Module 8
Module 8
Module 8
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9. When the pressure is half of that at sea level, what is the altitude?
a) 12,000 ft
b) 8,000 ft
# c) 18,000 ft
10. During a turn, the stalling angle
a) increases
b) decreases
# c) remains the same
11. If gauge pressure on a standard day at sea level is 25 PSI, the
absolute pressure is
a) 10.3 PSI
b) 43.8 PSI
# c) 39.7 PSI
12. The C of G moves in flight. The most likely cause of this is
a) movement of passengers
b) movement of the centre of pressure
# c) consumption of fuel and oils
13. The C of P is the point where
a) all the forces on an aircraft act
b) the three axis of rotation meet
# c) the lift can be said to act
14. The three axis of an aircraft act through the
# a) C of G
b) C of P
c) stagnation point
15. Pressure decreases
# a) proportionally with a decreases in temperature
b) inversely proportional to temperature
c) Pressure and temperature are not related
16. As air gets colder, the service ceiling of an aircraft
a) reduces
# b) increases
c) remains the same
17. What is sea level pressure?
# a) 1013.2 mb
b) 1012.3 mb
c) 1032.2 mb
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18. When the weight of an aircraft increases, the minimum drag speed
a) decreases
# b) increases
c) remains the same
19. An aircraft will have
a) less gliding distance if it has more payload
b) more gliding distance if it has more payload
# c) the same gliding distance if it has more payload
20. When an aircraft experiences induced drag
# a) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the tip and on top of
the wing spanwise towards the root
b) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the root and on top of
the wing spanwise towards the tip
c) Neither a) or b) since induced drag does not caused by spanwise
flow
21. At stall, the wingtip stagnation point
# a) moves toward the lower surface of the wing
b) moves toward the upper surface of the wing
c) doesnt move
22. How does IAS at the point of stall vary with height?
# a) It is practically constant
b) It increases
c) It decreases
23. The rigging angle of incidence of an elevator is
# a) the angle between the mean chord line and the horizontal in the
rigging position
b) the angle between the bottom surface of the elevator and the
horizontal in the rigging position
c) the angle between the bottom surface of the elevator and the
longitudinal datum
24. What is the lapse rate with regard to temperature?
# a) 1.98oC per 1000 ft
b) 1.98oF per 1000 ft
c) 4oC per 1000 ft
25. What happens to load factor as you decrease turn radius?
a) It increases
# b) It decreases
c) It remains constant
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60. Slats
# a) reduce the stall speed
b) reduce the tendency of the aircraft to Yaw
c) decrease the aerofoil drag at high speeds
61. What is the temperature lapse rate for aircraft flying below 36,000
feet altitude?
a) 1C per 1000 feet
b) 3C per 1000 feet
# c) 2C per 1000 feet
62. For a pressure of 25lbs/in at sea level, what is the absolute
pressure?
# a) 39.7 lbs/in
b) 49.7 lbs/in
c) 10.3 lbs/in
63. An aircraft banks into a turn. No change is made to the airspeed or
angle of attack. What will happen?
# a) The aircraft enters a side slip and begins to lose altitude
b) The aircraft turns with no loss of height
c) The aircraft yaws and slows down
64. The relationship between induced drag and airspeed is
a) directly proportional to the square of the speed
# b) inversely proportional to the square of the speed
c) directly proportional to speed
65. What is the definition of Angle of Incidence?
a) The angle the underside of the mainplane or tailplane makes with
the horizontal
b) The angle the underside of the mainplane or tailplane makes with
the longitudinal datum line
# c) The angle the chord of the mainplane or tailplane makes with the
horizontal
66. What is Boundary Layer?
a) Separated layer of air forming a boundary at the leading edge
b) Turbulent air moving from the leading edge to trailing edge
# c) Sluggish low energy air that sticks to the wing surface and
gradually gets faster until it joins the free stream flow of air
67. The normal axis of an aircraft passes through
# a) the centre of gravity
b) a point at the center of the wings
c) at the centre of pressure
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68. On a high winged aircraft, what effect will the fuselage have on the
up-going wing?
# a) The up-going wing will have a decrease in angle of attack and
therefore a decrease in lift
b) The down-going will have a decrease in angle of attack and
therefore a decrease in lift
c) The up-going wing will have an increase in angle of attack and
therefore a decrease in lift
69. What is the collective term for the fin and rudder and other surfaces
aft of the centre of gravity that helps directional stability?
