MODULE-8 (BASIC AERODYNAMICS)

1. The oxygen content of the lower atmosphere is

Your Answer:21% by volume
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2. The temperature of the lower stratosphere

Answer: remains constant
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3. In which of the following conditions will air density be highest?

Your Answer: Cold dry day at sea level
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4. What is the collective name of mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere?

Answer: Chemosphere
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5. The ISA
Answer: is taken from 45 degrees latitude
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6. As height increases, with angle of attack and speed constant

Answer: lift decreases
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7. Viscosity of a gas is affected by changes in

Answer: temperature
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8. At higher altitudes as altitude increases, pressure

Answer: decreases exponentially
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Pressure decreases - sure! But the rate of decrease reduces with altitude. At 18000
ft, half the pressure is lost already, and there is still another 40,000ft or so to go

9. When the pressure is half of that at sea level, what is the altitude?
Answer: 18,000 ft
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Just one of those facts you have to learn - but it is quoted in just about every text
book on the CAA reading list.

10. Under what condition is indicated altitude the same as true altitude?
Your Answer: At sea level in standard conditions (ISA) CORRECT
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1. Moisture in the air

Answer: reduces air density
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 If gauge pressure on a standard day at sea level is 25 PSI, the absolute
2.
pressure is
Answer:39.7 PSI CORRECT
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Absolute pressure = gauge pressure plus atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric
pressure at seal level = 14.7 PSI.

3. ISA standard sea level density is

Your Answer: 1.225 kg/m3

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4. Standard sea level pressure is

Your Answer: 29.92 inHg
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5. Standard sea level temperature is

Your Answer: 59 oF

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6. Pressure decreases
Your Answer: proportionally with a decreases in temperature

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Temperature and volume are directly proportional - Charles' Law.
7. As air gets colder, the service ceiling of an aircraft
Your Answer: increases

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As air gets colder it gets denser. Lift increases (remember the lift equation has
density) and the engines produce more thrust - so it can climb higher.

8. The air pressure is 25 PSI, what is the absolute pressure?

Your Answer: 39.7 PSI

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9. How does IAS at the point of stall vary with height?

Your Answer: It is practically constant
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The stalling IAS at altitude is practically the same as it is at sea level. That's because
IAS is not corrected for density.

If temperature in a gas is kept constant and pressure increases, the

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density
Your Answer: increases
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1. What is the lapse rate with regard to temperature?

Answer:1.98°C per 1000 ft
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The lapse rate is approximately 2°C per 1000 feet (in the troposphere).
2. The units of the density of the air (I) and the force (II) are
Your Answer:(I) kg/m3, (II) N

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3. The unit of density is

Answer: kg/kL
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kL = kiloLitres = m3

Under International Standard Atmosphere conditions, the temperature at

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15,000 ft should be approximately
Your Answer:- 15°C
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5. Standard sea level temperature is

Your Answer:15 degrees Celsius
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15 degrees C is standard sea level temperature!

6. As altitude increases, pressure

Your Answer:decreases exponentially

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As altitude increases, pressure decreases exponentially. Since pressure is given by
density x gravity x height, both density and height decreases (that is, height above
the point you are measuring) so the decrease in pressure is exponential

7. Lapse rate usually refers to

Answer:Temperature
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Temperature lapse rate is constant up to 36000ft-2degrees per 1000ft.

If a pilot changes the altimeter setting from 30.11 Hg to 29.96 Hg, what will
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be the approximate change in indication?
Answer: Altimeter will indicate 150 feet lower
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9. Temperature above 36,000 feet will

Answer: remain constant
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Temperature lapse rate up to 36,000 feet (the tropopause) is approximately 2
degrees centigrade per 1000 feet. Above the tropopause it is constant.

10. If pressure is kept constant and temperature increases, the density

Your Answer: decreases
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1. If density is kept constant, the dynamic pressure

Your Answer:increases proportionally with the square of the
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2. What are the standard temperature and pressure values for sea level?
Your Answer:15°C and 29.92 Hg
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3. With increasing altitude pressure decreases and

Answer: temperature decreases but at a lower rate than pressure reduces
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See a graph of pressure against altitude and temperature against altitude. Pressure
decreases faster than temperature therefore pressure has a greater effect upon the
performance of the aircraft.

4. What is the temperature in comparison to ISA conditions at 30,000ft?

Answer:-45°C
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ISA = 15°C temperature lapse rate is 2°C per 1000ft. Therefore 30000 = - 60 + 15 = -
45

5. At what altitude is the tropopause?

Your Answer:36,000 ft.
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The tropopause is 36,000 ft. Above the tropopause is the stratosphere.

6. What approximate percentage of oxygen is in the atmosphere?

Your Answer:21%
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21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, 1% other gases.

7. Which has the greater density?

Your Answer:Air at low altitude
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Air density reduces with increasing altitude.

8. At what altitude does stratosphere commence approximately?

Answer:36,000 ft
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The stratosphere is above 36,000 ft.

9. A pressure of one atmosphere is equal to

Your Answer:14.7 psi
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One atmosphere is 14.7 psi.

10. The millibar is a unit of

Your Answer: barometric pressure
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Barometric pressure is measured in millibar.
With an increase in altitude under I.S.A. conditions the temperature in the
1.
troposphere
Your Answer: decreases
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Temperature reduces at a lapse rate of 1.98 degrees celsius per thousand feet from
sea level to about 36000ft (the tropopause).

2. A barometer indicates
Your Answer:pressure
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A barometer indicates pressure.

The amount of water vapour capacity in the air (humidity holding capacity
3.
of the air) is
Your Answer:greater on a colder day, and lower on a hotter day

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The amount of water vapour capacity in the air is greater on a hotter day.

Which condition is the actual amount of water vapour in a mixture of air and
4.
water?
Your Answer:Absolute humidity
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Absolute humidity is the 'actual' amount of water in a mixture of air and water.

5. Which will weigh the least?

Your Answer:35 parts of dry air and 65 parts of water vapour
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Water vapour is 62% the weight of dry air.

Which is the ratio of the water vapour actually present in the atmosphere to
6. the amount that would be present if the air were saturated at the prevailing
temperature and pressure?
Your Answer:Relative humidity
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Relative humidity is the ratio of the water vapour actually present to the water vapour
that the air would hold if it were saturated.

7. The speed of sound in the atmosphere

Your Answer:changes with a change in temperature
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Speed of sound is affected by air temperature only.

8. What is sea level pressure?

Your Answer:1013.2 mb CORRECT
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Sea level pressure is 1013.2 mb.

9. Which statement concerning heat and/or temperature is true?

Your Answer:Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of the molecules of any
substance
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Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance.
Heat is a form of energy exchange.

10. What is absolute humidity?

Your Answer:The actual amount of the water vapour in a mixture of air and water
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The actual amount of the water vapour in a mixture of air and water.

The
temperatur
e to which
humid air
must be
1. cooled at
constant
pressure to
become
saturated
is called
Your Answer:dew point
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The temperature to which humid air must be cooled to become saturated is called
the 'dew point'.

2. Density changes with altitude at a rate

Answer:which changes with altitude
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The rate of change of density is not constant - it diminishes with altitude. So no
single figure for lapse rate can be quoted.

3. Above 65,800 ft temperature

Answer:increases by 0.303°C up to 115,000 ft
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65,800ft is the upper stratosphere boundary. Temperature increases with altitude in
the stratosphere.

4. At sea level, ISA atmospheric pressure is

Your Answer:14.7 PSI
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An alternative to 1013.2mb.

On a very hot day with ambient temperature higher than ISA, the pressure
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altitude is 20,000 ft. How much will the density altitude be?
Answer:greater than 20,000ft
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Density Altitude is pressure altitude corrected for temperature and humidity.
Assuming constant humidity (we are told no different) ISA or above temperature will
further thin the air for a given pressure altitude thus making the density altitude
higher. Note: At ISA Temp density and pressure altitude will be the same and for
less than ISA density altitude will be less- Got all that!!

The atmospheric zone where the temperature remains fairly constant is

6.
called the
Answer:Stratosphere
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The stratosphere starts at 36,000ft and rises to about 66,000ft

7. In the ISA the height of the tropopause is

Answer:11,000 metres
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11,000 metres or 36,000 feet approximately

8. In the ISA the sea level pressure is taken to be

Answer:1013.2 mb
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1013.2 millibars

9. In the ISA the temperature lapse rate with altitude is taken to be:
Correct Answer:linear
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10. Put in sequence from the ground up.

Your Answer:troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere
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The International Standard Atmosphere can be described as
.
Correct Answer:the atmosphere which can be used Worldwide to provide
comparable performance results
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2. The temperature lapse rate below the tropopause is

Your Answer:2°C per 1000 ft
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1.98°C per 1000 ft to be exact

3. Above the tropopause air pressure

Your Answer:decreases exponentially
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Air pressure continues to decrease exponentially in the stratosphere

4. Which of the following is correct?

Answer:Absolute pressure = Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure
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Absolute pressure = Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure

5. As the altitude increases what happens to the ratio of Nitrogen to Oxygen?

Answer:Stays the same
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6. What happens to the density of air as altitude is increased?

Your Answer:Decreases
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What is the absolute pressure if the gauge pressure at ISA condition reads
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15lb/in2?
Your Answer:29.7 lb/in2
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Absolute pressure = Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure
Atmospheric pressure = 14.7 lb/in2
 An aircraft is travelling at a speed of 720 nautical miles per hour. To
1.
calculate speed in MPH you
Your Answer:multiply by 1.15
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1nmph = 1.15mph
1mph = 0.87nmph

2. A 'slug' is a unit of
Your Answer: mass
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A wing with a very high aspect ratio (in comparison with a low aspect wing)
3.
will have
Answer: higher stall speed
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4. Flights at speeds between 0 and 0.75 Mach are called

Your Answer:subsonic
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5. Lift on a delta wing aircraft

Your Answer:increases with an increased angle of incidence (angle of attack)
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This question is much easier than it looks at first read. All wing types (straight, swept,
delta etc.) increase lift with an increase in angle of attack (up to the stall angle).

An undercarriage leg in flight produces 3 lbs of drag at 100kts. If speed is

6.
increased to 200kts the drag would be
Answer:12 lbs
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Profile drag rises with V squared

7. To get high lift at low speed, an aerofoil must

Answer:have a high degree of camber
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8. At a constant altitude, the angle of attack as density decreases

Your Answer:decreases INCORRECTCorrect Answer: increases This question has
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9. Ideally, when an aircraft stalls, it will

Your Answer:pitch nose down, wings remain level and be preceded by buffeting
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10. The equation of continuity states simply

Your Answer:air mass flow is constant CORRECTThis question has been asked
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1. The purpose of 'streamlining' is to reduce

Your Answer:skin friction drag INCORRECTCorrect Answer:profile dragThis
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2. What type of ice is most difficult for the ground crew to detect
Your Answer: Glaze ice CORRECTThis question has been asked 2599 times with a
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Glaze-ice, also called clear ice or black ice.

3. The best angle of attack for the max L/D ratio is

Your Answer:increases with increase in altitude INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the
same for all altitudes This question has been asked 2500 times with a success rate
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4. The pressure coefficient at the leading edge stagnation point is

Your Answer:+/- 1 INCORRECTCorrect Answer: + 1 This question has been asked
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5. An aircraft pitches around the

Your Answer: lateral axis CORRECTThis question has been asked 2613 times with
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6. What determines the coefficient of lift?

Your Answer: Aerofoil shape and angle of attack
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7. In a turn, induced drag is increased

Answer: only on the wing with the down going aileron and with an increase in
profile drag
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8. The term angle of attack in a two dimensional flow is defined as

Your Answer: the angle between the wing chord line and the direction of the
relative wind/airflow
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On an asymmetrical wing, an increase in the positive angle of attack in the

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normal operating range will cause the lift and centre of pressure to
Correct Answer: increase and move towards the leading edge,

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10. The fineness ratio of an aerofoil is

Correct Answer: mean chord / thickness ratio
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The angle of
attack where no
lift is generated
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on an
asymmetrically
aerofoil is
Correct Answer: -4 degrees
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2. Increasing the wing dihedral of an aircraft will

Correct Answer: increase the lateral stability
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3. The dynamic pressure increases proportionally with

Answer: density and the square of the velocity
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4. Tuck-under is
Your Answer: the tendency to nose-down when speed is increased into the
transonic flight region
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5. How is the thickness of an aerofoil section measured?

Answer: As the percentage of chord
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When comparing a rectangular wing and a swept wing, the swept wing has
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the advantage of
Your Answer:increased longitudinal stability INCORRECTCorrect Answer:higher
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7. Differential ailerons will
Your Answer:increase profile drag on down going wing INCORRECTCorrect
Answer:equalise the total drag of both ailerons This question has been
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8. Which statement is correct about the Cl and angle of attack?

Your Answer:For an asymmetric aerofoil, if angle of attack = 0, Cl =0
INCORRECTCorrect Answer:For a symmetric aerofoil, if angle of attack = 0, Cl
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9. Aeroplane drag in straight and level flight is lowest when

Your Answer:profile drag equals induced drag CORRECTThis question has been
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 10. The C of P is the point where
Your Answer:the lift can be said to act CORRECTThis question has been asked
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1. An aircraft stall speed

Your Answer:remains constant with an increase in all up weight INCORRECTCorrect
Answer:increases with an increase in all up weightThis question has been asked
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2. What is the SI unit that results from multiplying kg and m/s 2?

