Lecture 4: Aircraft Systems

MIT 16.687 Private Pilot Ground School, IAP 2019 Instructor: Philip Greenspun, Tina Srivastava View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/16-687IAP19 YouTube Playlist:    • MIT 16.687 Private Pilot Ground School, IA...   This lecture introduced different aircraft systems. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at https://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at https://ocw.mit.edu 0:00 Introduction 0:19 Canadair Regional Jet systems 0:50 Radial Engines 2:36 Turboprop Engines 3:06 Turbofan ("jet") Engines 5:42 Reciprocating (Piston) Engine 7:18 Reciprocating Engine Variations 8:48 One cylinder within a reciprocating internal combustion engine 9:13 The Reciprocating Internal AEROASTRO Combustion Engine: 4-stroke cycle 10:49 The Mixture Control 11:15 Fuel/Air Mixture 12:05 The Carburetor 12:45 Carburetor Icing 14:27 Ignition System 15:47 Abnormal Combustion 16:24 Aviation Fuel 21:07 "Steam-Gauge" Flight Instruments 25:10 Airspeed Indicator (ASI) 30:17 Altitude Definitions 32:53 Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) 33:53 Gyroscopes: Main Properties 35:25 Turn Coordinator Turning 37:35 Al for the pilot 42:33 Magnetic Deviation 44:03 HI/DG: Under the hood 44:22 HSI: Horizontal Situation Indicator 48:00 Summary 48:54 Questions?