# a) Effective keel surface
b) Empennage
c) Fuselage surfaces
70. Temperature above 36,000 feet will
a) decrease exponentially
# b) remain constant
c) increase exponentially
71. A decrease in incidence toward the wing tip may be provided to
a) prevent adverse yaw in a turn
b) prevent spanwise flow in maneuvers
# c) retain lateral control effectiveness at high angles of attack
72. The angle of attack which gives the best L/D ratio
a) decreases with a decrease in density
# b) in unaffected by density changes
c) increases with a decrease in density
73. For a given aerofoil production lift, where
P = pressure and V = velocity:
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92. To maintain straight and level flight on the aeroplane shown, with a
decrease in tail-plane download the mainplane lift would have to
a) remain constant
# b) decrease
c) increase
93. To achieve the maximum distance in a glide, the recommended air
speed is
a) as close to the stall as practical
b) as high as possible with VNE
# c) the speed where the L/D ratio is maximum
94. If the C of G is aft of the Centre of Pressure
# a) changes in lift produce a pitching moment which acts to increase
the change in lift
b) when the aircraft sideslips, the C of G causes the nose to turn into
the sideslip thus applying a restoring moment
c) when the aircraft yaws the aerodynamic forces acting forward of
the Centre of Pressure
95. Porpoising is an oscillatory motion in the
# a) pitch plane
b) roll plane
c) yaw plane
96. Directional stability is maintained
a) by the mainplanes, and controlled by the ailerons
b) by the tailplane, and controlled by the elevators
# c) by the keel surface and fin, and controlled by the rudder
97. Due to the interference effects of the fuselage, when a high wing
aeroplane sideslips
a) the accompanying rolling due to keel surface area is destabilizing
# b) the accompanying lift changes on the wings produces a
stabilizing effect
c) the accompanying rolling due to the fin is destabilizing
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107. QFE is
a) sea level pressure
# b) airfield pressure
c) difference between sea level and airfield pressure
108. The lift /drag ratio at stall
a) increases
# b) decreases
c) is unchanged
109. On a straight unswept wing, stall occurs at
# a) the thick portion at the wing root
b) the thick portion at the wing tip
c) the thin portion at the wing tip
110. During a climb from a dive
# a) the thrust required is greater than required for level flight
b) the thrust required is lower than for level flight
c) the thrust required is the same as for level flight
111. When power is off, the aircraft will pitch
# a) nose down
b) nose up
c) trim level
112. Angle of attack on a down going wing in a roll
# a) increases
b) decreases
c) unaffected
113. For any given speed, a decrease in aircraft weight, the induced drag
will
a) increase
# b) decrease
c) remain the same
114. The amount of lift generated by a wing is
# a) greatest at the root
b) greatest at the tip
c) constant along the span
115. Induced Drag is
a) greatest towards the wing root and downwash is greatest at the tip
b) greatest towards the wing tip and downwash is greatest towards
the root
# c) greatest towards the tip and downwash decreases from tip to root
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172. As air flows over the upper cambered surface of an aerofoil, what
happens to velocity and pressure?
a) Velocity decreases, pressure decreases
b) Velocity increases, pressure increases
# c) Velocity increases, pressure decreases
173. What is the force that tends to pull an aircraft down towards the
earth?
a) Drag
b) Thrust
# c) Weight
174. Which of the following act in opposition to forward movement?
a) Lift
b) Gravity
# c) Drag
175. The angle at which the chord line of the aerofoil is presented to the
airflow is known as
# a) angle of attack
b) angle of incidence
c) resultant
176. The imaginary straight line which passes through an aerofoil
section from leading edge to trailing edge is called
a) centre of pressure
b) the direction of relative airflow
# c) the chord line
177. What is the angle between the chord line of the wing, and the
longitudinal axis of the aircraft, known as
a) angle of attack
# b) angle of incidence
c) angle of dihedral
178. An aircraft disturbed from its normal flight path, and automatically
returns to that normal flight path, without any action on the part of the
pilot is known as
# a) aircraft stability
b) aircraft instability
c) aircraft stall
179. Directional control is provided by
a) horizontal stabilizer
# b) rudder
c) elevator
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180. About which axis of the aircraft does a rolling motion take place?
a) Normal axis
# b) Longitudinal axis
c) Lateral axis
181. Which motion happens about the lateral axis?
# a) Pitching
b) Yawing
c) Rolling
182. Wing tip vortices create a type of drag known as
a) form drag
# b) induced drag
c) profile drag
183. Which of the following describes the Empennage?
a) Nose section of an aircraft, including the cockpit
# b) Tail section of the aircraft, including fin, rudder, tail plane and
elevators
c) The wings, including the ailerons
184. At what altitude does stratosphere commence approximately?
a) Sea level
# b) 63,000 ft
c) 36,000 ft
185. When an aircraft is in straight and level unaccelerated flight, which
of the following is correct?
