SFTY 335 3.2

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The purpose of this scenario-based activity is to provide a simulated
‘real-world’ example for you to demonstrate a particular action. This
‘stretches’ your thinking by allowing you to go beyond the readings and
answering direct questions posed; rather, you ‘become’ an aviation
professional solving real-life problems.

Remember the ‘flight envelope’ from Module 2? Well, now assume you
are an Aircraft Flight Test Engineer at an aircraft manufacturer that
makes Transport Category airplanes in the United States. This
manufacturer has offered you the task to mentor an intern, participating
in a cooperative arrangement with a local university, on important
features of a flight envelope diagram (also known as a V-n or V-g
diagram) and why these diagrams are vital for flight test pilots and
future pilots for this new aircraft. You realize, because of the
intern’s lack of experience, the first hurdle to overcome is to brief
them on the significance of such a diagram and the warning of ‘danger
areas’ provided in it. There are areas of the diagram that indicate
regions of stalls and accelerated stalls and regions where possible
structural damage may occur. You need to discuss aspects of these
operational limitations and potential implications if the aircraft
exceeds any of these flight parameters.

You have been tasked to brief this new intern on the operational
flight limitations contained within the flight envelope diagram, so you
start with a simple, generic V-n (V-g) diagram regulatory to introduce
the topic to the intern. Choose your method of communicating this
information; it can be either a short essay, a presentation, or a video.
It may prove valuable to include a sample diagram with arrows or
callouts to label the axes, regions, etc. Feel free to include your
drawing/diagram as an attached photo or scanned image. Keep in mind that
merely providing a diagram alone is insufficient; you must explain what
each item/aspect could mean for a potential pilot.

 
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