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Embry- Riddle Final Exam Questions With
Verified Answers
On what date did the Wright Brothers made the first successful controlled, manned, heavier than
air and powered flight? - answer✔December 17, 1903
What is load factor? - answer✔The ratio of total load supported by the aircraft's wings (lift) to
the actual weight of the aircraft.
Who is considered the "Father of Airline Deregulation"? - answer✔Fred Kahn
Signed into law in October 1978, the Airline Deregulation Act introduced unrestricted fare and
route competition. The airline industry was re-regulated in 2001. - answer✔removing U.S.
Federal Government control over such things as fares, routes and market entry of new airlines,
introducing a free market in the commercial airline industry
ailerons - answer✔a hinged surface in the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control roll
flaps - answer✔located on the inside trailing edges of the wings. They can be extended to
provide greater wing area slower speeds. This provides more lift and drag and allows an airplane
to land, take off, or fly at slower speeds
horizontal stabilizer - answer✔Located in the rear of the airplane, is designed to provide
continuous longitudinal (from front to rear) stability. It prevents uncontrolled up and down
movements of the nose (pitching).
vertical stabilizer - answer✔provides directional (left or right) stability. It prevents uncontrolled
left or right movements of the nose. (yawing)
rudder - answer✔located on the vertical stabilizer and controls yawing motion.
elevator trim tabs - answer✔-rees the pilot from exerting constant force on the pitch controls.
mall, folded extensions found on the ailerons, rudders and elevator of airplanes. They are used so
that pilots can control the airplane's trim to achieve a smoother flight experience