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GEN-J General

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9 short readings for GEN-J, a topic at a time: what the test asks, and the sections that cover it. Sign in to tick them off as you read.

  1. States of matter, energy forms, heat transfer, pressure K1, K4

    For the test: Matter and energy; heat and pressure

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 5: Matter · Characteristics of Matter · Energy · Heat · Heat Transfer · Pressure · Atmospheric Pressure

  2. Definitions and the six simple machines K2, K3

    For the test: Work, power, force and motion; simple machines

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 5: Force, Work, Power, & Torque · Motion · Simple Machines · The Lever · The Pulley · The Gear · Inclined Plane

  3. Both, briefly K5, K6

    For the test: Bernoulli; Newton's laws

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 5: Bernoulli’s Principle · Newton’s Law of Motion · First Law · Second Law · Third Law
    • FAA-H-8083-25C Ch. 4: Bernoulli’s Principle of Differential Pressure · Basic Laws of Motion · Lift · Airfoil Design

  4. Boyle, Charles, the general gas law, Pascal K7

    For the test: Gas law and fluid mechanics

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 5: Gas Laws · Boyle’s Law · Charles’ Law · General Gas Law · Dalton’s Law · Fluid Mechanics · Pascal’s Law

  5. Lift, drag, the axes, control surfaces, high-lift and flow devices K8, K10, K11

    For the test: Theory of flight; flight controls; vortex generators, wing fences, stall strips

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 5: Aircraft Theory of Flight · Aerodynamics · Airfoils · Four Forces of Flight · Axes of an Aircraft · Flight Control Surfaces · Supplemental Lift-Modifying Devices · Boundary Layer Control
    • FAA-H-8083-25C Ch. 5: Drag · Parasite Drag · Induced Drag · Lift/Drag Ratio · Axes of an Aircraft · Dynamic Stability · Stalls · Wingtip Vortices

  6. ISA, lapse rate, density relationships K9, K12

    For the test: Standard atmosphere; temperature, density, weight and volume

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 5: The Atmosphere · Standard Atmosphere · Atmospheric Density · Density · Temperature
    • FAA-H-8083-25C Ch. 4: Atmosphere · Atmospheric Pressure · Density · Density Altitude · Effect of Temperature on Density · Effect of Pressure on Density

  7. P = F / A K13

    For the test: Force, area or pressure in an application

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 5: Fluid Pressure · Force

  8. Density altitude and performance R1

    • FAA-H-8083-25C Ch. 4: Effect of Humidity (Moisture) on Density

  9. Conversion tables R4

    For the test: Related units of measure

    • FAA-H-8083-30B Ch. 5: Heat Energy Units