# a) Lift and weight are equal, and thrust and drag are equal
b) Lift greater than weight, and thrust greater than drag
c) Lift greater than weight, and thrust is less than drag
186. As the angle of attack is increased (up to the stall point), which of
the following is correct?
a) Pressure difference between top and bottom of the wing increases
b) Lift increases
# c) Both a) and b) are correct
187. The fin gives stability about which axis?
a) Lateral axis
# b) Normal axis
c) Longitudinal axis
188. What is the horizontal movement of the nose of the aircraft called?
a) Rolling movement
b) Pitching movement
# c) Yawing movement
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189. What type of drag, depends on the smoothness of the body, and
surface area over which the air flows?
a) Parasite drag
b) Form drag
# c) Skin friction drag
190. if the nose of the aircraft is rotated about its lateral axis, what is its
directional movement?
a) Turning to the left or right
b) Rolling or banking to the left or right
# c) Climbing or diving
191. When air flow velocity over an upper cambered surface of an
aerofoil decreases, what takes place?
# a) Pressure increases, lift decreases
b) Pressure increases, lift increases
c) Pressure decreases, lift increases
192. When an aircraft stalls
a) lift and drag increase
b) lift increases and drag decreases
# c) lift decreases and drag increases
193. Wing loading is
a) the maximum all up weight multiplied by the total wing area
# b) the maximum all up weight divided by the total wing area
c) the ratio of the all up weight of the aircraft to its basic weight
194. An aircraft wing with an aspect ration of 6:1 is proportional so that
a) the mean chord is six times the thickness
# b) the wing span is six times the mean chord
c) the wing area is six times the span
195. Upward and outward inclination of a mainplane is termed
a) sweep
# b) dihedral
c) stagger
196. The function of an aircraft fin
# a) is to provide stability about the normal axis
b) is to provide directional control
c) is to provide straight airflow across the rudder
197. Movement of an aircraft about its normal axis
a) is pitching
b) is rolling
# c) is yawing
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216. with an increase in aspect ratio for a given ISA, induced drag will
a) remain constant
b) increase
# c) reduce
217. With increasing altitude the angle at which a wing will stall
# a) remains the same
b) reduces
c) increases
218. If the density of the air is increased, the lift will
# a) increase
b) decrease
c) remain the same
219. All the factors that affect the lift produced by an aerofoil are
a) angle of attack, air density, velocity, wing area
b) angle of attack, air temperature, velocity, wing area
# c) angle of attack, velocity, wing area, aerofoil shape, air density
220. A wing section suitable for high speed would be
a) thick with high camber
b) thin with high camber
# c) thin with little or no camber
221. The induced drag of an aircraft
a) increases with increasing speed
b) increases if aspect ratio is increased
# c) decreases with increasing speed
222. As the speed of an aircraft increases the profile drag
# a) increases
b) decreases
c) decreases at first then increase
223. The stagnation point on an aerofoil is the point where
a) the suction pressure reaches a maximum
b) the boundary layer changes from laminar to turbulent
# c) the airflow is brought completely to rest
224. After a disturbance in pitch, an aircraft continues to oscillate at
constant amplitude. It is
a) longitudinally unstable
# b) longitudinally neutrally stable
c) laterally unstable
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243. Which is the ratio of the water vapour actually present in the
atmosphere to the amount that would be present if the air were
saturated at the prevailing temperature and pressure?
a) Absolute humidity
# b) Relative humidity.
c) Dew point
244. A straight rectangular wing, without any twist, will
a) have greater angle of attack at the tip
b) have the same angle of attack at all points along the span
# c) have less angle of attack at the tip
245. If gauge pressure on a standard day is 25 PSI, the absolute
pressure is
a) 10.3 PSI
b) 43.8 PSI
# c) 39.7 PSI
246. The C of G moves in flight. The most likely cause of this is
a) movement of passengers
b) movement of cargo
# c) consumption of fuel and oils
247. The speed of sound in the atmosphere
a) varies according to the frequency of the sound
# b) changes with a change in temperature
c) changes with a change in pressure
248. A straight rectangular wing, without any twist, will
a) stall first at the tip
# b) stall first at the root
c) stall equally along the span of the wing
249. What is sea level pressure?
# a) 1013.2 mb
b) 1012.3 mb
c) 1032.2 mb
250. Which atmospheric conditions will cause the true landing speed of
an aircraft to be the greatest?
a) Low temperature with low humidity
b) High temperature with low humidity
# c) High temperature with high humidity
251. Which condition is the actual amount of water vapour in a mixture
of air and water?
a) Relative humidity
b) Dew point
# c) Absolute humidity
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252. When the weight of an aircraft increases, the minimum drag speed
a) decreases
# b) increases
c) remains the same
253. Which statement concerning heat and/or temperature is true?
a) There is an inverse relationship between temperature and heat.
