flying and gidling

Question 1

Name the strokes of the four-stroke engine

Answer 1

Intake, compression power, and exhaust

Question 2

What is the main purpose of the carburetor?

Answer 2

To deliver fuel to the engine at the proper air fuel ratio

Question 3

Name the two methods of lubrication.

Answer 3

Force-feed, splash

Question 4

What are the four important functions that oil performs?

Answer 4

Cooling, Sealing, Lubrication, Flushing

Question 5

Name the principle on which a jet engine operates.

Answer 5

Newton’s Third Law — for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of the main planes (wing)?

Answer 6

To create lift

Question 7

Name the two methods of engine cooling.

Answer 7

Air cooling, lubrication, liquid cooling (glycol)

Question 8

Name the control surfaces that are attached to the wings of an aircraft

Answer 8

Ailerons

Question 9

Name the control surfaces that are attached to the empennage.

Answer 9

Elevators, rudder

Question 10

What function do the ailerons perform during flight?

Answer 10

Control roll or stability around the longitudinal axis

Question 11

What function does the rudder perform during flight?

Answer 11

Controls yaw or stability around the normal (vertical) axis.

Question 12

What function do the elevators perform during flight?

Answer 12

Control pitch or stability around the lateral axis.

Question 13

Name the four forces that act on an aircraft during flight?

Answer 13

Lift, drag, thrust, weight

Question 14

Name the two main forms of drag.

Answer 14

Form drag, parasite drag

Question 15

What is the instrument that indicates the altitude of the aircraft in flight?

Answer 15

The Altimeter.

Question 16

In what direction does the earth rotate around its axis?

Answer 16

Counter clockwise (looking down on the North Pole – the Aussies may have a different
point of view)

Question 17

What is the prime meridian?

Answer 17

0 Degrees Longitude.

Question 18

In what direction does a compass needle point?

Answer 18

Magnetic North.

Question 19

Name the principal gases of the atmosphere.

Answer 19

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, remainder argon, and carbon dioxide.

Question 20

The most important part of the atmosphere from the standpoint of weather is?

Answer 20

Water Vapour.

Question 21

What happens to the temperature as the altitude is increased under normal conditions?

Answer 21

Temperature decreases by 1.98 (2) degrees Celsius per thousand feet.

Question 22

What is the layer of the atmosphere in which we live and in which our weather develops
called?

Answer 22

Troposphere

Question 23

What is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated known as?

Answer 23

the dew point

Question 24

What is the length of a Glider Tow Rope?

Answer 24

Training - 300 feet, Normal - 200 feet

Question 25

What is the wingspan of the glider?

Answer 25

51 feet