Aero Exam 2 Prep UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Propeller aircraft don't produce thrust directly from Force x Velocity
the engine. The engines produce power. How is power
required calculated?
2. Where does max rate of climb occur? Max difference between
power available and power
required.
3. Where does best endurance airspeed occur on a pow- Power required minimum
er required curve for a propeller aircraft?
4. Where does one find L/Dmax on a power curve for a b.
propeller aircraft? Tangent line.
c.
Intersection of power re-
quired induced and power
required parasite curves.
5. T/F Propeller aircraft perform worse than turbojets in F
the low-speed region.
6. T/F For a power producing aircraft, maximum range T
occurs at (L/D)max.
7. For a power producer, unaccelerated maximum veloc- Power required curve
ity will occur at the intersection of the full power-avail-
able curve and the .
8. If an aircraft with a constant-speed propeller set to 1. Increases 2. Decreases
2,400 RPM initiates a climb, the load on the propeller
, resulting in a shift in the prop gov-
ernor flyweights in order to the blade
angle to maintain 2,400 RPM.
, 9. When leveling off at cruise altitude after a climb in Decreases
an aircraft with a fixed-pitch propeller, as the forward
speed of the aircraft increases the blade angle of at-
tack .
10. For a power producing aircraft, maximum climb angle At or near stall speed
is found:
11. T/F V1 should always be at or above VR: F
12. Takeoff distance is a function of a) takeoff velocity. b) accel-
eration.
13. Takeoff distance is inversely proportional to
the acceleration.
14. After completing a short‐field takeoff, the following Vx
IAS should be maintained to maintain obstacle clear-
ance:
15. The speed at which the aircraft first departs the run- VLOF
way:
16. A 10% increase in takeoff weight produces roughly a 21
10% increase in kinetic energy, while a 10% increase
in speed results in a % increase in kinetic energy.
17. The maximum speed in the takeoff at which the pilot V1
must take the first action (e.g. apply brakes, reduce
thrust, deploy speed brakes) to stop the airplane with-
in the accelerate‐stop distance:
18. As weight increases, the takeoff distance increases
because
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1. Propeller aircraft don't produce thrust directly from Force x Velocity
the engine. The engines produce power. How is power
required calculated?
2. Where does max rate of climb occur? Max difference between
power available and power
required.
3. Where does best endurance airspeed occur on a pow- Power required minimum
er required curve for a propeller aircraft?
4. Where does one find L/Dmax on a power curve for a b.
propeller aircraft? Tangent line.
c.
Intersection of power re-
quired induced and power
required parasite curves.
5. T/F Propeller aircraft perform worse than turbojets in F
the low-speed region.
6. T/F For a power producing aircraft, maximum range T
occurs at (L/D)max.
7. For a power producer, unaccelerated maximum veloc- Power required curve
ity will occur at the intersection of the full power-avail-
able curve and the .
8. If an aircraft with a constant-speed propeller set to 1. Increases 2. Decreases
2,400 RPM initiates a climb, the load on the propeller
, resulting in a shift in the prop gov-
ernor flyweights in order to the blade
angle to maintain 2,400 RPM.
, 9. When leveling off at cruise altitude after a climb in Decreases
an aircraft with a fixed-pitch propeller, as the forward
speed of the aircraft increases the blade angle of at-
tack .
10. For a power producing aircraft, maximum climb angle At or near stall speed
is found:
11. T/F V1 should always be at or above VR: F
12. Takeoff distance is a function of a) takeoff velocity. b) accel-
eration.
13. Takeoff distance is inversely proportional to
the acceleration.
14. After completing a short‐field takeoff, the following Vx
IAS should be maintained to maintain obstacle clear-
ance:
15. The speed at which the aircraft first departs the run- VLOF
way:
16. A 10% increase in takeoff weight produces roughly a 21
10% increase in kinetic energy, while a 10% increase
in speed results in a % increase in kinetic energy.
17. The maximum speed in the takeoff at which the pilot V1
must take the first action (e.g. apply brakes, reduce
thrust, deploy speed brakes) to stop the airplane with-
in the accelerate‐stop distance:
18. As weight increases, the takeoff distance increases
because
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