Preliminary Flexible Modalities for Theory of Flights PDF

PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Preliminary Flexible Modalities for Theory of Flights Page 1 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS...

PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Preliminary Flexible Modalities for Theory of Flights Page 1 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines MODULE 2 WEEK 2 The categories of aircraft Aircraft Classes of an Aircraft Prepared by: Mark John G. Corsino Subject Instructor Page 2 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Flexible Learning Topics Ref.N Page No. o. The categories of aircraft 4 Aircraft 6 Classes of an Aircraft 7  Airplanes 7 1  Rotorcraft 8  Gliders 9  Free Balloons 11 Honesty Clause 12 TIMEFRAME: You should be able to complete this module including all the self-assessments, research works, assignments, and other performance tasks within 2.62 hours. Learning Outcomes Module Learning Outcomes  Differentiate the categories of Aircraft  Can understand the categories of Aircraft  Discuss the classes of an Aircraft  Can understand what are the classes of an Aircraft  Can identify the classes of an Aircraft Topic Learning Outcomes  Identify the types of aircraft  Differentiate the types of aircraft Page 3 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Reference No. Airplane Familiarizations and theory of flight by: Dr. Roderick C. 1 Santiago Categories of Aircraft  Lighter – than – Air Aircraft  Hot Air balloon/free balloons  Air ship/blimp  Heavier – than – air aircraft o Fixed wing aircraft  General Aviation Airplane  Commercial Transport  Narrow Body  Wide Body  Military Aircraft  Sea Plane  Gliders o Rotary wing Aircraft  Helicopter 1. LIGHTER THAN AIR AIRCRAFT A device sustained in the air by aerostatic lift (this is produced when a gas filled aircraft displaces a greater weight of air than it weighs) Page 4 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines a. Balloons- unpowered a/c b. Airship- powered a/c 2. HEAVIER THAN AIR AIRCRAFT a. Rotorcraft/ Rotary Plane- easily recognize by its large overhead propeller called rotor. b. Helicopters – have powered rotor both vertical and horizontal motion through the air. c. Gyroplanes – a type of rotorcraft whose main rotors are not connected to the engine except for the initial spin up. Aerodynamic forces causes the main rotor for spin during normal flight. Fixed wing aircraft a. Airplane – powered aircraft with a wing and a tail b. Glider/ sailplanes / seaplane – aircraft having no engine, which is capable of free flight only while it is descending through the air. Page 5 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Aircraft A machine that can drive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface. A weight carry structure, supported by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces, intended for navigation in the air. It is also defined as the type of aircraft of the same design including all modifications there to except those modifications which result in a change in handling or flight characteristics. Page 6 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Classes of an Aircraft  Airplanes  Rotorcraft  Gliders  Free Balloons Airplanes From the small designed mechanical driven airplanes to modern configuration, airplanes are widely known as conventional airplane having fuselage, wings and empennage to possibly making the airplane fly. Airplanes are most widely used classes of an aircraft in our modern generation. It carries more passengers with full comfortability as they travel by air. There are airplanes passengers in a luxurious manner which is considered the high class of service to passengers. Boeing 787 Airplane of Singapore Page 7 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Airbus 380 Airplane of Singapore Rotorcraft The rotorcraft can easily be recognized because of its large overhead propeller called main rotor. There are two (2) classes of rotorcraft: 1. Helicopter 2. Gyroplane Helicopter is a heavier-than-air aircraft in flight chiefly by the reaction of the air on one or more power-driven rotors on substantially vertical axis. Helicopter has executes its landing on the ground called heliport, heliport is an area which is intended to be used for arrival, departure and movement on the surface by the helicopter. Due to its unique design of having powered an overhead rotor that provides both vertical and horizontal motion through the air. Page 8 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Apache Helicopter The rotor of gyroplane is freewheeling and propulsion is provided by an engine and propeller mounted in either a tractor or pusher type configuration. Gyroplane Sports Page 9 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Gliders It’s a non-power-driven aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surface which remain fixed and conditions of flight. Glider Another type of Example of Glider Page 10 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Airships: A power-driven aircraft that is kept buoyant by a body of gas (usually helium, formerly hydrogen) which is lighter than air. An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power. Aerostats gain their lift from large gasbags filled with a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. Airships A blimp, or non-rigid airship, is an airship or barrage balloon without an internal structural framework or a keel. Unlike semi-rigid and rigid airships, blimps rely on the pressure of the lifting gas inside the envelope and the strength of the envelope itself to maintain their shape. Hot Air Balloons/Free balloon A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket, which carries passengers and a source of heat, in most cases an open flame caused by burning liquid propane. Page 11 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Hot Air Balloons/Free Balloons ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT For this exam/quiz/Enrichment activity/recitation, I make the following statement: I understand that acts of academic dishonesty shall be penalized to the full extent as indicated in the provision of the PhilSCA Student Manual (page 20, No. 6) Page 12 of 13  PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS Piccio Garden, Villamor Airbase, Pasay City, Philippines Page 13 of 13