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The value of the profile drag in straight and level flight at constant weight
3.
varies linearly with
Your Answer: square of speed CORRECTThis question has been asked 2329
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A moving mass of air posesses kinetic energy. An object placed in the path
4.
of such a moving mass of air will be subject to
Your Answer: static and dynamic pressure CORRECTThis question has been
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 5. Fineness ratio of a wing can be changed
Your Answer: by changing its thickness CORRECTThis question has been asked
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Compared to a cambered aerofoil, the zero lift angle of attack of a

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symmetrical airfoil is
Your Answer:the same INCORRECTCorrect Answer: higher This question has been
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7. Shock induced separation results in

Your Answer: decreasing lift CORRECTThis question has been asked 2489 times
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8. Dynamic pressure is equal to

Your Answer: half the density times true airspeed squared CORRECTThis
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9. An aircraft in a bank sideslips,

Answer:the keel surface moves the aircraft nose in the direction of the sideslip

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10. The correct drag formula is:

Your Answer: D = CD ½ ρ V2 S CORRECTThis question has been asked 2208 times
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1. The speed of sound is

Your Answer:proportional to the absolute temperature of the air INCORRECTCorrect
Answer:proportional to the square root of the absolute temperature of the
airThis question has been asked 1697 times with a success rate of 51
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2. The steepness of the line on a lift graph of a delta wing aircraft

Your Answer: decreases as incidence increases CORRECTThis question
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3. Mean chord is equal to

Your Answer:wing span divided by wing area INCORRECTCorrect Answer: wing
area divided by wing spanThis question has been asked 2450 times with a
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4. Winglets
Your Answer:decrease the induced drag CORRECTThis question has been asked
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5. If the velocity of a mass of air is increased

Your Answer:the kinetic energy will increase, the dynamic pressure
will decrease and the static pressure will decrease
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6. At low speed,
Your Answer: an aircraft will stall the fin if extreme rudder is used
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7. The load factor 'n' is

Your Answer:smaller, equal to or larger than 1, depending on the
manoeuvre
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In a graph of drag coefficient against angle of attack, as aspect ratio

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increases, the steepness of the curve
Decreases
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9. At low speed and high angle of attack, the downwash

increases tailplane effectiveness
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A wing has a span of 50 feet and an area of 200 square feet. Its mean chord
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would be
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On descent with
constant mach
and weight, the
1. operational limit
that is in danger
of being
exceeded is
Your Answer:Vne CORRECTThis question has been asked 2247 times with a
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2. Fairings are used to decrease

interference drag
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3. When an aircraft experiences induced drag

Your Answer:air flows under the wing spanwise towards the tip and on top of
the wing spanwise towards the root
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The high pressure under the wing flows around the tip to the low pressure on top of
the wing. The resulting vortex is what causes induced drag. Since air is viscous it
drags the air underneath the wing towards the tip, and pushes the air on top of the
wing towards the root.

4. Bernoulli’s equation states that

Your Answer:dynamic pressure equals stagnation pressure INCORRECTCorrect
Answer: the sum of static pressure and dynamic pressure is equal to
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5. At stall, the wingtip stagnation point

Your Answer:moves toward the upper surface of the wing INCORRECTCorrect
Answer: moves toward the lower surface of the wing This question has been
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moves towards the lower surface of the wing..

6. During a turn
Your Answer:the up going wing stalls first INCORRECTCorrect Answer:
the down going wing stalls firstThis question has been asked 2370 times with a
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slower due to it being on a smaller radius than the outer wing. Pilots are taught to
perform a go-around turn towards the wing with the stall warning mounted, for
safety.

7. For take-off, you trim the aircraft to its C of G aft limit. During the flight
Your Answer:the C of G corrects itself through fuel and oil usage
INCORRECTCorrect Answer:you have to re-trim the aircraft for landingThis
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Which of the following statements, about a venturi in a sub-sonic airflow are

correct?
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1. the dynamic pressure in the undisturbed flow and in the throat are equal.
2. the total pressure in the undisturbed flow and in the throat are equal.
Your Answer:1 is incorrect and 2 is correct CORRECTThis question has been asked
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9. The rigging angle of incidence of an elevator is

Correct Answer: the angle between the mean chord line and the horizontal in
the rigging position
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10. Lift is a function of

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2. Considering a positive cambered aerofoil, the pitch moment when Cl=0 is

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3. The total drag coefficient of a wing consists of the sum of

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between force (F), mass (m) and acceleration (a)?
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When the angle of attack of a cambered wing is zero, which of the following
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If the IAS is increased by a factor of 4, by what factor would the drag

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increase?
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8. The (subsonic) static pressure

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9. On a symmetrical aerofoil the camber line is

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1. Which of the following is true?

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 When a fluid at rest is in contact with an objects surface, the fluid's
2.
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Which of the following wing planform gives the highest local lift coefficient
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at the wing root?
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4. The lift component of the total reaction force

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6. To give high lift at low speed, an aerofoil should

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8. Lift is the component of the total aerodynamic force which is

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Which one of the following statements about the lift-to-drag ratio in straight
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and level flight is correct?
Your Answer:The highest value of the lift/drag ratio is reached when the lift is zero
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The Principle of Continuity states that in a Stream tube of decreasing

10. cross-sectional area, the speed of a subsonic and incompressible airflow
will
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 1. The vertical fin of a single engined aircraft is
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In accordance with Bernoulli’s Theorem, where

P = Total Pressure,
2. T
PS = Static pressure, and
q = Dynamic pressure
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3. Aspect ratio is defined as

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4. Bernoulli’s theorem states that in a perfect and constant airstream

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As a smooth flow of subsonic air at a velocity less than M0.4 flows through
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What happens to air flowing at the speed of sound when it enters a

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converging duct?
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Density increases, as does pressure, and velocity decreases. See Mechanics of
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A line connecting the leading and trailing edge midway between the upper
7.
and lower surface of a aerofoil. This definition is applicable for
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8. As the angle of attack of an airfoil increases the centre of pressure

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forward.

9. What is the CL and CD ratio at normal angles of attack?

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10. At a given CAS an aircraft flying below sea level will have
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Vapour trails from the wingtips of an aircraft in flight are caused by
.
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The resistance, or skin friction, due to the viscosity of the air as it passes
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along the surface of the wing is part of the
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3. The chord line of a wing is a line that runs from

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the trailing edge of the wing.

4. The angle of incidence of a wing is an angle formed by lines

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5. What phenomena causes induced drag?

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6. The centre of pressure of an aerofoil is located

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the leading edge.

The Cl - alpha curve of a positive cambered aerofoil intersects with the

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vertical axis of the Cl - alpha graph
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 8. Compressibility effect is
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flight stage.

9. The direction of drag is

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10. Load factor is the actual lift supported by the wings at any given time
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1. A high aspect ratio wing will give

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2. If an aircraft is pitching up

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3. Aerofoil efficiency is defined by

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At plus 4degrees AOA the lift weight ratio is greatest. This is the optimum AOA therefore the
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4. The formula for lift is

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5. The relationship between induced drag and airspeed is, induced drag is

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Induced drag decreases proportionally with the square of the speed.

6. A high aspect ratio wing

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7. What is the definition of Angle of Incidence?

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8. The Mean Aerodynamic Chord (MAC) for a given wing of any planform is

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9. What is Boundary Layer?

Your Answer:Turbulent air moving from the leading edge to trailing edge
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The boundary layer is the layer of air immediately in contact with the aircraft skin which is
slowed down by the skin friction.

Which of the following is the correct description of the method for measuring the
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dihedral angle?

Your Answer:The angle between the 25% chord line and the horizontal axis
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 1. Longitudinal dihedral is

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What is the collective term for the fin and rudder and other surfaces aft of the
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All the side surfaces aft of the centre of gravity which aid the directional stability are
collectively called the EFFECTIVE KEEL SURFACE.

Consider a uniform flow of air at velocity V in a Stream tube. If the temperature of

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the air in the tube is raised

Your Answer:the mass flow remains constant and the velocity V will increase
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4. A decrease in incidence toward the wing tip may be provided to

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A decrease in incidence towards the wingtip (known as washout) causes the wing root to
stall before the wing tip. So, even after the wing roots have stalled, the wing tips are still
flying and full aileron control is provided.

For a given aerofoil production lift, where

P = pressure and V = velocity:

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Bernoulli's principle applies.

6. Sweepback of the wing is

Your Answer:the angle between the leading edge of the wing and the lateral axis
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loading will require less landing speed, less landing run and have a decreased stalling
speed.

8. Which of the following quantities determines the mass flow in a nozzle?

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9. The total pressure

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As a general
rule, if the
aerodynamic
angle of
incidence (angle
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aerofoil is
slightly
increased, the
centre of
pressure will

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As the angle of attack increases the centre of pressure moves towards the leading edge.

2. The 'wing setting angle' is commonly known as

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3. The chord line is

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Answer:a straight line from the leading edge of the wing to the trailing edge of the
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4. The static pressure is acting

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5. When does the angle of incidence change?

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6. As the angle of attack decreases, what happens to the centre of pressure?

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The centre of pressure moves FORWARDS with an INCREASE in angle of attack. Therefore
it moves REARWARDS with a DECREASE in angle of attack.

7. What happens to total drag when accelerating from CL MAX to maximum speed?

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A decrease in pressure over the upper surface of a wing or aerofoil is responsible

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for

Your Answer:approximately 1/2 (one half) of the lift obtained INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:approximately 2/3 (two thirds) of the lift obtainedThis question has been asked
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Look at a diagram of the lift distributions on the top and bottom surfaces of a wing. 2/3rds of
the lift is provided by the top surface.

If the continuity equation is applicable, what will happen to the air density (ρ) if the
9. cross sectional area of a tube changes? (low speed, subsonic and incompressible
flow)

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10. Aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the ratio of the

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1 Which of the following types of drag increases as the aircraft gains

. altitude?

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attack. Induced drag increases with angle of attack, therefore induced drag increases with
altitude.

2. In a symmetrical aerofoil the mean camber line is

Your Answer:a line joining points of maximum camber along the wing INCORRECTCorrect
Answer: a straight line co-incident with the chord lineThis question has been asked 2066
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The layer of air over the surface of an aerofoil which is slower moving, in relation
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to the rest of the airflow, is known as

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The boundary layer is the layer of air in immediate contact with the skin of the aircraft which
is slowed down by skin friction.

4. What is a controlling factor of turbulence and skin friction?

Your Answer:Countersunk rivets used on skin exterior INCORRECTCorrect Answer:

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5. A laminar boundary layer is a layer, in which

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6. In a stream tube, if density is halved, drag will be reduced by a factor of

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7. If the C of G is aft of the Centre of Pressure

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If the CofG is aft of the centre of pressure (not normal, but possible), an increase in lift will
pitch the aircraft nose-up, which will increase the lift even further etc. etc.
8. The service ceiling of an aircraft is

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9. When the undercarriage is lowered in flight

Your Answer:induced drag will increase and the aircraft's nose down pitching moment will
increase INCORRECTCorrect Answer: form drag will increase and the aircraft's nose
down pitching moment will increaseThis question has been asked 2013 times with a
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10. What does profile drag vary with?

Your Answer:Square of the speed CORRECTThis question has been asked 1971 times
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 1. Wing loading is

Your Answer: the ratio of aircraft weight to wing area CORRECTThis question has been
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2. Wing span is defined as the distance

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3. The upper part of the wing in comparison to the lower

Your Answer:develops less lift INCORRECTCorrect Answer: develops more lift This
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Look at the lift distribution diagram of an aerofoil and see how approximately 2/3rds of the lift
is derived from the top surface.

4. Drag is in the direction of - and lift is perpendicular to the

Your Answer:horizon INCORRECTCorrect Answer: relative wind/airflow This question has

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5. What effect would a forward CG have on an aircraft on landing?

Your Answer: Increase stalling speed CORRECTThis question has been asked 1900 times
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A forward CG would require the tail of the aircraft to exert more download to keep the nose
level. This will increase the wing loading and thus the aircraft would stall at a higher speed.

6. What effect does aspect ratio have on induced drag?

Your Answer:Changing aspect ratio has no effect INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Increased

aspect ratio reduces induced dragThis question has been asked 1979 times with a
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7. QNH refers to

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'Q' is the mathematical symbol for pressure. 'NH' stands for Nautical Height. QNH refers to
the setting of actual sea level atmospheric pressure so the altimeter indicates the actual
altitude above sea level of the non-standard day.

8. QNE refers to

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to the setting of the standard sea level atmospheric pressure (i.e. 1013mb) so the altimeter
indicates the elevation above mean sea level. (Although it is not the 'true' elevation, if it is not
a standard day)

9. An aspect ratio of 8:1 would mean

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Aspect Ratio is the ratio of the span to the chord.

10. QFE is

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1. Which of the following is the greatest factor causing lift?

Your Answer:Increased airflow velocity below the wing INCORRECTCorrect Answer:

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2. Lift is created over a wing because

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3. Increasing the angle of attack in flight will cause the

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If the angle of attack is maintained constant, what happens to the coefficient of lift
4.
when flaps are deployed?

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5. When the angle of attack increases in straight and level flight, we will observe

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For any given speed and altitude, a decrease in aircraft weight, the induced drag
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Induced drag is 'lift dependant drag'. To maintain altitude at the given speed, AofA woould
be decreased (by pilot). Thus less lift and there will be less induced drag.

7. The amount of lift generated by a wing is

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parabolic. The wing tip vortices decrease the lift at the tips.

8. Induced Drag is

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Induced drag is associated with wingtip vortices. The greater the vortices at the tip, the
greater is the induced drag.

When the angle of attack is increased, the stagnation point moves ... and the
9.
separation point moves...

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10. Induced Drag is

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speed. Profile drag increases exponentially with speed. Vmd (minimum drag speed) is
where they meet.

