BASIC AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

BASIC AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS


Question:
In straight and level flight, weight is balanced by?
Answer:
Lift
Question:
The speed and direction of the airflow past a wing is called the..?
Answer:
Relative airflow
Question:
What is the name of the force that has lift and lift-induced drag as its
component parts?
Answer:
Total reaction
Question:
The straight-line distance between the leading and trailing edges of a wing is
called the..?
Answer:
chord line
Question:
Camber is the ... of a wing.
Answer:
Curvature
Question:
The angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the relative airflow is
known as the ..?
Answer:
Angle of Attack
Question:
Some wings are 'twisted' so that the angle of incidence at the wing tip is less
than the wing root. The twist is known as ..?
Answer:
Wash-out
Question:
The weight force acts through the ..?
Answer:
Centre of Gravity
Question:
The centre of pressure is that point on an aerofoil through which the ... acts.