AFOQT FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SET 2
Leading edge - Front part of the wing that separates the air, forcing it to go
above or below the wing
✔✔Trailing edge - ✔✔Back part of the wing where the air comes back together
✔✔Primary flight controls - ✔✔Controls responsible for movement along the three axes
of flight. (Elevators, ailerons, and rudder)
✔✔Secondary flight controls - ✔✔Controls responsible for reducing takeoff time,
producing extra lift, and increasing drag on the aircraft. (Flaps, slats, spoilers, speed
brakes, and trim system)
✔✔Pitching - ✔✔Aircraft movement along the lateral axis
✔✔Rolling - ✔✔Aircraft movement along the longitudinal axis
✔✔Yawing - ✔✔Aircraft movement along the vertical axis
✔✔Spoiler - ✔✔Located on the upper or trailing edge of the wing, used to decrease lift
✔✔Trim - ✔✔Inexpensive autopilot system, found on the trailing edge of primary flight
control surfaces
✔✔Empennage - ✔✔The tail assembly of an aircraft, includes tail cone, fixed stabilizers,
and moveable surfaces that assist in directional control (rudder and elevators).
✔✔Fixed landing gear - ✔✔Stationary landing gear that does not have the ability to
retract
✔✔Retractable landing gear - ✔✔Landing Gear that retracts into the body of the plane.
Increases smooth airflow and decreases wind resistance.
✔✔Powerplant - ✔✔Consists of the engine typically either turbine or piston.
✔✔Flight envelope - ✔✔The capabilities of an aircraft based on its design in terms of
altitude, airspeed, loading factors, and maneuverability.
✔✔Climb rate - ✔✔Vertical speed of an aircraft, which is the increase in altitude in
respect to time.
✔✔Climb gradient - ✔✔Ratio of the increase in altitude to the horizontal air distance
, ✔✔Glide ratio - ✔✔Ratio of horizontal distance traveled per rate of fall.
✔✔Gravity - ✔✔Also called the weight force. Aircraft need to provide enough lift to
overcome this.
✔✔Lift - ✔✔Created by the motion of the aircraft through the air. Causes the aircraft to
rise.
✔✔Bernoulli's Principle - ✔✔"An increase in velocity is always accompanied by a
decrease in pressure and creates lift on an airfoil."
✔✔Thrust - ✔✔Force that propels the aircraft forward to provide airflow beneath the
wings. Overcomes the force of drag.
✔✔Angle of attack - ✔✔The angle between the relative win and the chord line.
✔✔Chord line - ✔✔Line between the leading and trailing edge of the airfoil.
✔✔Straight and Level, Turns, Climbs, and Descents - ✔✔Four Flight Manuevers
✔✔Straight and Level - ✔✔Maintains a heading and altitude with minor adjustments.
✔✔Turns - ✔✔Banking of the wings in the direction needed. All primary controls are
required.
✔✔Shallow, medium, and steep - ✔✔Three classes of turns
✔✔Less than 20 degrees - ✔✔Shallow turn degrees
✔✔20-45 degrees - ✔✔Medium turn degrees
✔✔More than 45 degrees - ✔✔Steep turn degrees
✔✔Climbs - ✔✔Aircraft changes flight path to an upward inclined plane. Require
simultaneous increase in throttle and back pressure on the elevator to lift the nose of
the aircraft.
✔✔Descents - ✔✔Aircraft changes flight path to a downward inclined plane. Loses
altitude with partial power.
✔✔Rotary Wing Aircraft - ✔✔Heavier-than-air flying machine that uses lift generated by
wings, called rotary wings or rotor blades, that revolve around a mast. (Helicopter)
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS SET 2
Leading edge - Front part of the wing that separates the air, forcing it to go
above or below the wing
✔✔Trailing edge - ✔✔Back part of the wing where the air comes back together
✔✔Primary flight controls - ✔✔Controls responsible for movement along the three axes
of flight. (Elevators, ailerons, and rudder)
✔✔Secondary flight controls - ✔✔Controls responsible for reducing takeoff time,
producing extra lift, and increasing drag on the aircraft. (Flaps, slats, spoilers, speed
brakes, and trim system)
✔✔Pitching - ✔✔Aircraft movement along the lateral axis
✔✔Rolling - ✔✔Aircraft movement along the longitudinal axis
✔✔Yawing - ✔✔Aircraft movement along the vertical axis
✔✔Spoiler - ✔✔Located on the upper or trailing edge of the wing, used to decrease lift
✔✔Trim - ✔✔Inexpensive autopilot system, found on the trailing edge of primary flight
control surfaces
✔✔Empennage - ✔✔The tail assembly of an aircraft, includes tail cone, fixed stabilizers,
and moveable surfaces that assist in directional control (rudder and elevators).
✔✔Fixed landing gear - ✔✔Stationary landing gear that does not have the ability to
retract
✔✔Retractable landing gear - ✔✔Landing Gear that retracts into the body of the plane.
Increases smooth airflow and decreases wind resistance.
✔✔Powerplant - ✔✔Consists of the engine typically either turbine or piston.
✔✔Flight envelope - ✔✔The capabilities of an aircraft based on its design in terms of
altitude, airspeed, loading factors, and maneuverability.
✔✔Climb rate - ✔✔Vertical speed of an aircraft, which is the increase in altitude in
respect to time.
✔✔Climb gradient - ✔✔Ratio of the increase in altitude to the horizontal air distance
, ✔✔Glide ratio - ✔✔Ratio of horizontal distance traveled per rate of fall.
✔✔Gravity - ✔✔Also called the weight force. Aircraft need to provide enough lift to
overcome this.
✔✔Lift - ✔✔Created by the motion of the aircraft through the air. Causes the aircraft to
rise.
✔✔Bernoulli's Principle - ✔✔"An increase in velocity is always accompanied by a
decrease in pressure and creates lift on an airfoil."
✔✔Thrust - ✔✔Force that propels the aircraft forward to provide airflow beneath the
wings. Overcomes the force of drag.
✔✔Angle of attack - ✔✔The angle between the relative win and the chord line.
✔✔Chord line - ✔✔Line between the leading and trailing edge of the airfoil.
✔✔Straight and Level, Turns, Climbs, and Descents - ✔✔Four Flight Manuevers
✔✔Straight and Level - ✔✔Maintains a heading and altitude with minor adjustments.
✔✔Turns - ✔✔Banking of the wings in the direction needed. All primary controls are
required.
✔✔Shallow, medium, and steep - ✔✔Three classes of turns
✔✔Less than 20 degrees - ✔✔Shallow turn degrees
✔✔20-45 degrees - ✔✔Medium turn degrees
✔✔More than 45 degrees - ✔✔Steep turn degrees
✔✔Climbs - ✔✔Aircraft changes flight path to an upward inclined plane. Require
simultaneous increase in throttle and back pressure on the elevator to lift the nose of
the aircraft.
✔✔Descents - ✔✔Aircraft changes flight path to a downward inclined plane. Loses
altitude with partial power.
✔✔Rotary Wing Aircraft - ✔✔Heavier-than-air flying machine that uses lift generated by
wings, called rotary wings or rotor blades, that revolve around a mast. (Helicopter)
