power plant, or engine or propulsion system. Last comes the landing gear configuration.
Altogether these parts make up the airframe. The airframe includes the gas tanks and fuel lines. It does not include the electrics or any wiring. Nor does it include the engine. The parts are the fuselage, the wings, the empenege and the landing gear.
This is the most basic description of the airplane. In detail it becomes much more complex. Bush pilots must be familiar with all of it.
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