LESSON 1
BASIC HYDRAULICS
STP TASK: 551-758-1071
OVERVIEW
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
In this lesson you will learn the definition of
hydraulics,
its
basic
applications
and
characteristics, and the types of hydraulic
fluid used.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
ACTION:
After this lesson you will demonstrate a knowledge of
the principles of hydraulics, its characteristics and
applications, and the fluids used in the system.
CONDITIONS:
You will study the material in
this
lesson
in
a
classroom environment or at home.
STANDARD:
You will correctly answer all the questions in the
practice exercise before you proceed to the next
lesson.
REFERENCES:
The material contained in this lesson was derived from
the following publications, FM 1-509, FM 10-69, and TM
1-1500-204-23 Series
INTRODUCTION
Hydraulics has proven to be the most efficient and economical system
adaptable to aviation.
First used by the ancient Greeks as a means
of elevating the stages of their amphitheaters, the principles of
hydraulics were explained scientifically by the seventeenth century
scholars Pascal and Boyle. The laws
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