A pilot's guide to aircraft and their systems : the more you know about your aircraft systems, the better you fly / Dale Crane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crane, Dale, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, Washington : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., [2018]

Summary:

In the early days of aviation, an aviator had to be pretty much a mechanic as well as a pilot because the airplanes and engines were less than completely dependable. When a pilot had a forced landing away from help, it was up to him to find and fix the problem to get the airplane back into the air. Fortunately these airplanes were not complex in their systems nor complicated to fix. In the more than half a century since World War II aircraft have become a vital component of our transportation system, developed and finely tuned to become the fast, efficient, dependable, and safe machines they are today. These technological advances have been accompanied with additional complexities and demands that the aircraft be operated in exactly the way the designer intended. To do this, pilots must understand what each handle or knob controls and what he or she can expect from each system. Maintenance technicians must thoroughly understand the aircraft and its systems to keep them functioning as they were designed and built to do. This book has been prepared to furnish pilots and armchair aviators with explanation and insight into what the aircraft, powerplant, and each of the systems do. In this way, the book may also serve as an introduction to the ASA Aviation Maintenance Technician Series of books that go further in depth to explain exactly how the aircraft and its systems work - textbooks for Aviation Maintenance school curriculum. But most importantly, A Pilot's Guide to Aircraft and Their Systems will help pilots enjoy their flying and make them safer and more efficient aviators.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Section 1: Principles of Flight

Chapter 1: Forces Acting on an Airplane in Flight

Chapter 2: Axes of an Airplane

Chapter 3: Stability

Chapter 4: Secondary Controls and Devices

Chapter 5: Phases of Flight

Chapter 6: Basic Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics

Chapter 7: Rotor Systems

Chapter 8: Helicopter Flight Controls

Chapter 9: Stabilization Systems

Section 2: Aircraft Weight and Balance

Chapter 10: Determining the Loaded Weight and Center of Gravity

Section 3: Aircraft Structures

Chapter 11: Types of Structures

Chapter 12: Structural Loads

Chapter 13: Structural Materials

Section 4: Aircraft Hydraulic and Landing Gear Systems

Chapter 14: Hydraulic Principles

Chapter 15: Hydraulic Fluid

Chapter 16: Aircraft Hydraulic Systems

Chapter 17: Hydraulic Brakes

Chapter 18: Landing Gear

Chapter 19: Aircraft Wheels

Chapter 20: Aircraft Tires

Section 5: Aircraft Fuel Systems

Chapter 21: Aircraft Fuel

Chapter 22: Refueling Safety

Section 6: Aircraft Electrical Systems

Chapter 23: Electricity and the Aircraft

Chapter 24: DC Generation Systems

Chapter 25: Aircraft Electrical Systems

Chapter 26: Electrical System Troubleshooting

Chapter 27: Aircraft Batteries

Section 7: Aircraft Instrument Systems

Chapter 28: Flight Instruments

Chapter 29: Gyroscopic Instruments

Chapter 30: Powerplant Instruments

Chapter 31: Instrument Marking

Section 8: Avionics Systems

Chapter 32: Communications

Chapter 33: Navigation

Section 9: Aircraft Environmental Control Systems

Chapter 34: Heating Systems

Chapter 35: Cooling Systems

Chapter 36: Oxygen Systems

Chapter 37: Pressurization Systems

Section 10: Aircraft Ice and Rain Control Systems

Chapter 38: Ice Control Systems.

Section 11: Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Systems

Chapter 39: Ingredients for Detection and Protection

Section 12: Aircraft Piston Engines

Chapter 40: Theory of Operation

Chapter 41: Piston Engine Construction

Section 13: Aircraft Turbine Engines

Chapter 42: Types of Turbine Engines

Chapter 43: Theory of Operation

Chapter 44: Turbine Engine Construction

Chapter 45: Turbine Engine Systems

Section 14: Aircraft Piston Engine Induction and Fuel Metering Systems

Chapter 46: Induction Systems

Chapter 47: Fuel Metering Systems

Section 15: Aircraft Piston Engine Ignition and Starting Systems

Chapter 48: Aircraft Magnetos

Chapter 49: Ignition Leads

Chapter 50: Aircraft Spark Plugs

Chapter 51: Piston Engine Starting Systems

Section 16: Aircraft Piston Engine Lubrication and Cooling Systems

Chapter 52: Aircraft Engine Lubricating Oil

Chapter 53: Lubrication System Servicing

Chapter 54: Cold Weather Operation

Chapter 55: Piston Engine Cooling Systems

Section 17: Propellers

Chapter 56: Propeller Aerodynamics

Chapter 57: Types of Propellers

Chapter 58: Propeller Construction

Chapter 59: Feathering Propellers

Chapter 60: Turboprop Propellers

Chapter 61: Propeller Servicing

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

"A Focus series book."

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781619547728

1619547724

9781619547711

1619547716