1. Which statement is true for a symmetrical wing section?

Your Answer:The centre of pressure is in the front of the aerodynamic centre of the wing
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2. With an increase in aircraft weight

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speed. Profile drag increases exponentially with speed. The induced drag is elevated with
weight (since it is lift dependant) and so cuts the profile drag further to the right (higher Vmd)

In a two-dimensional flow pattern, where the streamlines converge the static

3.
pressure will

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4. For a given IAS an increase in altitude will result in

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5. Subsonic flow over a cambered aerofoil at 4° angle of attack will cause

Your Answer:an increase in speed and drop in pressure over the upper surface and a
decrease in speed and a rise in pressure over the lower surface INCORRECTCorrect
Answer: an increase in speed and drop in pressure over the upper surface and an
increase in speed and a drop in pressure over the lower surfaceThis question has been
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6. As the angle of attack of a wing is increased in level flight

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As AofA increases in level flight, CofP moves forward and the Transition Point (the point at
which the laminar flow breaks away and forms into turbulent flow) also moves forward.

7. Stall inducers may be fitted to a wing

Your Answer:at the root to cause the tip to stall first INCORRECTCorrect Answer: at the
root to cause the root to stall firstThis question has been asked 1970 times with a
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before full stall to ensure the wing stalls first at the root (and maintains the aileron authority
even with a partially stalled wing).

On an asymmetrical, single curve aerofoil, in subsonic airflow, at low angle of

8. attack, when the angle of attack is increased, the centre of pressure will (assume a
conventional transport aeroplane)

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9. The lift force, acting on an aerofoil

Your Answer:increases, proportional to the angle of attack until 40 degrees

INCORRECTCorrect Answer: is mainly caused by suction on the upper side of the
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In flight, the C of P, by increasing angle of attack, will reach its most forward point
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Consider an
aerofoil with a
certain camber
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1. angle of attack.
At which
location will the
highest flow
velocities occur?
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2. The optimum angle of attack of an aerofoil is the angle at which

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The optimum angle of attack is the angle at which the highest lift/drag ratio is produced.

3. A high aspect ratio wing has a

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Induced drag decreases with increasing aspect ratio. (However, skin friction drag also
reduces with an increased chord length due to thickening of the boundary layer - but this is
less significant.)

4. Cambered wing sections give... maximum CL at a relatively... angles of attack

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5. Minimum total drag of an aircraft occurs

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Sketch the drag curves (drag against speed). Induced drag decreases exponentially with
speed. Profile drag increases exponentially with speed. Vmd (minimum drag speed) is where
they meet.

The airflow over the upper surface of the wing of an aircraft in level flight
6.
compared to the free stream air will

Your Answer:have greater velocity, resulting in increased pressure INCORRECTCorrect

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7. If the weight of an aircraft is increased, the induced drag at a given speed

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If weight is increased, for a given speed the aircraft must fly at a greater angle of
attack (CL). Induced drag increases with increased AofA.

8. The transition point on a wing is the point where

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boundary layer flow changes from laminar to turbulentThis question has been asked
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from laminar to turbulent.

9. If the camber of an aerofoil is increased

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stalling angle will decrease, and the stalling speed will increase CORRECTThis
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10. The boundary layer of a body in a moving airstream is

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The boundary layer is a thin layer of slowed air in contact with the surface of the skin which
is slowed by friction. Speed ranging from stationary to free stream speed.

1. A laminar boundary layer will produce

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A body is placed in a certain airstream. The density of the airstream decreases to

2.
half of the original value. The aerodynamic drag will decrease with a factor of

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3. Wing tip vortices have the highest intensity during

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4. The terms q and S in the lift formula are

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Aerodynamic forces and moments exerted on a body moving through a fluid stem
5.
from two sources

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pressure distribution and shear stress distributionThis question has been asked 1838
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6. The boundary layer is

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The boundary layer is thickest at the trailing edge.

An increase in the speed at which an aerofoil passes through the air increases lift
7.
because

Your Answer:the impact pressure of the air on the lower surface of the aerofoil creates less
positive pressure INCORRECTCorrect Answer: the increased speed of air passing over
the aerofoils upper surface decreases the pressure, thus creating a greater pressure
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The amount of thrust produced by a jet engine or a propeller can be calculated

8.
using

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9. The aerofoil polar is

Your Answer:a graph of the relation between the lift coefficient and the angle of attack
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drag coefficientThis question has been asked 1935 times with a success rate of 65
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10. An engine which produces an efflux of high speed will be

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fan or turbo prop. This is because the wasted energy is 1/2mV2 of the jet efflux.

1. The drag coefficient of a sphere is approximately

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The frontal area of a body, placed in a certain airstream is increased by a factor 3.

2.
The shape will not alter. The aerodynamic drag will increase with a factor

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 Increasing dynamic (kinetic) pressure will have the following effect on the drag of
3.
an aeroplane (all other factors of importance remaining constant):

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4. Wing loading is calculated by weight

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Wing loading is weight divided by wing area and measured in Newtons per square metre.

5. Induced drag is

Your Answer:nothing to do with speed INCORRECTCorrect Answer: inversely proportional

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square of the speed.
6. Induced drag on a wing in level flight

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7. Induced drag is also known as

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8. As the angle of attack increases the stagnation point

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attack increases the stagnation point moves towards the lower surface.

9. The term pitch-up is due to

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a drop of the tail.

10. In a steady climb at a steady IAS, the TAS is

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sea-level. Sigma is always less than 1.

1. An untapered straight wing will

Your Answer:have no yaw effect in banking INCORRECTCorrect Answer:stall at the root

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2. With the ailerons away from the neutral, induced drag is

Your Answer:higher on the lower wing plus profile drag increases INCORRECTCorrect
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induced drag. It also has more profile drag due to the aileron's protrusion into the
airflow.

3. Geometric washout means that

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4. Induced drag may be reduced by

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5. A cambered aerofoil with zero angle of attack, will in flight produce

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6. All the lift can be said to act through the

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All the lift is said to act through the centre of pressure.

7. How do vortex generators work?

Your Answer:Reduce the adverse pressure gradient INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Take

energy from free stream and introduce it into the boundary layerThis question has been
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8. That portion of the aircraft's total drag created by the production of lift is called?

Your Answer:Induced drag, and is not affected by changes in airspeed INCORRECTCorrect

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9. The concept of thrust is explained by

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Newton's Third Law states 'Every action has an equal and opposite reaction'.

10. Which statement about induced drag and tip vortices is correct?

Your Answer:The wing tip vortices and the induced drag decrease at increasing angle of
attack INCORRECTCorrect Answer:The flow direction at the upper side of the wing has
a component in wing root direction, the flow at the underside of the wing in wing tip
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1. The camber of an aerofoil section is

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2. The induced drag coefficient, CDi is proportional with

Your Answer:CLmax INCORRECTCorrect Answer:CL2This question has been asked 1755

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3. Induced drag

Your Answer: is associated with the lift generated by an aerofoil CORRECTThis

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to increased AofA).

4. The induced drag

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5. Induced drag is created by the

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6. How will frost on the wings of an aeroplane affect takeoff performance?

Your Answer:Frost will change the camber of the wing, increasing its lifting capability
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adversely affecting its lifting capabilityThis question has been asked 1787 times with a
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7. Induced drag

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As air flows over the upper cambered surface of an aerofoil, what happens to
8.
velocity and pressure?

Your Answer:Velocity increases, pressure decreases CORRECTThis question has been

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decreases. This is Bernoulli's effect.

9. At zero angle of attack, a symmetrical wing section (viscous flow) will produce

Your Answer:zero lift and some induced drag INCORRECTCorrect Answer: zero lift and
some profile dragThis question has been asked 1904 times with a success rate of 69
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10. What is the force that tends to pull an aircraft down towards the earth?

Your Answer:Thrust INCORRECTCorrect Answer:WeightThis question has been asked

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1. For a given angle of attack, a swept wing will

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The angle at which the chord line of the aerofoil is presented to the airflow is
2.
known as

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Angle of Attack is the angle at which the chord line of the aerofoil is presented to the airflow.

3. Which location on the aeroplane has the largest effect on the induced drag?

Your Answer:Wing root junction INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Wing tipThis question has

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The imaginary straight line which passes through an aerofoil section from leading
4.
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edge to trailing edge.

What is the angle between the chord line of the wing, and the longitudinal axis of
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the aircraft, known as?

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Angle of incidence is the angle between the chord line of the wing and the longitudinal axis
of the aircraft.

6. Excluding constants, the coefficient of induced drag (CDi) is the ratio of:

Your Answer:CL and b (wing span) INCORRECTCorrect Answer: CL2 and AR

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When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, pilots
7. should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this wake
turbulence tends to

Your Answer:remain in the vicinity of the airport for hours INCORRECTCorrect Answer:sink
into the flight path of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the
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8. A function of vortex generators in the transonic regime is to

Your Answer:reduce boundary layer separation drag when shockwaves

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9. The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is

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Increasing air pressure will have the following effect on the drag of an aeroplane
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(angle of attack, OAT and TAS are constant):

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1. Wing tip vortices create a type of drag known as

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2. Minimum total drag of an aircraft occurs

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3. Which of the following describes the 'Empennage'?

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 As the angle of attack is increased (up to the stall point), which of the following is
4.
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surfaces of the wing is increased. This causes the lift to increase.

What type of drag, depends on the smoothness of the body, and surface area over
5.
which the air flows?

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When airflow velocity over an upper cambered surface of an aerofoil decreases,

6.
what takes place?

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7. Total Drag at high Mach numbers is a combination of

Your Answer:wave drag, interference drag, form drag, and induced drag
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8. When an aircraft stalls

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9. Interference drag can be reduced using

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1. Wing tip vortices create a type of drag known as

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2. Minimum total drag of an aircraft occurs

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3. Which of the following describes the 'Empennage'?

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As the angle of attack is increased (up to the stall point), which of the following is
4.
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increases, and the lift increases CORRECTThis question has been asked 1606 times with
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surfaces of the wing is increased. This causes the lift to increase.

What type of drag, depends on the smoothness of the body, and surface area over
5.
which the air flows?

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When airflow velocity over an upper cambered surface of an aerofoil decreases,

6.
what takes place?

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pressure increases and thus the lift decreases.

7. Total Drag at high Mach numbers is a combination of

Your Answer:wave drag, interference drag, form drag, and induced drag
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8. When an aircraft stalls

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9. Interference drag can be reduced using

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1. Under the ICAO 'Q' code there are which three settings?

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2. Wing loading is

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3. On the approach to land, ground effect will begin to be felt at

Your Answer:when the angle of attack is increased INCORRECTCorrect Answer:twice the

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4. Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem?

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5. Weight is equal to

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6. Induced drag

Your Answer:increases with an increase in speed INCORRECTCorrect Answer:increases

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Due to adverse pressure gradient, airflow over the upper surface of the wing
7.
generally

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root on the top surface, and root to tip on the lower surface.

8. With an increase in aspect ratio for a given IAS, induced drag will

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A long slender wing (high aspect ratio) has a low induced drag.

9. If the density of the air is increased, the lift will

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10. All the factors that affect the lift produced by an aerofoil are

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1. A wing section suitable for high speed would be

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2. The induced drag of an aircraft

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3. As the speed of an aircraft increases, the profile drag

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4. The stagnation point on an aerofoil is the point where

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rest on the leading edge.

5. The stalling of an aerofoil is affected by the

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6. The most fuel efficient of the following types of engine is the

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The turbo fan is the most fuel efficient engine.

7. The quietest of the following types of engine is the

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8. Forward motion of a glider is provided by

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The weight provides forward motion of a glider.

9. Profile drag consists of what drag types?

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Drag and Interference Drag.

10. An aircraft in straight and level flight is subject to

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An aircraft in straight and level flight is subject to a load factor of 1 (i.e. 1g).

1. Aspect ratio is given by the formula

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Aspect Ratio is span/mean chord. Multiply top and bottom by span and you get span2/area.

2. An aspect ratio of 8 means

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3. A high aspect ratio wing

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4. Induced downwash

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Induced downwash reduces the effective angle of attack of the wing.

5. On a swept wing aeroplane at low airspeed, the pitch-up phenomenon

Your Answer:is caused by extension of trailing edge lift augmentation devices

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6. A straight rectangular wing, without any twist, will

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Given 2 wings, the first with a span of 12m and a chord of 2 m. The second has a
7.
span of 6m and a chord of 1m. How do their Aspect Ratios compare?

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8. The C of G moves in flight. The most likely cause of this is

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9. A straight rectangular wing, without any twist, will

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A straight rectangular wing will stall first at the root. This is because the
effective angle of attack is reduced at the tips because of the greater
downwash at the tips.

If angle of attack is increased beyond the critical angle of attack, the lift
10.
coefficient ... and the stagnation point moves...

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As the angle of
attack of a wing
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centre of
1.
pressure will
reach its most
forward position
on the wing
Your Answer:when the aircraft is stalling INCORRECTCorrect Answer:just before the wing
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Which kind of boundary layer has the strongest change in velocity close to the
2.
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3. When an aircraft experiences induced drag

Your Answer:air flows under the wing spanwise towards the root and on top of the wing
spanwise towards the tip INCORRECTCorrect Answer:air flows under the wing spanwise
towards the tip and on top of the wing spanwise towards the rootThis question has
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wing spanwise towards the root.

4. The boundary layer of a wing is caused by

Your Answer:a turbulent stream pattern around the wing INCORRECTCorrect Answer:a
layer on the wing in which the stream velocity is lower than the free stream velocity, due to
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5. The most important problem of ice accretion on an aeroplane during flight is

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6. An aeroplane wing is designed to produce lift resulting from relatively

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The wing is designed to produce lift resulting from relatively positive air pressure below the
wing surface and negative air pressure above the wing surface.

When an aircraft with a typical aerofoil is in level flight at low speed and high angle
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of attack, the normal axis is
Your Answer:horizontal from side to side INCORRECTCorrect Answer:nearly verticalThis
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8. Aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the ratio of the

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Aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of the wing span to mean chord.

9. The angle of attack of an aerofoil section is the angle between the

Your Answer:underside of the wing surface and the mean airflow INCORRECTCorrect
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Angle of attack of an aerofoil is the angle between the chord line and the relative air flow.

