1. Define the term load factor.

2. Into what categories are aircraft type-certificated?

3. What is meant by the term ultimate load?
4. Flight loads are typically divided into what two types?
5. What are the principal load-carrying structures of an airplane?
6. List five stresses imposed on an aircraft structure.
7. Compare tension and torsion.
8. Explain the purpose of station numbers for an airplane.
9. List four types of station numbers.
10. Where is the butt line of an aircraft?
11. How are fuselage stations indicated as being ahead of or behind the datum line?
12. Explain the purpose and principle of zoning for large aircraft.
13. How are numbers used to identify the major zones?
14. Name three types of fuselages classified according to the method by which stresses are transmitted to the
structure.
15. Describe the difference between a Pratt truss and Warren truss.
16. What is the term for the longitudinal (fore-and-aft) structural members of a semimonocoque fuselage?
17. Describe the vertical structural members in a semimonocoque fuselage.
18. What carries the principal loads in a monocoque fuselage?
19. What carries the principal loads in a semimonocoque fuselage?
20. What is a fail-safe feature in aircraft construction?
21. Discuss the advantages of bonded construction.
22. Why are composite materials currently being utilized on aircraft structures?
23. What is the primary structural design difference between a cantilever wing and a semicantilever wing?
24. Name the principal load-carrying members in a light-aircraft wing.
25. Name the principal chordwise carrying member in a light-aircraft wing.
26. What is the purpose of drag and antidrag wires?
27. How is a metal wing sealed so it may be used as a fuel tank?
28. Describe the construction of a typical stabilizer for a light airplane.
29. What is the purpose of a vertical stabilizer?
30. Name the primary and secondary control surfaces of an airplane.
31. Describe the difference between conventional landing and tricycle landing gear.
32. What type of landing gear is most commonly employed on transport category aircraft?
33. What is the purpose of an engine nacelle?
34. What is the purpose of a structural fuse on an engine pylon?
35. Of what type of materials should firewalls be constructed?
36. What is the primary purpose of engine cowling?
37. How are the forces acting on a helicopter different from those on a fixed-wing aircraft?
38. What are the advantages of composite construction on helicopters?
39. What are the functions of the tailboom on a helicopter?
40. What types of landing gear may be used on helicopters?