with Official Solutions
Whataltitudeisdisplayedontheaircraftaltimeter-CORRECTANSWER-Pressure
Whatoccursasaresultofaforwardcenterofgravity-CORRECTANSWER-
Difficultyapplyingupwardpitch
Whattypeofenvironmentalconditionyieldsthegreatestaircraftperformance-
CORRECTANSWER-Sealevelandcold
Describehowtorecoverfromastall-CORRECTANSWER-Decreasepitchandincreasepower
Deadreckoningnavigationinvolves-CORRECTANSWER-
Utilizingapreviouslyknownpositionandusingtime/distanceequationstoestimatepresentposi
tion
Theruddercontrols-CORRECTANSWER-Yaw
Whateffectdotheflapshaveonlandingdistance?-CORRECTANSWER-Decrease
Whentheaircraftyokeorcontrolwheelismovedtotherightwhathappenstotherightaileron?-
CORRECTANSWER-Movesupward
Howdoesiceaccumulatedontheaircraft'swingsaffectthestallspeed-CORRECTANSWER-
Increase
Whatconditionsareconducivetofogformation-CORRECTANSWER-
Lowtempdewpointspreadandcalmwinds.Especiallyinlowlyingvalleysandcoastalareas
Instraightandlevelflightwiththeautopilotdisengaged,afteraddingpowerorthrusttheaircraftwi
ll-CORRECTANSWER-Climb
Whattypeofaircrafthasthemostseverewaketurbulence-CORRECTANSWER-
Heavy,slow,gearup,flapsup
Whatmustbedonetomaintainaltitudeinaturn?-CORRECTANSWER-Increasepitch
Whatflightcontrolisusedtomitigateadverseyawinaturn-CORRECTANSWER-Rudder
ATCordersapilotdiscretiondescentfrom12,000'tomeeta3,000'crossingrestriction.Usinga3°
descentprofile,howfarawayfromthe3,000'constraintmustthedescentbeinitiated-
CORRECTANSWER-30miles
, Incalmwinds,whathappenstofuelconsumptionastheaircraftclimbs-CORRECTANSWER-
Decreases
Whateffectdoesatailwindhaveontakeoffdistance-CORRECTANSWER-Increases
Whatisthebestairspeedformaximumfuelendurance-CORRECTANSWER-
MaximumliftandlowestdragknownasL/Dmax
Whenisthemagneticcompassmostaccurate-CORRECTANSWER-Straightandlevelflight
Anaircrafthasagroundspeedof120knots.Howlongwillittaketotravel20NM-
CORRECTANSWER-10minutes
Consideranobjectactedonbytwoforces.IsF1andF2areequal,whichstatementistrue?-
CORRECTANSWER-Thevelocitymustremainconstant
Considertwoobjectsaddistance(d)apart.AccordingtoNewton'slawofuniversalgravitation,w
hathappenstotheforcebetweenthetwoobjectsifthedistanceisincreasedbyafactorof4?-
CORRECTANSWER-Theforcedecreasesbyafactorof16
WhichstatementistrueaboutfluidpressureaccordingtoBernoulli'sprinciple?-
CORRECTANSWER-
Fluidsmovingatapointinahorizontalpipeatahigherspeedhavealowerpressurethanfluidsmo
vingatapointataslowerspeed
WhyisitimportantforanairplanenottosecretMLW-CORRECTANSWER-
Unduestressmaybeplacedonthelandinggearsystemwhilelanding
Whatisanexampleofinduceddrag-CORRECTANSWER-Anincreaseinangleofattack
Whenanairplaneincreasesitslift,whichstatementistrueabouttheairpressureflowingabovea
ndbelowitswings?-CORRECTANSWER-
Airpressureislowerabovethewingsandhigherbelowthewings
Whichcomponentsincreasethepitchofanairplane-CORRECTANSWER-
Theelevatorsalongthelateralaxis
Howdoesairdensityaffecttheperformanceofanairplane-CORRECTANSWER-
Highairdensityincreasesengineperformance
Whatconsiderationsdoaircraftmanufacturersaddresswhenselectingmaterialsforafuselage
-CORRECTANSWER-Theweightandstrengthofamaterial
Theamountofliftgeneratedisdependentonthedifferencebetweenthecamberlineandthe___
_-CORRECTANSWER-Chordline