10. A swept wing tends to stall first at the

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1. The trailing vortex on a pointed wing (taper ratio = 0) is

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The vortex of a pointed wing concentrated at the root of the wing - exactly opposite to
straight wings.

2. The lift curve for a delta wing is

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A delta wing produces less lift for any given angle of attack than any other type of
wing.

An increase in the speed at which an aerofoil passes through the air increases lift
3.
because

Your Answer:the increased speed of the airflow creates a lesser pressure differential
between the upper and lower surfaces. INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the increased speed
of the airflow creates a greater pressure differential between the upper and lower
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and lower surface.

4. Vso is defined as the

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5. A delta wing has

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6. The airflow over the upper surface of a cambered wing

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Airflow over the upper surface of a cambered surface of the wing increases in velocity and
decreases in pressure.

7. The following takes place at the transition point on a wing:

Your Answer:The total dynamic and static pressure comes to a standstill

INCORRECTCorrect Answer:The boundary layer makes the transition from laminar flow
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8. The speed of air over a swept wing which contributes to the lift is

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If aircraft speed is V, speed of airflow over wing which contributes to lift is

Vcos(sweepangle). Cos(sweepangle) < 1. See AC Kermode, Mechanics of Flight (10th
edition). Pg 359 Fig 11.16.

9. For a given angle of attack, induced drag is

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A low aspect ratio wing (short-stubby wing) has a greater induced drag.

10. In straight and level flight, the angle of attack of a swept wing is

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Since the 'effective' velocity vector over a swept wing is not parallel with the forward
direction of the aircraft, a change in pitch of the aircraft has lesser effect upon the
AofA of the wing.

1. Induced drag

Your Answer:is equal to the profile drag at the stalling speed INCORRECTCorrect Answer:is
equal to the profile drag at VmdThis question has been asked 1750 times with a success
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Induced drag is equal to profile drag at Vmd.

A delta wing aircraft flying at the same speed (subsonic) and angle of attack as a
2.
swept wing aircraft of similar wing area will produce

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A delta wing aircraft at any given angle of attack and speed will produce less lift than any
other type of wing.

3. The stagnation point is

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pressure plus dynamic pressureThis question has been asked 1584 times with a success
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At stagnation, the pressure is total (static plus dynamic).

4. Which of the following statements about boundary layers is correct?

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On a swept wing aircraft, due to the adverse pressure gradient, the boundary layer
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on the upper surface of the wing tends to flow

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Due to adverse pressure gradient on a swept wing, the boundary layer slides towards the tip
and thickens at the tip. This is why swept wings stall first at the tips.

6. With increased speed in level flight

Your Answer:profile drag remains constant INCORRECTCorrect Answer:profile drag

increasesThis question has been asked 1732 times with a success rate of 78
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Profile drag increases with speed, induced drag decreases with speed.

7. If a swept wing stalls at the tips first, the aircraft will

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Since the tips are behind the Centre of Gravity, losing the lift at the tips will cause the nose
to rise.

8. The chord/thickness ratio of the wing is also known as

Your Answer:mean chord ratio INCORRECTCorrect Answer:fineness ratioThis question

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9. Flexure of a rearward swept wing will

Your Answer:decrease the lift and hence decrease the flexure CORRECTThis question
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Flexure of a rearward swept wing will decrease the lift (since the wing presents its upper
surface to the airflow and the angle of attack reduces) and so the wing flexes back.

10. A High Aspect Ratio wing is a wing with

Your Answer:long span, short chord CORRECTThis question has been asked 1755 times
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1. Stall commencing at the root is preferred because

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the pilot with a warning of complete loss of liftThis question has been asked
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Stall commencing at the root causes turbulent air to hit the tailplane. The resulting 'buffet'
warns the pilot just before complete stall.

2. An aircraft flying in 'ground effect' will produce

Your Answer:the same lift as a similar aircraft outside of ground effect INCORRECTCorrect
Answer:more lift than a similar aircraft outside of ground effectThis question has been
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An aircraft flying in ground effect will have more lift than an aircraft not flying in ground effect
(which is why seagulls glide close to the water surface).

3. If the angle of attack of a wing is increased in flight, the

Your Answer:C of P will move aft INCORRECTCorrect Answer:C of P will move

forwardThis question has been asked 1727 times with a success rate of 87
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Increasing the AofA moves the CofP forward.

4. The Rams Horn Vortex on a forward swept wing will be

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A forward swept wing does not suffer from the Rams Horn Vortex.

5. After the transition point between the laminar and turbulent boundary layer

Your Answer:the boundary layer gets thicker and the speed decreases INCORRECTCorrect
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6. For a cambered wing section the zero lift angle of attack will be

Your Answer:4 degrees INCORRECTCorrect Answer:negativeThis question has been

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A non symmetrical wing will produce some lift at zero degrees. Therefore it must have a
negative angle of attack to produce zero lift.

7. Airflow at subsonic speed is taken to be

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Subsonic airflow is always considered to be incompressible.

If fluid flow through a venturi is said to be incompressible, the speed of the flow
8.
increases at the throat to

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Volume flow rate is constant at all parts of the flow (if fluid in incompressible)
regardless of cross sectional area.

9. Which statement is correct about the laminar and turbulent boundary layer?

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A wing develops 10,000 N of lift at 100 knots. Assuming the wing remains at the
10. same angle of attack and remains at the same altitude, how much lift will it
develop at 300knots?

Your Answer:900,000 N INCORRECTCorrect Answer:90,000 NThis question has been

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See the formula for lift. Velocity is squared, so if you triple the velocity, the lift is 9
times.

1. The angle of attack is

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See definitions of angle of attack and angle of incidence.

2. The difference between the mean camber line and the chord line of an aerofoil is

Your Answer:they both may be curved INCORRECTCorrect Answer:one is always straight

and the other may be straightThis question has been asked 1760 times with a success
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See the definitions of mean camber and chord line.

3. If the C of G is calculated after loading as within limits for take off

Your Answer:a further calculation is required prior to landing to allow for fuel and oil
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If the CG of the fuel is not directly on the empty aircraft CG, the loaded aircraft CG must be
calculated twice (with and without fuel).

4. Vortex generators

Your Answer:change the turbulent boundary layer into a laminar boundary layer
INCORRECTCorrect Answer:transfer energy from the free airflow into the boundary
layerThis question has been asked 1802 times with a success rate of 72
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5. Helicopter rotor blades create lift by

Your Answer:pushing the air down INCORRECTCorrect Answer:creating low pressure

above the bladesThis question has been asked 1519 times with a success rate of 83
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A pure aerodynamicist would say all three are correct. But probably 'creating low pressure
above the blades' is technically most correct.

6. When vortex generators are fitted they will normally be found

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leading edge in front of control surfacesThis question has been asked 1680 times with a
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7. The spanwise component of the airflow is

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The tip vortices are less at high speed (due to lower AofA at high speed). The tip
vortices cause the spanwise flow.
8. The effect of Winglets is

Your Answer:elliptical pressure distribution increases INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:reduction in induced dragThis question has been asked 1742 times with a
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9. A wing fence

Your Answer:reduces spanwise flow on a swept wing thus reducing induced drag
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A wing fence reduces spanwise flow. Refer: Barnard and Phillpott Page 78.

With all conditions remaining the same, if the aircraft speed is halved, by what
10.
factor is the lift reduced?

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Lift is proportional to the square of aircraft speed

1. The boundary layer over an aerofoil is

Your Answer:a layer of air close to the aerofoil that is stationary INCORRECTCorrect
Answer:a layer of air close to the aerofoil which is moving at a velocity less than free
stream airThis question has been asked 1759 times with a success rate of 72
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Boundary layer air consists of turbulent and laminar airflow

2. On a swept wing aircraft, the fineness ratio of an aerofoil is

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Fineness ratio (chord/thickness) is greatest at the tip. Fineness ratio is the inverse of
thickness/chord ratio. Some textbooks differ on the definition of 'fineness ratio' but most state
FR = chord/thickness. Quote A&P Mechanics Airframe Handbook Page 32 'If a wing has a
high fineness ratio, it is a very thin wing. A thick wing has low fineness ratio'.

Where on the surface of a typical aerofoil will flow separation normally start at high
3.
angles of attack?

Your Answer:Lower side leading edge INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Upper side trailing

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4. Streamlining will reduce

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Form drag is a function of shape

If an aircraft has a gross weight of 3000 kg and is then subjected to a total weight
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of 6000 kg the load factor will be

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Load factor is a measure of how many times heavier the aircraft 'feels' compared to how
heavy it actually is.

6. Ice formed on the leading edge will cause the aircraft to

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higher speedThis question has been asked 1771 times with a success rate of 60
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Ice changes the wing section shape and hence lift (CL) is less and stall speed is
greater.

7. Under what conditions will an aircraft create best lift?

Your Answer:Hot damp day at 1200 ft INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Cold dry day at 200
ftThis question has been asked 1579 times with a success rate of 83
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Cold dry air at low altitude provides maximum air density hence best lift

8. As Mach number increases, what is the effect on boundary layer?

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hence turbulent boundary layer increases.

9. During a glide the following forces act on an aircraft:

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No thrust in a glide. The weight provides the forward motion.

10. Vortex generators mounted on the upper wing surface will

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1. If an aileron is moved downward

Your Answer:the stalling angle of that wing is decreased CORRECTThis

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The aileron increases the 'local' AofA and provides a greater camber. Both will cause the
stalling angle of the wing to decrease

2. If the wing loading of an aircraft were reduced the stalling speed would

Your Answer:not be affected INCORRECTCorrect Answer:decreaseThis question has been

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An increase in wing loading increases the stall speed. And vice versa.

It is possible to reduce the span wise airflow over swept wings, due to adverse
3.
pressure gradients, by

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4. The lift on a wing is increased with

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Lift depends on density. Increases in humidity and temperature reduce density.

Increase in pressure increases density.

5. The lift coefficient CL of a wing at a given angle of attack

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The optimum angle of attack for a typical aerofoil is about..., and the actual angle
6.
of attack will be close to this optimum angle during...

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7. The airflow behind a normal shockwave will

Your Answer:always be subsonic and deflected from the direction of the original airflow
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The airflow behind a normal shock is subsonic, and in the same direction. It is supersonic
behind an oblique shock (and slightly deflected).

8. Why are vortex generators often fitted on aircraft with straight wings?

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9. The boundary layer of a body in a moving airstream is

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Answer:a layer of air over the surface where the airspeed is changing from free stream
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10. The transition point located on the wing is the point where

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boundary layer changes from laminar flow to turbulent flowThis question has been
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1. The boundary layer is considered to be turbulent

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transition and separation pointsThis question has been asked 1756 times with a success
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2. The advantage of a turbulent boundary layer over a laminar boundary layer is

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3. A laminar boundary layer is... and has... drag than a turbulent layer.

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4. Induced drag can be reduced by the use of

Your Answer:streamlining INCORRECTCorrect Answer:high aspect ratio wingsThis

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High aspect ratio wings have low induced drag (IE a glider wing)

5. Interference drag can be reduced by the use of

Your Answer:high aspect ratio wings INCORRECTCorrect Answer: fairings at junctions

between fuselage and wingsThis question has been asked 1540 times with a success rate
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Interference drag occurs as a result of turbulence at wing body joints

6. Gliding angle is the angle between

Your Answer:aircraft and airflow INCORRECTCorrect Answer:ground and the glide

pathThis question has been asked 1701 times with a success rate of 69
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The greater the L/D angle the less the glide angle is- therefore you can glide further

7. Lift is generated by a wing

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2/3 of lift is produced by the top surface

8. Lift is dependent on

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Lift = Lift Coefficient x 1/2 x density x velocity2 x wing area (Lift formula)

9. To produce lift, an aerofoil must be

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A symmetrical wing will produce lift if presented at a suitable positive angle of attack

10. The total drag of an aircraft

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only correct answer

1. _______ angle of attack is known as optimum angle of attack

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2. Induced drag is ________ at root

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3. Profile drag is _______ to speed

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4. A shock stall occurs at

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An arguable point. Shock stall is due to shock induced separation which can occur at any
angle of attack, but it would be difficult to achieve the high speed necessary with a high
angle of attack

5. What happens to the wingtip stagnation point as the AoA increases?

Your Answer:It remains unchanged INCORRECTCorrect Answer:It moves down and

under the leading edgeThis question has been asked 1560 times with a success rate of 76
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It moves down and under the leading edge

6. What does the term 'wing washout' mean?

Your Answer:The design of the wing that gives the wing tip a lower angle of incidence
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Wing is twisted such that incidence is lower at the tip

7. The point at which airflow ceases to be laminar and becomes turbulent is the

Your Answer:separation point INCORRECTCorrect Answer:transition pointThis question

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transition point

8. Which of the following is true about Profile drag?

Your Answer:Profile drag = Skin Drag + Form Drag CORRECTThis question has been
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Profile drag = Skin Drag + Form Drag

9. Which statement is true?

Your Answer:Both Induced drag and profile drag increase with the square of the airspeed
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Profile drag increases with the square of the airspeed but induced drag decreases with the
square of the airspeed

10. Which statement is true?

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Rectangular wings stall at the root first

1. During inverted level flight an aircraft accelerometer shows

Your Answer:0g INCORRECTCorrect Answer:-1gThis question has been asked 1565 times
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Inverted (level) flight is -1g

2. During straight and level flight an aircraft accelerometer shows

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Straight and level flight is 1g

3. Which of the following is incorrect about induced drag?

Your Answer:It will increase when the angle of attack is reduced CORRECTThis
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Which is INcorrect

4. What produces the most lift at low speeds?

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5. If the angle of attack is zero, but lift is produced, the

Your Answer:wing has positive angle of incidence INCORRECTCorrect Answer:wing is

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6. When is the angle of incidence the same as the angle of attack?

