Angle of Climb

Question 1

What is the climb angle?

Answer 1

It is the angle of the aircrafts flight path measured against the horizon (degrees)

Question 2

What is the climb gradient?

Answer 2

It is the ratio of vertical height divided by the distance flown through the air, expressed as a percentage.

Question 3

What is Vx?

Answer 3

Speed for the best angle of climb

Question 4

Where is Vx for a Turbo-Jet?

Answer 4

Vmd

Question 5

Is Vx faster or slower than Vmd for a fixed pitch propeller?

Answer 5

Much slower (close to Vmp)

Question 6

What is excess thrust?

Answer 6

It is the available thrust minus the drag?

Question 7

What is excess power?

Answer 7

The difference between power available and power required

Question 8

What happens to climb performance with a higher forward airspeed?

Answer 8

It reduces

Question 9

What happens to Vx with a reduction in excess thrust?

Answer 9

Reduces

Question 10

What happens to Vx with an increase in weight?

Answer 10

Reduces

Question 11

In a Turbo-Jet at high temperatures what happens to RoC

Answer 11

It reduces due to the decrease in thrust

Question 12

For a propeller what happens to Vx with an increase in temperature?

Answer 12

It increases

Question 13

For a propeller what happens to the angle of climb with an increase in temperature?

Answer 13

Reduces

Question 14

What happens to angle of climb when lowering the flaps or landing gear?

Answer 14

Reduces alongside Vx

Question 15

If an engine fails what happens to the AoC and Vx?

Answer 15

reduces

Question 16

For an engine failure in a propeller aircraft what speed is faster, Vxse or Vx?

Answer 16

Vxse is faster than Vx

Question 17

What happens to the angle of climb with increasing altitude?

Answer 17

Reduces

Question 18

What happens to Vx using IAS ?

Answer 18

Remains constant

Question 19

What happens to Vx using TAS?

Answer 19

Increases

Question 20

What happens to the flight path angle with a tailwind?

Answer 20

Reduces it