Chapter 1

Question 1

The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the relative wind is known as the angle of …

Answer 1

Attack

Question 2

Angle of attack is defined as the angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the…

Answer 2

Direction of the relative wind

Question 3

The angle of attack at which an airfoil stalls will…

Answer 3

Remain the same regardless of gross weight

Question 4

What is the effect of advancing throttle in flight?

Answer 4

Airspeed will remain relatively constant but the aircraft will climb

Question 5

The term Angle of Attack is defined as the angle…

Answer 5

Between the wing chord line and the relative wind

Question 6

Which statement relates to Bernoulli’s principle?

Answer 6

Air traveling faster over the curved upper surface of an airfoil causes lower pressure on the top surface

Question 7

The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are

Answer 7

Life, weight, thrust, and drag

Question 8

What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane

Answer 8

To control yaw

Question 9

What is the relationship of life, drag, thrust, and weight when the airplane is in straight and level flight?

Answer 9

Life equals weight and thrust equals drag

Question 10

When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium?

Answer 10

During unaccelerated flight

Question 11

The best speed to use for a glide is one that will result in the greatest glide distance for a given amount of

Answer 11

Altitude

Question 12

Climb performance depends upon the

Answer 12

Reserve power or thrust

Question 13

An airplane said to be inherently stable will

Answer 13

Require less effort to control

Question 14

What determines the longitudinal stability of an airplane?

Answer 14

The location of the CG respect to the center of lift

Question 15

What causes an airplane(except a T-tail) to pitch nosedown when power is reduced and controls are not adjusted?

Answer 15

The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is reduced and elevator effectiveness is reduced

Question 16

An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located aft of the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might experience with this airplane would be

Answer 16

Difficult in recovering from a stalled condition

Question 17

Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be

Answer 17

Less stable at all speeds

Question 18

Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircraft’s

Answer 18

Aerodynamic balance and controllability

Question 19

The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon the

Answer 19

Speed of the airplane

Question 20

Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to straight and level flight?

Answer 20

Turns

Question 21

What force makes an airplane turn?

Answer 21

The horizontal component of lift

Question 22

During an approach to stall, an increased load factor will cause the airplane to

Answer 22

Stall at a higher airspeed

Question 23

Selecting a he four flight fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft

Answer 23

Straight and level flight, turns, climbs, and descents

Question 24

If an emergency situation requires a downwind landing, pilots should expect a faster…

Answer 24

Groundspeed at touchdown, a longer ground roll, and the likelihood of overshooting the desired touchdown point

Question 25

When executing an emergency approach to land in a single engine airplane, it is important to maintain a constant glide speed because variations in glide speed...

Answer 25

Nullify all attempts at accuracy in judgement of gliding distance and landing spot

Question 26

As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane stalls in a particular configuration will...

Answer 26

Remain the same regardless of altitude

Question 27

The direct cause of evey stall is excessive

Answer 27

Angle of attack

Question 28

In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin?

Answer 28

Stalled

Question 29

During a spin to left, which wing is stalled?

Answer 29

Both wings are stalled

Question 30

The angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will....

Answer 30

Remain the same regardless of gross weight

Question 31

One of the main functions if flaps during approach and landing is to...

Answer 31

Increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed

Question 32

What is one purpose of wing flaps?

Answer 32

To enable the pilot to take steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the airspeed

Question 33

Ground effect is most likely yo result in which problem?

Answer 33

Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed

Question 34

What is ground effect?

Answer 34

The result of the interference of the surface of the Earth with the airflow patterns about am airplane.

Question 35

Floating causes by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized during an approach to land when at...

Answer 35

Less than the length of the wingspan above the surface.

Question 36

What must a pilot be aware of as a result of ground effect?

Answer 36

Induced drag decreases; therefore, any excess speed at the point of flare may cause considerable floating

Question 37

Which is a result of the phenomenon of ground effect?

Answer 37

The angle of attack generating lift is increased

Question 38

An aircraft leaving ground effect during takeoff will

Answer 38

Experience an increase in induced drag and a decrease in performance.

Question 39

When landing behind a large aircraft, which procedure should be followed for vortex avoidance?

Answer 39

Atay above its final approach flightpath all the way to touchdown.

Question 40

How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip?

Answer 40

Outward, inward, and around each tip

Question 41

When taking off or landing at an airport where heavy aircraft are operating, one should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to

Answer 41

Sink into the flightpath of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence

Question 42

Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is...

Answer 42

Developing lift

Question 43

The greatest vortex strength occurs when the generating aircraft is

Answer 43

Heavy, clean, and slow

Question 44

Wingtip vortices created by large aircraft tend to...

Answer 44

Sink below the aircraft generating turbulence

Question 45

The wind condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a

Answer 45

Light, quartering tailwind

Question 46

When landing behind a large aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by staying

Answer 46

Above the large aircraft's final approach path and landing beyond the large aircraft's touchdown point.

Question 47

When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft...

Answer 47

Above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.

Question 48

What wind condition prolongs the hazards of wake turbulence on a landing runway for the longest period of time?

Answer 48

Light quartering tailwind

Question 49

A go-around from a poor landing approach

Answer 49

Is preferable to last minute attempts to prevent a bad landing.