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On a swept wing
aircraft if both
wing tip sections
1.
lose lift
simultaneously
the aircraft will

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Picture a side view of a swept wing aircraft. The wing tips are behind the wing root. Think,
therefore, of the lift on the wing tip holding the tail up. Lose the lift on the tips and the aircraft
will pitch nose-up.

2. Slats are used to

Your Answer:change the wing camber CORRECTThis question has been asked 2365
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3. The difference between IAS and TAS

Your Answer:increases with decreasing temperature INCORRECTCorrect

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4. Given L/D ratio is 3:1 and thrust is 30,000 N, find the all up weight.

Your Answer:30,000 N INCORRECTCorrect Answer:90,000 NThis question has been asked

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5. C of G is calculated for take off and is within limits.

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6. When an aircraft enters a rolling motion

Your Answer:the down-going wing will generate more lift CORRECTThis question has
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The answer depends on whether the rolling motion was pilot induced (i.e. by ailerons) or by
a gust.

An aircraft remains in straight and level flight with a constant IAS. At higher
7.
altitudes, the engine power settings would be

Your Answer:lower than those at lower altitudes, as induced drag is lower

INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the same as those at lower altitudes, as thrust is
dependant on true airspeed and angle of attackThis question has been asked 2254 times
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Power required depends on TAS, not IAS

8. On a high wing aircraft in a turn

Your Answer:the down-going wing loses lift causing a de-stabilising effect

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effectThis question has been asked 2141 times with a success rate of 73
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The down-going wing has an increased lift due to an increase in angle of attack (due to the
up-flow of air). This opposes the roll which is a stabilising effect.
9. A stall warning device must be set to operate

Your Answer:at a speed just below stalling speed INCORRECTCorrect Answer:at a speed
just above stalling speed This question has been asked 2319 times with a success rate of
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In cruise, the weight of an aeroplane is decreasing as fuel is used. A stall would

10.
occur

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Stall speed increases with increasing weight.

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An aircraft is flying into the wind. In a given amount of time, it will
.

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2. An aircraft established in a descent of 500 ft/min.

Your Answer:drag > weight and thrust INCORRECTCorrect Answer:weight, lift, drag and
thrust are balancedThis question has been asked 2120 times with a success rate of 59
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3. For the same angle of attack, the lift on a delta wing

Your Answer:is greater than the lift on a high aspect ratio wing INCORRECTCorrect
Answer:is lower than the lift on a high aspect ratio wingThis question has been asked
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A long slender wing (i.e. high Aspect Ratio) has a higher lift than a short stubby wing (low
Aspect Ratio). A delta wing is about as low Aspect Ratio as you can get (about 1:1 for
concord for example).

The thrust-drag couple overcomes the lift-weight couple. What direction of force is
4. required to be produced by the tail of the aircraft to maintain straight and level
flight

Your Answer:upwards CORRECTThis question has been asked 2061 times with a success
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On most aircraft, the thrust-drag couple produces a nose up pitch moment (think of how low
the thrust line is on a Boeing). It is balanced by the Centre of Lift being behind the CG. So to
correct a nose up moment, what force do you need at the tail?
5. Why is Vmcg determined with the nosewheel steering disconnected?

Your Answer:because the value of Vmcg must also be applicable on wet and/or
slippery runways CORRECTThis question has been asked 2001 times with a success rate
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Vmcg = Minimum Control Speed (on-ground)

6. During a turn, the stalling angle

Your Answer:decreases INCORRECTCorrect Answer:remains the sameThis question has

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The stalling angle is constant at all times (providing the wing geometry does not
change). The stall speed increases however, due to an increased wing loading.

7. The C of G moves in flight. The most likely cause of this is

Your Answer:movement of passengers INCORRECTCorrect Answer:consumption of fuel

and oilsThis question has been asked 2056 times with a success rate of 92
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Unless the fuel tank is right on the aircraft CofG, the consumption of fuel will always cause a
shift in C of G.

8. The maximum angle of attack for the flaps down configuration, compared to flaps
 up is

Your Answer:unchanged INCORRECTCorrect Answer: smallerThis question has

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9. The three axis of an aircraft act through the

Your Answer:C of G CORRECTThis question has been asked 2059 times with a success
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10. Spoiler deflection causes

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and decrease in liftThis question has been asked 2052 times with a success rate of 85
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1. A deployed slat will

Your Answer:increase the boundary layer energy, move the suction peak from the
fixed part of the wing to the slat, the stall is postponed to higher angle of attack
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2. When the weight of an aircraft increases, the minimum drag speed

Your Answer:remains the same INCORRECTCorrect Answer: increasesThis question has

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Sketch the drag - speed curve, with induced, profile and total drag. As aircraft weight
increases, it must produce more lift to support it. More lift = more induced drag. Now
sketch the induced drag curve higher, and see where the intersection with profile drag
moves to.

3. An aircraft will have

Your Answer:more gliding distance if it has more payload INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the

same gliding distance if it has more payloadThis question has been asked 1893 times
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This may surprise you. A glider converts potential energy (IE height) into kinetic
energy (IE speed) and thus lift. More weight = more speed = more lift. The glide angles
of a heavy glider is exactly the same as a light glider. (But the increased speed means
it covers the distance faster).
 The function of the slot between an extended slat and the leading edge of the wing
4.
is to

Your Answer:slow the air flow in the slot so that more pressure is created under the wing
INCORRECTCorrect Answer:cause venturi effect which energizes the boundary
layerThis question has been asked 2030 times with a success rate of 84
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5. Which of the following is a unique feature of a Fowler flap?

Your Answer:it increases mainplane area CORRECTThis question has been asked 1089
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When a spring tab is fitted to a control surface and the control column is held, can
6.
the control surface be moved?

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If you steepen the angle of a banked turn without increasing airspeed or angle of
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Increasing the angle of a banked turn without increasing the airspeed or angle of attack, the
aircraft will sideslip and lose height.

8. An aircraft wing tends to stall first at

Your Answer:the tip due to a higher ratio thickness/chord INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the

root due to a higher ratio thickness/chord This question has been asked 1889
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The boundary layer separates at a lower angle of attack with a higher thickness/chord
ratio. Therefore it will stall first at the root..

An aircraft is in a glide with a groundspeed of 600 ft/sec. If it descends at a rate of

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3,000 feet in one minute, the glide ratio will be

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10. To stop aircraft decreasing in height during a side-slip, the pilot can

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During a turn, extra speed is required to stop the aircraft side-slipping and decreasing
in height.

What control surface movements will make an aircraft fitted with ruddervators
1.
yaw to the left?

Right ruddervator lowered, left ruddervator

Your Answer:
raisedINCORRECT

Correct Answer: Left ruddervator lowered, right ruddervator raised

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When a leading edge slat opens, there is a gap between the slat and the wing.
2.
This is

to allow air through to re-energize the boundary layer on

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top of the wing CORRECT

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 3. When an aircraft makes a banked turn, the horizontal component of lift will

Your Answer: tend to make the aircraft follow a circular path CORRECT

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4. If the wing tips stall before the root on a swept wing aircraft, the aircraft will

Your Answer: roll INCORRECT

Correct Answer: pitch nose up

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5. The aerodynamic load factor

Your Answer: is unaffected by turns INCORRECT

Correct Answer: increases if the radius of turn decreases

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6. On a straight wing aircraft, stall commences at the

Your Answer: tip on a high thickness ratio wing INCORRECT

Correct Answer: root on a high thickness ratio wing

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Compared to a wing at sea level at 200kt TAS, a wing at 40,000ft at 400kt TAS
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and the same angle of attack will have

Your Answer: the same lift CORRECT

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Compared to a wing at sea level at 200kt IAS, a wing at 40,000ft at 400kt IAS
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and the same angle of attack will have

Your Answer: half the lift INCORRECT

Correct Answer: four times the lift

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9. The preferred arrangement of forces on an aircraft are such that

Your Answer: lift is in front of weight INCORRECT

Correct Answer: weight is in front of lift

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10. Deployment of a split flap will

Your Answer: increase camber and increase drag CORRECT

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1. What is the effect of deploying trailing edge flaps?

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Correct Answer: Increased minimum glide angle

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2. The result of pulling back on the yoke during straight and level flight will be

the aircraft nose will pitch-up, then down again finding

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equilibrium INCORRECT

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3. During a turn, the stalling angle

Your Answer: increases INCORRECT

Correct Answer: remains the same

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If the elevator tab is deflected downwards, what effect will it have on the
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attitude of the aircraft?

It puts the elevator down therefore making the aircraft

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descend INCORRECT

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5. Aircraft flying in the transonic range most often utilize

Your Answer: high wings INCORRECT

Correct Answer: sweptback wings

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6. When the stick is moved forward, the stabilizer lift

Your Answer: increases CORRECT

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7. Which type of flap changes the area of the wing?

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8. If the weight an aircraft is increased, the maximum lift/drag ratio will

Your Answer: not be affected CORRECT

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Forward swept wings tend to stall at the root first so the aircraft retains lateral
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control, so why are they never used on passenger aircraft?

Because the wing tips wash in at high wing

Your Answer:
loads INCORRECT
 Because at high loads their angle of incidence increases
Correct Answer: and the loads imposed on the wing can increase until
they destroy it

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10. Vortex generators on the wing are most effective at

Your Answer: high angles of attack INCORRECT

Correct Answer: high speed

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section 91, and Jeppesen A and P Technician Airframe
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1. The true airspeed (TAS) is

Your Answer:higher than the speed of the undisturbed airstream about the aeroplane
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2. Lateral control of an aircraft at high angle of attack can be maximised by using

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3. Stall strips are always

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Stall strips are fitted at the leading edge of the wing to ensure that the root of the wing stalls
before the tips.

4. Stall strips

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to stallThis question has been asked 1887 times with a success rate of 84
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 Due to the interference of the airflow on a high wing aircraft between the fuselage
5. and the wings, the lateral stability of the aircraft in a gusty wind situation will
cause

Your Answer:the lower wing to decrease its lift INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the upper wing
to decrease its liftThis question has been asked 1881 times with a success rate of 70
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If a gust causes the aircraft to roll, it will sideslip. The shielding effect of the fuselage
blankets some of the airflow to the upper wing, which reduces lift, descends, and thus
corrects the roll.

6. In subsonic flight, which is correct for VMD?

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7. Slats

Your Answer:reduce the tendency of the aircraft to Yaw INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:reduce the stall speedThis question has been asked 1903 times with a success
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 Which of the following would tend to increase the density altitude at a given
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airport?

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An aircraft is flying at sea level with an indicated airspeed of 210kts. What will be
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the true airspeed at that time?

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An aircraft banks into a turn. No change is made to the airspeed or angle of

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attack. What will happen?

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aircraft enters a side slip and begins to lose altitudeThis question has been asked 1862
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When an aircraft banks and turns, some of the lift vector is used to turn the aircraft, therefore
the aircraft will lose altitude.
1. What causes deep stall in a swept back wing?

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2. On a high winged aircraft, what effect will the fuselage have on the up-going wing?

Your Answer:The up-going wing will have an increase in angle of attack and therefore a
decrease in lift INCORRECTCorrect Answer:The up-going wing will have a decrease in
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movement. It therefore has a decrease in angle of attack and a decrease in lift. This is the
basic mechanism of dynamic stability.

3. VS is 100 kt at n = 1, what will the stall speed be at n = 2?

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4. The angle of attack which gives the best L/D ratio

Your Answer:decreases with a decrease in density INCORRECTCorrect Answer:in

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Since the lift formula both contain density, L/D is unaffected with a change in density.

5. Maintaining thickness/chord ratio but changing to a supercritical wing section will

Your Answer:lead to more prominent shockwave formation INCORRECTCorrect

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What is the effect on EAS as height is increased when you are holding a constant
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IAS?

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7. If an increase in power tends to make the nose of the aircraft dip, this is the result
 of the

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Answer:Line of thrust being above the drag lineThis question has been asked 1704 times
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8. True stalling speed of an aircraft increases with altitude

Your Answer:because reduced temperature causes compressibility effect

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Since lift provided by the wing reduces with density, the stalling speed increases with
altitude due to the decrease in density.

9. On a very humid day, an aircraft taking off would require

Your Answer:humidity does not affect the take off run INCORRECTCorrect Answer:a longer
take off runThis question has been asked 1861 times with a success rate of 84
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Since water vapour weighs less than dry air, and it displaces dry air, the density on a
humid day is less, and an aircraft requires a longer take-off run due to the effect on
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 An aircraft is flying at 350 MPH, into a head wind of 75 MPH, what will its ground
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speed be?

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Ground speed = IAS minus headwind.

Assuming
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statement
1.
with
respect to
the climb
is always
correct?

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2. Which of the four forces act on an aircraft?

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The four forces on an aircraft are lift, weight (gravity here is considered as 'weight per
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If you want to maintain a constant TAS during a climb, you should, during the
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climb

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4. Changes in aircraft weight

Your Answer:will not affect total drag since it is dependant only upon speed
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A change in aircraft weight will require a change in lift. Increasing aircraft lift increases
aircraft drag (lift dependant drag or induced drag). Total drag is induced drag plus parasite
drag.

5. The aircraft stalling speed will

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Therefore it will stall at a higher speed.

6. Flying at the maximum rate of climb speed (Vy) you will obtain maximum

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7. In a bank and turn

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thrust (and increasing AofA).

8. High Aspect Ratio, as compared with low Aspect Ratio, has the effect of

Your Answer:increasing lift and critical angle of attack INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:decreasing induced drag and critical angle of attackThis question has been
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To maintain straight and level flight with a decrease in tailplane download, the
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mainplane lift would have to

Your Answer:remain constant INCORRECTCorrect Answer:decreaseThis question has

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Total lift is mainplane lift minus tailplane download. If the tailplane download decreases, the
total lift increases. Therefore to maintain straight and level flight the mainplane lift would
have to decrease. Do not confuse the question with couples and pitching moments

10. To achieve the maximum distance in a glide, the recommended airspeed is

Your Answer:as close to the stall as practical INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the speed

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Due to the
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e effects of
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1. fuselage,
when a
high wing
aeroplane
sideslips
Your Answer:the accompanying rolling due to the fin is destabilizing INCORRECTCorrect
Answer:the accompanying lift changes on the wings produces a stabilizing effectThis
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airflow by the fuselage. The upper wing's lift reduces, it drops and the aircraft
opposes the sideslip.

