Notes
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AVIATION
MERIT
BADGE
Chuck Tully, Sr.
Chuck Tully, Jr.
26 Jan 04
Administrative Paperwork
Requirements sheet
Merit Badge Worksheet
Define “Aircraft”
“a weight-carrying structure for navigation of the air that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces.” – Websters
“a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air.”  - FAA
Types of Aircraft
Lighter-than-air
Glider
Airplane
Rotorcraft
Powered-lift
Lighter-than-Air
“Balloons and Airships”
Glider
“Sailplanes”
Airplanes
Rotorcraft
“Helicopters and Gyroplanes”
Powered-Lift
“V-22”
How an Airfoil Works ?
Bernoulli’s Principle
How Helicopters Fly ??
Engines
Piston
Turboprop
Jet Engines
Piston Engine
Jet Engine
Turboprop Engine
Forces Acting on Aircraft
Control Surfaces Work ?
Directional Control
YAW
ROLL
PITCH
Takeoff & Climb
Landing
Certificates/Ratings
Recreational pilot certificate
a person is qualified to act as pilot-in-command of a single-engine aircraft carrying 1 passenger
Private pilot certificate
you can act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft carrying passengers and baggage
Instrument rating
a pilot can fly the aircraft by solely using the flight instruments within the aircraft
Job Opportunities
Careers with the Airlines
Landing Facilities
Engineering Research & Development
General Aviation
Government Aviation
Aerospace Industries
Military Aerospace (USA, USAF, USN, USMC, NOAA)
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Instruments
Instruments
Credits
Bill Britt
ASM Troop 509,  (http://troop509.org)
     Hurlburt Field, FL
http://meritbadge.com/files/mb-pdfs/Aviation.pdf