Flight Controls
Across
- 3. Controls movement of the aircraft about its vertical axis.
- 5. Is a one-piece horizontal stabilizer and elevator that pivots from a central hinge point.
- 8. Are attached to the Trailing edge of the wing and are used during approach and landing to increase wing lift.
- 9. Is a similar to the horizontal stabilizer but is located in front of the main wings.
- 11. An elevator is attached to the __________ of the canard to control pitch.
- 12. How many secondary controls are there?
Down
- 1. The three ___________ flight controls of an airplane are the ailerons, the elevator (or stabilator), and the rudder.
- 2. Are attached to the trailing edge of the elevator.
- 4. Are used to relieve the pilot of the need to maintain constant back pressure on the flight controls.
- 6. is the primary control device for changing the pitch attitude of an airplane, changing the pitch about the lateral axis.
- 7. Are high drag devices deployed from the wings to reduce lift and increase drag.
- 10. Control surfaces attached to each wing that move in the opposite direction from one another to control roll about the longitudinal axis.