2. The power required in a horizontal turn

Your Answer:is less than that for level flight at the same airspeed INCORRECTCorrect
Answer:is greater than that for level flight at the same airspeedThis question has been
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reduce height. To maintain height, power must be increased to compensate.

3. A wing mounted stall sensing device is located

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4. For an aircraft in a glide

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5. If an aircraft in level flight loses engine power it will

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engined aircraft), and this is balanced by the lift/weigh couple which is a pitch-down
moment, then losing engine power will lose the pitch-up moment and the lift/weight
couple will be dominant.

6. On an aerofoil the centre of pressure will be most forward

Your Answer:at the optimum angle INCORRECTCorrect Answer: just below the stalling
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7. What effect on stall speed do the following have?

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8. The lift /drag ratio at stall

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At stall the lift drops drastically and drag increases. Therefore the lift/drag ratio decreases.

9. On a straight unswept wing, stall occurs at

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10. Which of the following is the most effective type of flap system?

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1. During a climb from a dive

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Answer:the thrust required is lower than for level flightThis question has been asked
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less required thrust.

2. When power is removed, the aircraft will pitch

Your Answer:nose down CORRECTThis question has been asked 1648 times with a
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Assuming that the thrust/drag couple is a pitch-up couple (as it would be on a low engined
aircraft), and this is balanced by the lift/weigh couple which is a pitch-down moment, then
losing engine power will lose the pitch-up moment and the lift/weight couple will be
dominant.

3. Angle of attack on a down going wing in a roll

Your Answer:unaffected INCORRECTCorrect Answer:increasesThis question has been

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The down-going wing experiences an up-flow of air. This increases AofA and lift and thus
opposes the role. This is the basic mechanism of dynamic stability.

4. What is the purpose of a slat on the leading edge?

Your Answer:Increase the camber of the wing INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Allow greater

angle of attackThis question has been asked 1987 times with a success rate of only 37
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5. Which statement is correct?

Your Answer:The centre of pressure is the point on the wings leading edge where the airflow
splits up INCORRECTCorrect Answer:As the angle of attack increases, the stagnation
point on the wings profile moves downwards.This question has been asked 1817 times
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6. When an aircraft pitches up, the angle of attack of the tailplane will

Your Answer:decrease INCORRECTCorrect Answer:increaseThis question has been

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7. When deployed a Krueger Flap

Your Answer:energizes the air flowing over the ailerons INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:increases the leading edge camberThis question has been asked 1632 times with
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8. When Fowler flaps are deployed

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9. Which conditions will give the shortest take off distance?

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 The vane of a stall warning system with a flapper switch is activated by the
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change of the

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1. What is true regarding deployment of Slats / Krueger flaps?

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On a swept back wing, in which of the following locations would Krueger Flaps be
2.
fitted?

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3. An aeroplane maintains straight and level flight while the IAS is doubled. The
 change in lift coefficient will be

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What changes in angle of attack must be made to maintain altitude while the
4.
airspeed is being increased?

Your Answer:Increase the angle of attack to produce more lift than drag
INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Decrease the angle of attack to compensate for the
increasing liftThis question has been asked 1728 times with a success rate of 76
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5. On an aircraft in an unpowered steady speed descent

Your Answer:the weight equals the drag INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the weight

equals the resultant of the lift and drag This question has been asked 1787 times
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6. When an aircraft rolls to enter a turn and power is not increased

Your Answer:the lift is less than the weight CORRECTThis question has been asked 1654
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When an aircraft roles into a turn and power is not increased, some of the lift is used to turn
the aircraft. Less vertical lift remains to support the aircraft and the aircraft will begin to
descend.

7. The L/D ratio in flight will be at its highest value at

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An aeroplane performs a straight and level horizontal flight at the same angle of
8. attack at two different altitudes: (all other factors of importance being constant,
assume ISA conditions and no compressibility effects)

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 aerofoil, where does the lift curve intersect the vertical CL axis?

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When an aircraft with a Cof G forward of the Cof P rolls, the nose of the aircraft
10.
will

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nose-up moment) and/or the tailplane download. In a roll, the lift/weight couple is still
vertical, but the thrust/drag couple (and the tailplane load) is now angled with the
aircraft. Since the two couples are no-longer opposing, the lift/weight couple will put
the nose down.

1. In order to remain in level balanced flight

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must be greater than weight, if the tailplane is giving a download for balanceThis question
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 For large Reynolds numbers, the... forces are of much greater importance than
2.
the... forces

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3. In a bank, the weight is

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weight is increased.

4. L/D ratio is

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5. Extending the flaps while maintaining a constant angle of attack (all other factors
 constant)

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6. The power required at low altitude for a given IAS is

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The span-wise flow is caused by the difference between the air pressure on top
7.
and beneath the wing and its direction of movement goes from

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8. If the stall speed is 75 knots. What is the same stall speed in mph?
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What pitching moment will be generated when Fowler flaps are deployed on an
9.
aircraft with a high mounted (T-tail) tailplane?

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10. The induced angle of attack is the result of

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1. An increase in aspect ratio will

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3. The force opposing thrust is

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4. Induced drag at constant IAS is affected by

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With flaps deployed, at a constant IAS in straight and level flight, the magnitude of
7.
tip vortices

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8. Movement of an aircraft about its lateral axis

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An aeroplane accelerates from 80 kt to 160 kt at a load factor equal to 1. The

9.
induced drag coefficient (i) and the induced drag (ii) alter with the following factors

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An increase in angle of attack (below the stalling angle of attack) increases lift
10.
because

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 1. Which of the following act in opposition to forward movement?

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2. Low speed pitch-up is caused by the

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3. Winglets

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4. Directional control is provided by

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The rudder provides directional control.

5. About which axis of the aircraft does a rolling motion take place?

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6. Which motion happens about the lateral axis?

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When an aircraft is in straight and level unaccelerated flight, which of the following
7.
is correct?

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8. Extending flight spoilers (air brakes) during flight

Your Answer:increases minimum drag speed (VDmin) INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:reduces minimum drag speed (VDmin)This question has been
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9. What is the horizontal movement of the nose of the aircraft called?

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10. How does aerodynamic drag vary when airspeed is doubled? By a factor of

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How does the

total drag vary
as speed is
increased from
stalling speed
1. (VS) to maximum
IAS (VNE) in a
straight and
level flight at
constant
weight?

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At an aeroplanes minimum drag speed, what is the ratio between induced drag Di
2.
and profile drag Dp (Di/Dp)?

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3. With increasing altitude the following occurs:

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The effects of very heavy rain (tropical rain) on the aerodynamic characteristics of
4.
an aeroplane are

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5. Extending airbrakes during an approach will

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6. Balancing of the weight component along the flight path in a glide is achieved by

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7. The speed in flight at which the power required is at a minimum, is

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8. For a constant aircraft weight at constant IAS and in level flight

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have to be increased due to reduction in density. This will increase the induced drag
and this in turn will have an increase in Vmd

9. When an aircraft is banked, the horizontal component of the lift

Your Answer:will oppose the tendency of the aircraft to follow a circular path
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circular path.

10. If you are flying at 100 kts and you increase your airspeed to 200 kts, profile drag

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1. As the speed of an aircraft at 20,000ft increases, profile drag

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2. What effect on induced drag does entering ground effect have?

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3. When an aircraft enters ground effect

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4. Ground effect has the following influence on the landing distance:

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5. When an aircraft enters ground effect

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6. What will happen in ground effect?

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7. If an aeroplane flies in the ground effect

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8. On entering ground effect, maintaining flight at the same speed

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9. With increasing altitude the angle at which a wing will stall

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changes (and then ONLY TAS).

10. During acceleration in level flight

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As altitude
increases, the
equivalent
airspeed at
1. which an
aeroplane stalls
in a particular
configuration
will

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Stall speed measured in TAS however increases with altitude.

When an aeroplane is flying at an airspeed which is 1.3 times its basic stalling
2. speed, the coefficient of lift as a percentage of the maximum lift coefficient (CLmax)
would be

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3. To maintain level flight, if the angle of attack is increased the speed must be

Your Answer:increased in the same ratio as the lift/drag ratio decreases

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4. Flap selection at constant IAS in straight and level flight will increase the

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In straight and level flight, if airspeed ... the angle of attack ... and the incidence
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angle...

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What must happen to the CL when flaps are deployed while maintaining a constant
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IAS in straight and level flight?

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7. If VS is 100 kt in straight and level flight, during a 45 bank turn VS will be

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What is the effect on TAS if altitude is increased to 35,000 ft while flying at a

8.
constant Mach number?

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If IAS is doubled, by which of the following factors should the original CL be

9.
multiplied to maintain level flight?

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10. Stick shaker stall warnings should be activated at

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When an aircraft
is in a steady
climb, how will
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the wing stalling
angle be
affected?

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2. The centre of pressure is in its most forward position

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3. In a turn, if the centrifugal force is greater than the horizontal component of lift

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4. The angle of attack at which an aircraft stalls

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5. The following factors increase stall speed:

Your Answer:a lower weight, decreasing bank angle, a smaller flap setting
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6. Stall speed in a turn is proportional to

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The thrust line of an engine may be set slightly to the right on aircraft manufacture
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to

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An aeroplane has a stalling speed of 100 kt in a steady level flight. When the
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aeroplane is flying a level turn with a load factor of 1.5, the stalling speed is

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9. A wing stalling angle is

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10. What is a high speed stall?

Your Answer:A stall caused by increasing the load factor (g) during a manoeuvre
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1. What effect does an increased load have on an aircraft?

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2. Which stall has the greatest angle of attack?

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A jet aeroplane cruises buffet free at high constant altitude in significant

3.
turbulence. Which type of stall can occur if this aeroplane decelerates?
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4. Which of the following statements about stall speed is correct?

Your Answer:Increasing the angle of sweep of the wing will decrease the stall speed
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How are the wing stalling angle and the lift coefficient affected when altitude
5.
increases and EAS is held constant?

Your Answer:The lift coefficient remains constant and the wing stalling angle will reduce
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6. The stall speed

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Which atmospheric conditions will cause the true landing speed of an aircraft to be
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the greatest?

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8. An increase of wing loading will

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9. The most common stall sensing devices are normally located

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10. When the weight of an aircraft increases, the minimum drag speed

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Vmd is where the induced drag curve intersects with the profile drag curve. Increasing the
weight elevates the induced drag (lift dependant drag) and therefore the intersection is
shifted to the right (greater Vmd).

1. In a turn, the wing stalling angle

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2. One disadvantage of the swept back wing is its stalling characteristics. At the stall

Your Answer:tip stall will occur first, which produces a nose-down moment
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3. If the load factor on an aircraft is 2, the stall speed is

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Twice as much lift is need to oppose weight with 2 g applied. Increase speed is the only
option

4. Which of the following aircraft designs would be most prone to super stall?

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5. The stall speed in a 60° banked turn increases by the following factor

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On a power curve graph the intersection of available power and required power
6.
against speed gives the

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7. The speed range between high and low speed buffet

Your Answer:decreases during a descent at a constant Mach number INCORRECTCorrect

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8. The stalling speed in IAS will change according to the following factors?

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9. The pitch-up effect of an aeroplane with swept wing in a stall is due to the

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If all, or a significant part of a stall strip is missing on an aeroplane wing, a likely

10.
result will be

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An
aeroplan
e has a
1. stall
speed of
78 KCAS
at its
gross
 weight of
6.850 lbs.
What is
the stall
speed
when the
weight is
5.000
lbs?

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2. What causes a swept wing aircraft to pitch-up at the stall?

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3. Deployment of flaps will result in

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Deployment of flaps increases camber and AofA and decreases stall angle. See Page 116
Mechanics of Flight (Kermode) 10th Edition. Basic flap assumed, not slotted or Fowler flap

4. 'Load factor' has the following meaning:

Your Answer:The ratio of a specified load to the weight of the aircraft, the former being
expressed in terms of aerodynamic forces, inertia forces and ground reactions
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5. When all other factors of importance are constant, the stall speed increases when

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Which of the following is the correct order of configuration to give an increasing

6.
critical angle of attack?

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7. What is the percentage increase in stall speed in a 45 degree banked turn?

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8. Krueger Flaps are normally fitted to

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Krueger Flaps are normally fitted to the leading edge of the wings (ref: 737-100,200 etc.).

9. When an aircraft wing stalls

Your Answer:a swept back wing will stall from the root and the CP will move aft
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 Given an aircraft with positive dihedral in a left turn, what wing will have the
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1. At the same weight, with the CG at its forward limit

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2. Stick pusher is installed in aircraft when

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 Two identical aeroplanes A and B are flying horizontal steady turns. Further data
is:
3. A: W=1500 kg Bank= 20° TAS= 130 kt
B: W= 1500 kg Bank= 20° TAS= 200 kt
Which of the following statements is correct?

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A wing with a very high aspect ratio (in comparison with a low aspect ratio wing)
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will have

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Mechanics of Flight AC Kermode 10th Edition Page 109.

5. Which of the following situations leads to a decreasing stall speed (IAS)?

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6. The purpose of a fixed spoiler on the leading edge of a wing at the root is to

Your Answer:reduce the landing distance required INCORRECTCorrect Answer:ensure that

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In a level turn with 60° lateral bank, the load factor is 2.0 and the stall speed
7.
increases by

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8. The critical angle of attack

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9. The Lift/Drag ratio of a wing at the stalling angle is

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At stall the lift drops rapidly and the drag increases rapidly. Lift/Drag ratio therefore
decreases.

