UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is
A) operating at high airspeeds
B) heavily loaded
C) developing lift - CORRECT ANSWER - developing
changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft's...
A) lift/drag ratio
B) lifting capacity
C) aerodynamic balance and controllability - CORRECT ANSWER - aerodynamic
balance and controllability
What is an important airspeed limitation that is not color coded on airspeed indicators?
A) never exceed speed
B) maximum structural cruising speed
C) maneuvering speed - CORRECT ANSWER - maneuvering speed
, the left turning tendency of an airplane caused by P-factor is the result of the...
A) clockwise rotation of the engine and the propeller turning the airplane counter-clockwise
B) propeller blade descending on the right producing more thrust than the ascending blade on the
left
C) gyroscopic forces applied to the rotating propeller blades acting 90 degrees in advance of the
point the force was applied - CORRECT ANSWER - propeller blade descending on the
right producing more thrust than the ascending blade on the left
which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to straight and
level flight
A) climbs
B) turns
C) stalls - CORRECT ANSWER - turns
the angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the relative wind is known as the angle of
A) lift
B) attack
C) incidence - CORRECT ANSWER - attack