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    This document discusses the primary flight control systems of aircraft. It begins by stating the learning objectives are to gain knowledge of aircraft primary flight control systems and be able to answer questions about them. It then defines key terms like angle of attack, slip, and bank. It explains that aircraft need stability and controllability, and stability is resistance to changes while control is the response to pilot inputs. The primary flight control surfaces are then introduced as ailerons for roll control, elevators for pitch control, and the rudder for yaw control. Diagrams are provided to illustrate these systems and their motions.

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    This document discusses the primary flight control systems of aircraft. It begins by stating the learning objectives are to gain knowledge of aircraft primary flight control systems and be able to answer questions about them. It then defines key terms like angle of attack, slip, and bank. It explains that aircraft need stability and controllability, and stability is resistance to changes while control is the response to pilot inputs. The primary flight control surfaces are then introduced as ailerons for roll control, elevators for pitch control, and the rudder for yaw control. Diagrams are provided to illustrate these systems and their motions.

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    This document discusses the primary flight control systems of aircraft. It begins by stating the learning objectives are to gain knowledge of aircraft primary flight control systems and be able to answer questions about them. It then defines key terms like angle of attack, slip, and bank. It explains that aircraft need stability and controllability, and stability is resistance to changes while control is the response to pilot inputs. The primary flight control surfaces are then introduced as ailerons for roll control, elevators for pitch control, and the rudder for yaw control. Diagrams are provided to illustrate these systems and their motions.

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    Aircraft Primary Control

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    This document discusses the primary flight control systems of aircraft. It begins by stating the learning objectives are to gain knowledge of aircraft primary flight control systems and be able to answer questions about them. It then defines key terms like angle of attack, slip, and bank. It explains that aircraft need stability and controllability, and stability is resistance to changes while control is the response to pilot inputs. The primary flight control surfaces are then introduced as ailerons for roll control, elevators for pitch control, and the rudder for yaw control. Diagrams are provided to illustrate these systems and their motions.

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    Aircraft Primary Control

    Systems

    Learning Outcomes & Objective


    To attain the knowledge on the aircraft
    primary flight control system.
    At the end of the session, the candidate
    must be able to answer a short oral quiz.

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    Terminologies
    Angle of attack: The angle between the wing
    chord line and relative airflow.

    Slip or skip : Aircraft deviates outward or inward


    from its turning path.
    Bank: Corporate turning of the aircraft with an
    inclined angle.
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    Aircraft Stability and Control


    An aircraft needs appropriate controllability
    and the best possible stability in its flight.
    Stability: resistance to change from its initial
    state of motion, it refers to how an aircraft
    responds to changes in angle of attack, slip or
    bank from steady mode of flight.
    Control: controllability or maneuverability is the
    response of the control inputs from the pilot.

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    Aircraft Stability and Control


    The stability and control are very much
    opposites.
    An aircraft without sufficient stability will be
    difficult, possibly even dangerous to fly. On
    the other hand if the aircraft is too stable
    that it cannot be controlled that will also be
    dangerous.
    Therefore, the design of the aircraft
    becomes a compromise between control
    and stability.
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    Aircraft control axes


    Reference frame in studying the aircraft
    control and stability which is imaginary
    attached to the aircraft.
    These three reference axes are right
    angle at each other and pass through the
    centre of gravity of the aircraft.
    Any motion of the aircraft can be
    directional and/or rotational movements in
    these axes with many possibilities of.
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    Aircraft control axes

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    Aircraft control terms


    Pitch
    Yaw
    Roll

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    Pitching

    The motion of the aircraft rotation about the


    lateral axis ( nose-up or nose-down).

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    Yaw
    Yaw is the rotation of an aircraft about the
    vertical axis.

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    Roll

    The rotation of the aircraft about the


    longitudinal axis.

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    Primary Flight Controls

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    Ailerons
    Usually mounted on the TE of the wing
    near the wing tip.
    provide lateral (or roll) control of the
    aircraft.

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    Elevators
    Normally attach to the rear spar of the
    horizontal tailplane.
    Provide longitudinal (or pitching) control of
    the aircraft about the lateral axis.

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    Rudder

    Mounted on the vertical tailplane and


    provides the directional control of the aircraft
    about the vertical (or normal) axis.

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    Slide 17

    Quiz
    Label Three major axes and primary
    control surface systems for them in the
    given diagram.

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