Chapter 17 - Ground effect Flashcards
1
Q
Ground effect effective is when
A
x1 wingspan from the ground
2
Q
Ground effect is comes more effective when
A
the closer you are to the ground
3
Q
Entering in to ground effect what happens to Downwash Induced AOA Effective AOA Drag Lift Nose
A
Downwash is suppressed
Induced AOA decrease
effective increases (stalling AOA reduces)
drag decreases
lift increases causing the a/c to float and ballon
nose pitches downs
4
Q
What happens to the IAS in ground effect
A
It will under read
5
Q
Leaving ground effect what happens to the IAS
A
It returns to normal