10. The stalling speed in IAS will change according to the following factors:

Your Answer:Increase with increased load factor, icing conditions and an aft c.g. location
INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Increase during turn, increased mass and forward c.g.
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1. A low wing loading (aircraft weight has been reduced)

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Stalling speed in a 15° bank level turn is 60kt. The stalling speed in a 45° bank level
2.
turn will be
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Which of the following is the speed in level flight that would activate the stall
3.
warning?

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4. How does stalling speed (IAS) vary with altitude?

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5. The angle of attack at which a wing stalls will

Your Answer:increase if the centre of gravity is moved aft INCORRECTCorrect

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Entering the stall the centre of pressure of a straight wing (1) and of a strongly
6.
swept back wing (2) will

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Compared with stalling airspeed (VS) in a given configuration, the airspeed at

7.
which stick shaker will be triggered is

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8. A boundary layer fence on a swept wing will

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If the straight and level stall speed is 100 kt, what will be the stall speed in a 1.5g
9.
turn?

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10. The function of the stick pusher is

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Answer:to activate and push the stick forward at or beyond a certain value of angle of
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1. How does stalling speed vary with load factor?

Your Answer:It decreases inversely with the square root of the load factor
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2. When maintaining level flight an increase in speed will

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If the aircraft is to remain in level flight whilst increasing speed, then the AofA must
decrease to keep lift the same. This will cause the CofP to move aft.

What factors determine the distance travelled over the ground of an aeroplane in a
3.
glide?

Your Answer:The wind and the aeroplane's mass INCORRECTCorrect Answer:The wind
and the lift/drag ratio, which changes with angle of attackThis question has been asked
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4. The wing of an aeroplane will never stall at low subsonic speeds as long as

Your Answer:the angle of attack is smaller than the value at which the stall occurs
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5. The load factor is

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6. The input to a stick shaker comes from

Your Answer:the angle of attack only INCORRECTCorrect Answer:angle of attack, and

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Stick pushers must be installed in aeroplanes with dangerous stall characteristics.

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Dangerous stall characteristics include:

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 The sensor of a stall warning system can be activated by a change in the location
8.
of the

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9. Which type of stall has the largest associated angle of attack?

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10. The maximum lift/drag ratio of a wing occurs

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Mechanics of Flight, Kermode Page 89

 1. A slotted flap will increase the CLmax by

Your Answer:increasing only the camber of the aerofoil INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:increasing the camber of the aerofoil and improving the boundary layerThis
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2. When a trailing edge flap is lowered fully

Your Answer:the C of P moves to the rear and lift/drag ratio is increased

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3. Which statement is correct?

Your Answer:Spoiler extension decreases the stall speed and the minimum rate of descent,
but increases the minimum descent angle INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Extension of flaps
causes a reduction of the stall speed, the maximum glide distance also reducesThis
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4. A stalled aerofoil has a lift/drag ratio

Your Answer:more than the lift/drag ratio prior to stall INCORRECTCorrect Answer:less
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See the graph of lift/drag ratio. Highest at around 4 degrees, then downhill from there with a
rapid decrease after stall.

5. What is the most effective flap system?

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6. At low forward speed

Your Answer:increased downwash increases tailplane effectiveness CORRECTThis

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At low speed, the aircraft must fly at high AofA and therefore the downwash is great.
This produces a high NEGATIVE angle of attack on the tailplane and increase its
down-force (and hence effectiveness - assuming it is a down-force which is required
i.e. general case - CG forward of CP).
 An aeroplane with swept back wings is equipped with slats and/or leading edge
7. (L.E.) flaps. One possible efficient way to arrange the leading edge devices on the
wings is

Your Answer:Wing roots: slats Wing tips: L.E. flaps INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Wing
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Which of the following statements about the difference between Krueger flaps and
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slats is correct?

Your Answer:Deploying a Krueger flap will increase critical angle of attack, deploying a slat
does not INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Deploying a slat will form a slot deploying a
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9. On some modern aircraft a stall warning will automatically

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Some aircraft have an hydraulic 'stick pusher' which activates after the stall warning. Also, if
stall commences at the root, the turbulent air hits the tailplane and causes buffet, and
reduces the download on the tail, which allows the aircraft to pitch-down. Some aircraft have
auto-slat extend prior to stall but not as a 'stall-warning'

During the extension of the flaps at a constant angle of attack the aeroplane starts
10.
to: (all other factors of importance being constant)

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1. Deploying a Fowler flap, the flap will

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3. The highest lift/drag ratio is at

Your Answer:the optimum angle of attack CORRECTThis question has been asked 1353
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Normally 4-6 degrees.

When flaps are extended in a straight and level flight at constant IAS, the lift
4.
coefficient will eventually

Your Answer:remain the same CORRECTThis question has been asked 1663 times
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5. When spoilers are used as speed brakes

Your Answer:at same angle of attack, CD is increased and CL is decreased

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When a trailing edge flap is lowered during flight from take-off position to fully
6.
down position, one will experience

Your Answer:a small increase in lift and a large increase in drag

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7. IAS for a stall will

Your Answer:increase with altitude INCORRECTCorrect Answer:roughly remain the same

for all altitudesThis question has been asked 1413 times with a success rate of 72
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IAS is not corrected for density, therefore the aircraft will stall at a constant IAS
regardless of height (density). TAS at stall however, increases with height.

8. What is the purpose of an auto-slat system?

Your Answer:Extend automatically when a certain value of angle of attack is exceeded

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9. If the radius of a turn is reduced, the load factor will

Your Answer:increase CORRECTThis question has been asked 1380 times with a success
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Which of the following series of configurations has an increasing critical angle of

10.
attack?

Your Answer:slats only extended, flaps only extended, clean wing INCORRECTCorrect
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If the flaps are

lowered but the
airspeed is kept
1.
constant, to
maintain level
flight

Your Answer:the attitude must be held constant INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the nose

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2. A constant rate of climb is determined by

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Climb rate is a function of available power minus required power (i.e. excess power).

3. The effects of leading edge slats

Your Answer:increase boundary layer energy, increase suction peak on

main wing section, move C Lmax to a higher angle of attack CORRECTThis question
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4. Flaps are used in order to

Your Answer:decrease stalling speed and reduce max angle of attack

thereby achieving a more nose down attitude near and at stalling speed
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5. If both wings lose lift the aircraft

Your Answer:pitches nose up INCORRECTCorrect Answer:pitches nose

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At stall, the lift vector (what is left of it) moves back rapidly, bringing the nose down
and the aircraft increases speed, recovering from the stall.

6. Deployment of leading edge flaps will

Your Answer:decrease drag INCORRECTCorrect Answer:increase critical angle of

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During flap down selection in a continuous straight and level flight at constant IAS
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and weight

Your Answer:the centre of pressure moves aft CORRECTThis question has been asked
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8. CLmax may be increased by the use of

Your Answer:both flaps and slats CORRECTThis question has been asked 1543 times
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Compared with the flap up configuration the maximum angle of attack for the flaps
9.
down configuration is

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10. When a slat is retracted, it moves

Your Answer:towards the lower leading edge of the wing INCORRECTCorrect

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A slat increases the wing camber at the leading edge. When it retracts, it retracts to the top
of the leading edge. Unlike a Krueger Flap which retracts to the lower leading edge.

Compared
with the flap
down
configuratio
1. n the
maximum
angle of
attack for
the flaps up
configuratio
 n is

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2. In a turn, the up-going wing causes a

Your Answer:de-stabilising effect due to decreased AoA INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:stabilising effect due to decreased AoAThis question has been asked 1384 times
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How is the pitching moment affected if flaps are deployed in straight and level
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flight?

Your Answer:Pitch up INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Depends on wing positionThis

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4. What is the effect of lowering leading edge and trailing edge flaps in flight?
Your Answer:Cl decreases, Cd increases and the stalling angle of attack reduces
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5. Lowering the inboard flaps causes the wing Centre of Pressure

Your Answer:to move forward INCORRECTCorrect Answer: to move inboard towards the
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6. Slats

Your Answer:re-energise the boundary layer thereby increasing the stalling angle of
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7. When deploying the flaps the effective angle of attack

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8. An aircraft entering a level turn will require more lift

Your Answer:only if there is an increase in angle of attack INCORRECTCorrect Answer: in

all casesThis question has been asked 1531 times with a success rate of 77
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Some of the lift is required to turn the aircraft, so lift must be increased in all cases, to
counter weight, and maintain level flight.

After take-off the slats (when installed) are always retracted later than the flaps.
9.
Why?

Your Answer:Because SLATS EXTENDED gives a large decrease in stall speed with
relatively less drag CORRECTThis question has been asked 1534 times with a success
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In order to maintain straight and level flight at a constant airspeed, whilst the
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flaps are being retracted, the angle of attack will

Your Answer:remain constant INCORRECTCorrect Answer:increaseThis question has been

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1. Pulling the control column and rotating to the left causes

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Know your controls and their effects

If flaps are deployed at constant IAS in straight and level flight, the magnitude of
2.
tip vortices will eventually: (flap span less than wing span)

Your Answer:remain the same INCORRECTCorrect Answer:decreaseThis question has

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5. If the aircraft is slipping in a turn

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this coordinated turn will cause the aircraft to slip as the vertical component of lift will be too
small to oppose the weight of the aircraft

The use of a slot in the leading edge of the wing enables the aeroplane to fly at a
6.
slower speed because

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7. In normal flight conditions, an increase in aircraft speed

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An aircraft cannot increase in speed and stay level. It must climb.

8. What is the effect of deploying leading edge flaps?

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9. An aircraft sideslips. What helps to restore the aircraft?

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If the aircraft rolls then sideslips, the leading wing has more lift (due to dihedral) so it rolls
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10. For an aircraft climbing at a constant IAS, the Mach number will

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1. Upon extension of a spoiler on a wing

Your Answer:CD is increased and CL is decreased CORRECTThis question has been

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2. If the weight of an aircraft is increased, the maximum lift-to-drag ratio will

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3. With the flaps lowered, the stalling speed will

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whilst they provide more lift at low speed, the stall will occur earlier unless we increase the
stalling speed. On a slotted flap this does not happen

4. Speed brakes are a device used on large transport category aircraft

Your Answer:for speed reduction after landing INCORRECTCorrect Answer:to increase

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5. When flying close to the stall speed a pilot applies left rudder the aircraft will

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The reduced speed of the left wing will cause it to stall. Answer b is very close, but it is
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6. When an aircraft is in a bank, the upper wing produces more drag. To compensate

Your Answer:angle of attack is increased (pitch-up) INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the rudder

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7. When flaps are down

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Flaps going down the angle of attack will increase... The additional lift increases slow speed
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8. When pulling out of a dive (e.g. looping) the angle of attack

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In which phase of the take-off is the aerodynamic effect of ice located on the wing
9.
leading edge most critical?
Your Answer:During climb with all engines operating INCORRECTCorrect Answer:The last
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The result of an aircraft flying into a rainstorm of super cooled rain droplets
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would be an accretion of

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accretio
n on an
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opaque,
rough,
with low
shear
strength
is

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2. In a steady climb

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3. On a slender delta wing at low speed the lift/drag ratio is

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4. A high winged aircraft in a turn requires returning to level flight.

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5. What happens to the load factor as you decrease the turn radius?

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Load factor (g) is a function of bank angle. g = 1/cos(bank angle)

A high wing aircraft in a banked turn increases its angle of bank without increasing
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its angle of attack. The aircraft will

Your Answer:sideslip with a loss of altitude CORRECTThis question has been asked
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Assuming constant TAS the lift opposing weight decreases and slip occurs with loss of
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If the ambient temperature at sea level decreases, the operational ceiling height of
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increases, and more lift is available
8. Which control surfaces provide directional and pitch control?

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Ruddervators are the movable surfaces in a v tail empennage

9. Name the four fundamentals involved in manoeuvring the aircraft.

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Power and bank for turns, pitch and trim for climb and dive

Under the category system the design load factor for an airplane in the normal
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category is

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1. For a
 given
bank
angle the
load
factor
imposed
on both
the
aeroplan
e and
pilot in a
co-
ordinate
d
constant
altitude
turn

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A coordinated turn is one that all parameters are constant, without the aircraft
climbing or sideslipping

The degree of aeroplane wing loading during level coordinated turn in smooth air
2.
depends upon

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3. The primary purpose of wing spoilers is to

Your Answer:decrease landing speed INCORRECTCorrect Answer:decrease lift of the

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4. A wing flap is a

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5. Frise ailerons are used to minimise

Your Answer:longitudinal stability INCORRECTCorrect Answer:adverse yawThis question

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When deflected up a frise aileron inserts a beak into the airflow on the underside of the wing,
this balances the increased drag created by the downgoing aileron on the other side.
Mechanics of Flight AC Kermode 10th edition Page 301

6. During a steep dive, the load factor will be

Your Answer:2g INCORRECTCorrect Answer: zero This question has been asked 1324
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7. Which statement is true regarding CofG location and drag?

Your Answer:If loaded with CofG aft but within limit, the aircraft will cruise at faster
airspeed because of reduced air drag. CORRECTThis question has been asked 1499
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8. In a steady climb at constant indicated airspeed, true airspeed will

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A wing develops 10,000 N of lift at 100 Kts. Assuming the wing remains at the same
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angle of attack - how much lift will it develop at 300 Kts.

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With an aircraft in a 90 degree banked turn, holding the longitudinal axis of the
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1. During a correctly executed turn

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The VERTICAL COMPONENT of the lift vector must be equal to the weight vector

2. The lowering of a flap will

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This assumes that they are referring to the 'bending' of the chord or camber line.

