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Modelling a control system

Aviation Technology · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes

Model a mechanical flight control system from the cockpit to the surfaces.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Introduction to flight controls
  2. Aircraft axes and motions
  3. Classifying flight controls
  4. Primary flight controls
  5. The ailerons
  6. The elevators
  7. The rudder
  8. Secondary flight controls
  9. Flaps
  10. Slats and leading edge devices
  11. Spoilers and speed brakes
  12. Trim tabs and balance tabs
  13. Methods of operating flight controls
  14. Cables and pulleys
  15. Rods, bellcranks and quadrants
  16. Hydraulic control systems
  17. Fly-by-wire control systems
  18. Cockpit controls
  19. Balancing control surfaces
  20. Actuators and servo tabs
  21. Modelling a control system
  22. The role of flight controls