# b) Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of the molecules of
any substance
c) Temperature is a measure of the potential energy of the molecules
of any substance
254. Which is the ratio of the water vapour actually present in the
atmosphere to the amount that would be present if the air were
saturated at the prevailing temperature and pressure?
a) Absolute humidity
# b) Relative humidity
c) Dew point
255. When an aircraft experiences induced drag
# a) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the tip and on top of
the wing spanwise towards the root
b) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the root and on top of
the wing spanwise towards the tip
c) Neither a) or b) since induced drag does not cause spanwise flow
256. What is absolute humidity?
a) The temperature to which humid air must be cooled at constant
pressure to become saturated.
# b) The actual amount of the water vapour in a mixture of air and water
c) The ratio of the water vapour actually present in the atmosphere to
the amount that would be present if the air were saturated at the
prevailing temperature and pressure
257. Which atmospheric conditions will cause the true landing speed of
an aircraft to be the greatest?
a) Low temperature with low humidity
b) High temperature with low humidity
# c) High temperature with high humidity
258. If all, or a significant part of a stall strip is missing on an aeroplane
wing, a likely result will be
a) increased lift in the area of installation on the opposite wing at
high angles of attack
b) asymmetrical aileron control at low angles of attack
# c) asymmetrical aileron control at or near stall angles of attack
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259. When a leading edge slat opens, there is a gap between the slat and
the wing. This is
a) to allow it to retract back into the wing
# b) to allow air through to re-energize the boundary layer on top of the
wing
c) to keep the area of the wing the same
260. An aeroplane wing is designed to produce lift resulting from
relatively
a) positive air pressure below and above the wing's surface.
b) negative air pressure below the wing's surface and positive air
pressure above the wing's surface.
# c) positive air pressure below the wing's surface and negative air
pressure above the wing's surface
261. Aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the ratio of the
a) wingspan to the wing root
b) square of the chord to the wingspan
# c) wingspan to the mean chord
262. Which of the following is true?
a) Lift acts at right angles to the wing chord line and weight acts
vertically down
# b) Lift acts at right angles to the relative airflow and weight acts
vertically down
c) Lift acts at right angles to the relative air flow and weight acts at
right angles to the aircraft centre line
263. The temperature to which humid air must be cooled at constant
pressure to become saturated is called
# a) dewpoint
b) absolute humidity
c) relative humidity
264. The airflow over the upper surface of a cambered wing
a) increases in velocity and pressure
# b) increases in velocity and reduces in pressure
c) reduces in velocity and increases in pressure
265. Which type of flap increases the area of the wing?
a) Plain Flap
# b) Fowler Flap
c) All flaps
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283. The speed of air over a swept wing which contributes to the lift is
a) less than the aircraft speed
# b) more than the aircraft speed
c) the same as the aircraft speed
284. For a given angle of attack induced drag is
a) greater on a high aspect ratio wing
b) greater towards the wing root
# c) greater on a low aspect ratio wing
285. In straight and level flight, the angle of attack of a swept wing is
a) the same as the aircraft angle to the horizontal
# b) more than the aircraft angle to the horizontal
c) less than the aircraft angle to the horizontal
286. Induced drag
a) is never equal to the profile drag
b) is equal to the profile drag at the stalling speed
# c) is equal to the profile drag at Vmd
287. A delta wing aircraft flying at the same speed (subsonic) and angle
of attack as a swept wing aircraft of similar wing area will produce
a) the same lift
b) more lift
# c) less lift
288. The stagnation point is
# a) static pressure plus dynamic pressure
b) static pressure minus dynamic pressure
c) dynamic pressure only
289. On a swept wing aircraft, due to the adverse pressure gradient, the
boundary layer on the upper surface of the wing tends to flow
a) directly from leading edge to trailing edge
# b) towards the tip
c) towards the root
290. With increased speed in level flight
a) induced drag increases
# b) profile drag increases
c) profile drag remains constant
291. If a swept wing stalls at the tips first, the aircraft will
# a) pitch nose up
b) pitch nose down
c) roll
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310. The difference between the mean camber line and the chord line of
an aerofoil is
# a) one is always straight and the other may be straight
b) neither are straight
c) they both may be curved
311. If the C of G is calculated after loading as within limits for take off
a) no further calculation is required
# b) a further calculation is required prior to landing to allow for fuel
and oil consumption
c) a further calculation is required prior to landing to allow for flap
deployment
312. A stalled aerofoil has a lift/drag ratio
a) more than the lift/drag ratio prior to stall
b) zero
# c) less than the lift/drag ratio prior to stall
313. At low forward speed
a) increased downwash reduces tailplane effectiveness
# b) increased downwash increases tailplane effectiveness
c) excessive rudder movement may cause fin to stall
314. Helicopter rotor blades create lift by
# a) creating low pressure above the blades
b) pushing the air down
c) working like a screw
315. On some modern aircraft a stall warning will automatically
a) increase thrust
b) extend outboard slats
# c) cause a pitch nose down movement
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