3. A stick shaker is intended to come into operation

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4. True stalling speed of an aircraft increases with altitude

Your Answer:because reduced temperature causes compressibility effect

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5. The optimum angle of attack is the best angle of attack

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6. Vortex generators are fitted to aircraft to

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7. A vortex generator is designed

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8. Aerodynamic balance of a control surface may be achieved

Your Answer:by weights added to the control surface aft of the hinge line
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In a reversed cambered stabiliser the yoke has been moved such that the elevator
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is up. This
Your Answer:will increase tailplane download CORRECTThis question has been asked
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10. Wing spoilers, when used asymmetrically, are associated with

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1. Airbrakes can be used to

Your Answer:prevent turbulence during high speed flight INCORRECTCorrect Answer:dump

the lift off the wings on landingThis question has been asked 1489 times with a success
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2. If the ailerons are moved from the neutral position there is

Your Answer:induced drag is unaffected, only profile drag changes INCORRECTCorrect

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3. When maintaining a constant IAS at high altitude

Your Answer:TAS will be lower than when at a lower altitude INCORRECTCorrect

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4. When is the L/D (Lift to Drag) ratio at its highest? When the AoA is

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5. Which of the following is true about forces acting on an aircraft during climb?

Your Answer:Lift acts at right angles to the longitudinal axis and weight act at right angles to
the flight path INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Lift acts at right angles to the flight path and
the weight acts vertically downwardsThis question has been asked 1341 times with a
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Which of the following L/D ratio will enable one to achieve maximum distance in a
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If an aircraft is turned/controlled to the left, what happens to the speed of the

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airflow over the left wing?

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'Inner' wing flies with reduced turn radius, hence less speed.

8. What is the purpose of a slot?

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9. If a plain flap is lowered or extended

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10. The power required at high altitude for a given IAS is

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1. An aircraft wing is said to have stalled when the

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 What happens to the pressure, density and temperature of the airflow behind a
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4. Flaps are said to be split when

Your Answer:flaps are manufactured in several sections to allow for wing flexing
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A swept wing aircraft experiences 3G in pulling out of a dive; due to the G loading
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the wing will
Your Answer:lose incidence at the tip and cause nose down pitch INCORRECTCorrect
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As the wing flexes up, the AofA decreases at the tip, reducing lift at the tip. Due to the
sweep, the loss of lift is aft of the CofG, hence the nose will rise.

6. Mcrit is the speed at which

Your Answer:a shock wave forms on the aerofoil INCORRECTCorrect Answer:a shock
wave forms on the fuselage This question has been asked 1397 times with a success rate
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7. As humidity increases, lift will

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A gust of wind causes the nose of an aircraft to rise. What tends to bring the nose
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back down again?

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3. The directional axis

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4. The static stability of an aircraft is its

Your Answer:ability to return to its original trim position CORRECTThis question has
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5. Movement about the transverse axis affects

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6. An aircraft is described as having lateral stability, around the

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7. Dihedral improves

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8. Stability about the normal axis is by

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9. During a sideslip, the restoring moment is primarily produced by the

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10. The 'phugoid' or 'porpoising' oscillation is an instability in

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 1. One of the requirements for positive dynamic stability is

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2. Dutch roll is an oscillatory motion that is an interaction between

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3. Dihedral produces a restoring force during a

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4. When the CofG is moved rearwards on a conventional aircraft, the

Your Answer:static stability decreases CORRECTThis question has been asked
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An advantage of locating engines at the rear of the fuselage, in comparison to a

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location beneath on the wing is

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6. Lateral dihedral contributes most to the stability of an aircraft about its

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An aircraft with neutral stability has its attitude changed due to a gust of wind, how
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8. Dihedral wings combat instability in

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As the aircraft side-slips, there is a greater angle of attack on the lower wing which
increases lift, straightens the aircraft and stops the side-slip.

9. The lateral axis is also called the

Your Answer:normal axis INCORRECTCorrect Answer:pitch axisThis question has been

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An aircraft, which is longitudinally stable, will tend to return to level flight after a
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movement in which axis?

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Longitudinal stability is stability about the pitch axis.

 1. The normal axis of an aircraft passes through

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All the axis of the aircraft (normal, longitudinal and lateral) pass through the centre of gravity.

Due to the change in downwash on an untapered wing (i.e. one of constant chord
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length) it will

Your Answer:not suffer adverse yaw effects when turning INCORRECTCorrect Answer:tend
to stall first at the rootThis question has been asked 2056 times with a success rate of 78
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The change in downwash is caused by the wingtip vortices, which has a lesser affect
inboard than it does at the tip. The downwash reduces the effective angle of attack (more so
at the tip). This causes the root of the wing to stall before the tip.

Correcting for a disturbance which has caused a rolling motion about the
3.
longitudinal axis would re-establish which of the following?

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The aircraft's response to rolling is lateral stability.

 For an aircraft in level flight, if the wing centre of pressure is aft of the centre of
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gravity and there is no thrust/drag couple, the tailplane load must be

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5. When does P-factor cause the aeroplane to yaw to the left?

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6. Porpoising is an oscillatory motion in the

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Porpoising is an oscillatory motion in pitch, about the lateral axis.

7. What happens when the CG is on the forward limit?

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8. Directional stability is maintained

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Directional stability is maintained by the keel surface and the fin and controlled by the
rudder.

9. The CP on a swept wing aircraft will move forward due to

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10. Longitudinal stability is given by

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The horizontal stabilizer (tailplane) provides longitudinal stability.

1. Lateral stability is given by

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The wing dihedral provides lateral stability.

2. Stability about the lateral axis is given by

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Stability about the lateral axis is longitudinal stability. The horizontal stabilizer (tailplane)
provides longitudinal stability.

3. Sweepback of the wings will

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When an aircraft rolls, it sideslips. A sideslipping aircraft with sweepback has a higher AR on
the leading wing than than it has on the trailing wing. The lift is greater on a higher AR wing,
so it corrects the roll. (10 degrees of sweepback has the same effect as 1 degree of
dihedral)

4. Dutch Roll is

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yawing motionThis question has been asked 2009 times with a success rate of 91
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Dutch role is a combination of role and yaw.

5. A high wing position gives

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The pendulum effect produced by the fuselage of a high wing aircraft provides more lateral
stability.

6. Directional stability may be increased with

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Yaw dampers increase directional stability.

7. Lateral stability may be increased with

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Lateral dihedral increases lateral stability. (BTW: Longitudinal dihedral is the difference
between mainplane and tailplane angles of incidence)

8. Longitudinal stability is increased if the

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If the CG is forward of the CP it will have a nose-down tendency which makes the aircraft
less likely to stall and therefore it will have more longitudinal stability.

9. Directional stability is about the

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Directional stability is stability about the normal axis.

10. Lateral stability is about the

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Lateral stability is stability about the longitudinal axis.

1. Longitudinal stability is provided by the

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Longitudinal stability is provided by the horizontal stabiliser (tailplane).

2. If the aircraft turns and side-slips

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dihedral of the wing will correct the sideslipThis question has been asked 1904 times
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An aircraft disturbed from its normal flight path, and automatically returns to that
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normal flight path, without any action on the part of the pilot is known as
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Stability is the aircraft's ability for the aircraft to return to its normal flightpath after being
disturbed.

4. The fin gives stability about which axis?

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The fin gives stability about the normal axis.

If the nose of the aircraft is rotated about its lateral axis, what is its directional
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movement?

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divingThis question has been asked 1966 times with a success rate of 78
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For an aircraft to climb or dive it must be rotated about ts lateral axis.

6. The function of an aircraft fin

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The function of the aircraft fin is to provide stability about the normal axis.

7. Movement of an aircraft about its normal axis

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'yawing' is movement of the aircraft about its normal axis.

8. If, after a disturbance, an aeroplane initially returns to its equilibrium state

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Static stability is when an aircraft returns to its equilibrium (trimmed) state. Dynamic
stability is the ability of the aircraft to oppose the disturbance

9. Stability of an aircraft is

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having been displaced CORRECTThis question has been asked 2018 times with a
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Stability is the tendency for the aircraft to return to its original position after being displaced.

10. The three axes concerned with stability of an aircraft have

Your Answer:normal axis through C of G. Lateral axis - wing tip to wing tip. Longitudinal axis
- nose to tail but not through C of G INCORRECTCorrect Answer:longitudinal, lateral and
normal axis all passing through aircraft centre of gravityThis question has been asked
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The longitudinal, lateral and normal axis all pass through the aircraft's centre of gravity.

1. If an aircraft returns to a position of equilibrium it is said to be

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If an aircraft is positively stable it will return to its trimmed position.

2. The pendulum effect on a high wing aircraft

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Pendulum effect on a high wing aircraft increases lateral stability.

After a disturbance in pitch, an aircraft continues to oscillate at constant

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amplitude. It is

Your Answer:laterally unstable INCORRECTCorrect Answer:longitudinally neutrally

stableThis question has been asked 1874 times with a success rate of 56
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If an aircraft oscillates in pitch without the oscillations increasing or decreasing it is

longitudinally neutrally stable.

4. On an aircraft with an all-moving tailplane nose up pitch is caused by

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To make the nose pitch-up, the tailplane down load must be increased. This is done
by decreasing its incidence (or increasing its negative incidence).

5. What gives the aircraft directional stability?

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The vertical stabiliser gives the aircraft directional stability.

 In flight if the aircraft nose gets an upward gust of wind, what characteristic will
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have the greatest effect to counteract it?

Your Answer:Position of the centre of pressure relative to the centre of gravity

INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Horizontal stabiliser and fuselage lengthThis question has
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Longitudinal stability is effected mainly by the stabiliser and length of fuselage behind the
CofG

7. To correct dutch roll you must damp oscillation around:

Your Answer:the longitudinal axis INCORRECTCorrect Answer:the vertical axisThis

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Dutch Roll is a figure of eight oscillation around the vertical axis

8. An elevator trim tab is used to

Your Answer:prevent the control surface from stalling the airflow INCORRECTCorrect
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See AC Kermode Chapter 9

9. A high wing aircraft will be more

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Due to pendulum effect of the fuselage, a high wing aircraft will be more laterally stable than
a low wing aircraft.

An aeroplane has been loaded in such a manner that the centre of gravity is
10. located behind the aft centre of gravity limit. One undesirable flight characteristic
a pilot might experience with this aeroplane would be

Your Answer:a longer takeoff run INCORRECTCorrect Answer:difficulty in recovering

from a stalled conditionThis question has been asked 1850 times with a success rate of 74
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After an aircraft
has been
disturbed from
its straight and
level flight, it
returns to its
1.
original attitude
with a small
amount of
decreasing
oscillation. The
aircraft is
Your Answer:statically stable but dynamically unstable INCORRECTCorrect
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Static stability is the ability of the aircraft to return to its untrimmed position. Dynamic
stability is the ability of the aircraft to not oscillate about the trimmed position.

2. With the centre of gravity on the forward limit, the stalling speed would be

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3. As the centre of gravity is changed, recovery from a stall

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Answer:becomes progressively more difficult as the centre of gravity moves aft.This
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When entering a stall, the CG of a straight wing will (i) and of a strongly swept wing
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will (ii)
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When the angle of attack of an aircraft is progressively increased, the wing centre
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of pressure will reach its most forward position

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If there is an increase of density, what effect would there be in aerodynamic

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dampening?

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Flight forces (and hence aerodynamic dampening) are all increased with increasing density.

7. Yawing is a rotation around

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Yawing is rotation around the normal axis obtained by the rudder

8. Lateral stability is reduced by increasing

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Anhedral is a downward and outward inclination of the wing. It is opposite to dihedral.

9. Azimuth stability is dependent on

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Azimuth is a fancy word for 'direction'

10. Sweepback of the wings will

Your Answer:increase lateral stability at high speeds only INCORRECTCorrect

Answer:increase lateral stability at all speedsThis question has been asked 1849 times
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10 degrees of sweepback provides the same effect as 1 degree of dihedral

If you have
an aircraft
that is more
laterally
1.
stable than
directionall
y stable it
will tend to:

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Skidding out of turns is symptomatic of dutch roll, extra vertical stabilisers are often added to
correct this (Nimrod MR2)

2. A centre of gravity position close to it's aft limit will cause the aircraft to

Your Answer:pitch nose up and decrease its longitudinal stability CORRECTThis

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AC Kermode page 145 states that a pitch up will increase AOA and further destabilise the
aircraft

3. A sharply swept wing will promote

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Swept wing fighter aircraft often have anhedral to promote greater roll rate, which is needed
due to excessive stability

Which control surfaces provide lateral control , also longitudinal control and
4.
stability?

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Tailerons are all moving tailplanes as fitted to the Tornado"

5. Yaw dampers are designed to

Your Answer:reduce the effect of crabbing due to cross winds INCORRECTCorrect

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6. Tuck under occurs when

Your Answer:a shock stall occurs on the outboard portion of the swept wing
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7. The lateral axis is

Your Answer:a straight line through the CG at right angles to the longitudinal and lateral axis
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wingtipsThis question has been asked 2007 times with a success rate of 79
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A straight line through the CG parallel to a line joining the wingtip

8. The main factors which affect longitudinal stability are

Your Answer:design of the mainplane and position of the CG INCORRECTCorrect

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9. A yawing motion provides what kind of Stability?

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Yawing is directional stability

10. Where would you find the normal axis?

Your Answer:Vertically through C of P INCORRECTCorrect Answer:Through C of G at

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1. When an aircraft is in a slideslip and is yawing

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Page 290 Mechanics of Flight Kermode

2. As a consequence of the C of G being close to its aft limit

Your Answer:the stick forces to manoeuvre longitudinally will be low due to low stability
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3. With the C of G on its forward limit

Your Answer:the change in control loading is dependant on the position of the C of P

INCORRECTCorrect Answer:control loading increasesThis question has been asked 1899
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4. As density increases, the stability of the aircraft

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