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flight control surfaces of an airplane

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Name primary flight control surfaces

elevator, ailerons, rudder

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Name 3 secondary flight control surfaces.

flaps, slats, spoilers

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Where is elevator?

trailing edge of the tailplane

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Where are ailerons?

outboard third of the trailing edge of a wing

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Where is rudder?

Trailing edge of the fin (vertical stabilizer)

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Where are flaps?

inboard two-thirds of the wing trailing edge

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Where are slats?

on the leading edge of a wing

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Where are spoilers?

extend from the top surface of a wing

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What movement is the elevator responsible for?

pitch

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What movement is rudder responsible for?

yaw

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What movement are ailerons responsible for?

roll

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What is roll?

movement about the longitudinal axis

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What is yaw?

movement about the normal axis

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What is pitch?

movement about the lateral axis

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What is trim?

To adjust the aerodynamic forces on the control surfaces so that the aircraft maintains the set attitude without any control input

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What is 'Dutch roll"?

Uncomfortable oscillations that can occur during the flight; usually a type of aircraft motion consisting of an out-of-phase combination of "tail-wagging" (yaw)

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