17. The flight controls (primary flight controls)

Question 1

The primary control in pitch is provided by the ……..

Answer 1

Elevator

Question 2

Nose movement up and down is I the pitching plane. It involves angular movement of the aircraft around its centre of gravity (CofG) and the (lateral / longitudinal / normal) axis

Answer 2

Lateral

Question 3

To raise the nose, the pilot exerts backward pressure on the control wheel/control column. The elevator mixes so that the tail of the aircraft goes (up / down)

Answer 3

Down

Question 4

The primary control on the roll is the ……..

Answer 4

Ailerons

Question 5

Rolling is angular motion about the …….. axis running through the CofG

Answer 5

Longitudinal

Question 6

At normal flight speeds, when the control wheel is rotated to the left, the right aileron will fo down and the left ailerons will (go down / fo up)

Answer 6

Go up

Question 7

The primary effect of using aileron is to cause roll. The secondary effect is to cause ……..

Answer 7

Yaw

Question 8

The primary control in yaw is provided by the ……..

Answer 8

Rudder

Question 9

Yawing is about the …….. axis that passes through the CofG

Answer 9

Normal

Question 10

The primary effect of using rudder is to cause yaw. The secondary effect is to cause

Answer 10

Roll

Question 11

Increased airflow over control surfaces (increases / decreases) their effectiveness

Answer 11

Increases

Question 12

At high airspeeds, the control surfaces are (more / less) effective than at low airspeeds.

Answer 12

More

Question 13

An effect if increasing power is to increase the slipstream over the rudder and elevators. This will (increase/ decrease) their effectiveness

Answer 13

Increase