The sensor of a stall warning system can be activated by a change in the location of the?
Which statement, about an aeroplane entering ground effect at constant angle of attack, is correct?
I) The lift coefficient CL remains constant
II) The induced drag coefficient CDi decreases
An aeroplane that has positive static stability?
An aeroplane exhibits static longitudinal stability, if, when the angle of attack changes?
An aeroplane in straight and level flight at 100 kt is subjected to a sudden disturbance in speed.
Assuming the angle of attack remains constant initially and the load factor reaches a value of 2.25?
High-speed buffet is induced by?
When a propeller is feathered?
A four-engine aeroplane has an engine failure just after take-off at the maximum take-off thrust setting
The resulting moment around the normal axis will be greatest when an?
Two identical aeroplanes A and B, with the same mass, are flying steady level co-ordinated 20 degree bank turns.
If the TAS of A is 130 kt and the TAS of B is 200 kt?
Dividing lift by weight gives?
In a sideslip, rudder effectiveness may be reduced.
Deflection of which control surface will aid, through secondary (or couple aerodynamic effects, the rudder yawing moment?
Positive static lateral stability is the tendency of an aeroplane to?
A student pilot is flying a spinning exercise. Included in the recovery actions from an incipient spin is?
An aeroplane in straight and level flight at 100 kt is subjected to a sudden disturbance in speed.
Assuming the angle of attack remains constant initially and the load factor reaches a value of 1.21?
Blade angle decreases from the root to the tip
How does the thrust of a basic propeller vary from root to tip?
An aircraft is flying at 1.9 Vs. What is the value of CL, compared with CLMAX?
Approximately what is the radius of an aircraft who flies a complete circle during a horizontal steady co-ordinated turn with a bank angle of 60° and a TAS of 120kt?
Use Gravity = 10 for this question
Answer in meters
A light aeroplane has flown in icing conditions and accumulated ice on the horizontal stabiliser. If the pilot does nothing to account for the ice, then during the landing flare, the aircraft might suffer a tail stall and?
An aeroplane in straight and level flight at 200 kt is subjected to a sudden disturbance in speed.
Assuming the angle of attack remains constant initially and the load factor reaches a value of 1.44?
Which of these statements about wing sweepback are correct or incorrect?
I) Decreasing wing sweepback decreases Mcrit
II) Decreasing wing sweepback decreases the drag divergence Mach number.
An aeroplane enters a horizontal turn with a load factor n = 2 from straight and level flight whilst maintaining constant indicated airspeed?
The:
What should be usually done to perform a landing with the stabiliser jammed in the cruise flight position?
The effective pitch of a propeller is the?
At a constant angle of attack CL will?
The negative maneuvering limit load factor for a light aeroplane in the normal category in the clean configuration may not be less than?
What is the SI unit of measurement for power?
In a straight and steady descent, the?
Behind a normal shock wave on an aerofoil section the local Mach number is?
Which stall warning device uses the movement of the leading edge stagnation point to detect high angle of attack?
During a straight steady climb:
1. Lift is less than weight
2. Lift is greater than weight
3. Load factor is less than 1
4. Load factor is greater than 1
5. Lift is equal to the weight
6. Load factor is equal to 1
Which of the following lists all the correct statements?
