The contribution of swept-back wings to static directional stability?
Maintaining directional control with one engine inoperative using the banking method, compared to the wings-level method, can result in directional control problems at?
Aspect ratio of a tapered wing, is the ratio of?
During a short period oscillation, the altitude?
A student pilot is flying a spinning exercise. Included in the recovery actions from an incipient spin is?
A propeller is turning to the right when viewed from behind.
The asymmetric blade effect in the climb at low speed will?
Dividing lift by weight gives?
The critical Mach number of an aeroplane is the Mach number?
The CG of an aeroplane is in a fixed position forward of the neutral point.
Which of these statements about the stick force stability is correct?
Which statement is correct regarding the Lift Coefficient and Angle Of Attack?
Sweepback of a wing positively influences
1. Static longitudinal stability
2. Static lateral stability
3. Dynamic longitudinal stability
The combination that regroups all of the correct statements is?
An aeroplane accelerates from 80 kt to 160 kt at a load factor equal to 1.
By what factors will the induced drag coefficient?
(i) The induced drag
(ii) Change
Which of these statements about drag divergence Mach number are correct or incorrect?
1) Mcrit is equal to the drag divergence Mach number
2) Assuming a given angle of attack and for M < 1 the drag coefficient CD decreases above the drag divergence Mach number
An aeroplane flying at 100 kt in straight and level flight is subjected to a disturbance that suddenly increases the speed by 20 kt.
Assuming the angle of attack remains constant, the load factor will initially?
Airflow separation is characterized by?
An aeroplane flying at 200 kt in straight and level flight is subjected to a disturbance that suddenly increases the speed by 80 kt.
Assuming the angle of attack remains constant, the load factor will initially?
During the landing phase of flight, an aeroplane entering ground effect with a constant angle of attack will?
Which of these statements about the gust load factor on an aeroplane are correct or incorrect?
I) When the mass decreases, the gust load factor decreases
II) When the altitude decreases, the gust load factor decreases
An aeroplane maintains straight and level flight at a speed of 2 VS if, at this speed, a vertical gust causes a load factor of 2, the load factor n caused by the same gust at a speed of 1.1 VS would be?
Given:
Aeroplane mass 50000 kg,
Lift/Drag ratio 10,
Thrust per engine 60000 N,
Assumed g 10 m/s2.
For a straight, steady, wings level climb of a twin engine aeroplane, the all-engines climb gradient is?
In order to provide an adequate buffet boundary at the commencement of the cruise a speed of 1.3Vs is used
At a mass of 120000 kg this is a CAS of 180 knots
If the mass of the aeroplane is increased to 135000 kg the value of 1.3 Vs will be?
Immediately above Mcrit in the transonic speed regime, at a constant angle of attack, stall speed will?
An aerofoil with positive camber at a positive angle of attack will have the highest flow velocity?
Which of these statements about an oblique shock wave are correct or incorrect?
I) The static temperature in front of an oblique shock wave is higher than behind it
II) The static pressure in front of an oblique shock wave is lower than behind it
In which phase of the take-off is the aerodynamic effect of ice located on the wing leading edge most critical?
What is the highest speed possible without supersonic flow over the wing?
An aircraft has a CL value of 1.22 at a speed of 1.1 VS.
Determine the CL at a speed of 1.8 VS?
In a steady co-ordinated horizontal turn, lift is