Session 2: Which Forces Act on a Flying Airplane? Airplane parts and loads

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Objectives1: To give to the students an insight in principal functions of the most important parts of an airplane

Objectives2: To emphasize loads that each part of an airplane has to withstand to

 Material

• Multimedia blackboard  +  Power Point Like Software
• Photos/videos

Duration:

one hour 

 

Figure 3 Forces acting on aircraft

 

Figure 4 Wing parts

Figure 5 Tail Parts

 

Figure 6 Aircraft engine

 

Developing of Activity

• Teach to the students the functional analysis of a complex system (an airplane)
• Show to students the most important part of an airplane and their function and the related safety problems
• Make the students discuss about the arguments

Conclusion/Plenary

• Explanation of the most important pats of an airplane and their functions
• Make in evidence relationship between functions and possible safety problems