Avit 323 block 11 Exam Review UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Avit 323 block 11 Exam Review UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the main reason there is a difference between the rated HP of the engine and the force
that moves an airplane forward - CORRECT ANSWER - Prop inefficiency


What generally happens to the engine performance as altitude increases - CORRECT
ANSWER - Engine Performance decreases


What generally happens to engine performance as weight decreases - CORRECT
ANSWER - Engine Performance increases



Explain the three types of hydroplaning and what causes them - CORRECT ANSWER -
Dynamic - high speeds + standing water


Viscous - wet painted runway surface


reverted Rubba - locked up brakes


List all the forces the tail-down force must equal in-flight (5 items) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Must equal the lift-weight coupling


2. Pendulum effect (Nose up or down, depending on where the engines are to the waterline)


3. Drag (nose up or down


4. Wing (nose up)


5. Fuselage (nose up or down - destabilize)

, What is L/Dmax and what affects it? - CORRECT ANSWER - L/Dmax is an AOA and
nothin affects it


What is the definition of Range? - CORRECT ANSWER - How far the aircraft can go



What is the definition of Endurance - CORRECT ANSWER - How long the aircraft can
stay aloft on one tank


As speed increases, what drag goes up? - CORRECT ANSWER - Parasite drag



As speed increases, what drag goes down - CORRECT ANSWER - Induced drag



What is the Sum of all forces equation. Explain each item. - CORRECT ANSWER - Σf =
T-D-f(W-L)
T- thrust of the aircraft
D- drag
F- friction
W- weight
L - lift


Explain how temperature effects air density - CORRECT ANSWER - High temp - Low
density


Low temp - high density


Explain how pressure effects air density - CORRECT ANSWER - High pressure - high
density