Ground School Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Ground School Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Air Foil - CORRECT ANSWER - Cross sectional shape of a wing



Chord Line - CORRECT ANSWER - Line from leading edge to trailing edge an airfoil
(the wing).


Relative Wind - CORRECT ANSWER - The direction of movement of atmosphere
relative to an aircraft/airfoil. Opposes the direction an aircraft is moving.


Leading edge - CORRECT ANSWER - Tip of the wing (or airfoil)



Trailing edge - CORRECT ANSWER - End of the wing (or airfoil)



Angle of attack - CORRECT ANSWER - Angle between airfoil chord line and relative
wind. changes with attitude and direction of flight


Angle of incidence - CORRECT ANSWER - Angle at which the wing is attached to the
aircraft fuselage.


lateral axis - CORRECT ANSWER - line from wingtip to wingtip
-pitch


pitch - CORRECT ANSWER - rotation about the lateral axis
-wings pitch up
-controlled by elevator


longitudinal control/stability - CORRECT ANSWER - pitching

, longitudinal axis - CORRECT ANSWER - line from nose to tail
-roll


roll - CORRECT ANSWER - rotation about the longitudinal axis
-controlled by ailerons


lateral control/stability - CORRECT ANSWER - rolling



vertical axis - CORRECT ANSWER - line extending vertically through center of plane
-yaw


yaw - CORRECT ANSWER - rotation about the vertical axis
-controlled by rudder


Directional control - CORRECT ANSWER - yawing



center of gravity - CORRECT ANSWER - imaginary point where all the weight is
concentrated


drag - CORRECT ANSWER - rearward acting force which resists the forward movement
of an airplane


thrust - CORRECT ANSWER - forward force produced by the propeller



lift - CORRECT ANSWER - the force opposing weight



weight - CORRECT ANSWER - the downward force opposing lift