MIT 16.687 Private Pilot Ground School, IAP 2019
Instructor: Philip Greenspun, Tina Srivastava
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This lecture introduced different aircraft systems.
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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?