Measurements of Air Data Parameters Flashcards
If the outside temperature at 35 000 feet is -40°C, the local speed of sound is:
595 kt.
The error in altimeter readings caused by the variation of the static pressure near the source is known as:
position error.
If the static source of an altimeter becomes blocked during a descent the instrument will:
continue to display the reading at which the blockage occurred
If the static source to an altimeter becomes blocked during a climb, the instrument will:
continue to indicate the reading at which the blockage occurred
If the static source to an airspeed indicator (ASI) becomes blocked during a descent the instrument will:
over-read
When climbing at a constant Mach number through an isothermal layer, the CAS:
decreases.
A leak in the pitot total pressure line of a non-pressurized aircraft to an airspeed indicator would cause it to:
under-read.
Machmeter readings are subject to:
position error
The most significant advantages of an air data computer (ADC) are: 1. Position error correction 2. Hysteresis error correction 3. Remote data transmission capability 4. Gimballing errors correction The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
1,3
VNO is the maximum speed:
not to be exceeded except in still air and with caution.
VNE is the maximum speed:
which must never be exceeded
VLO is the maximum :
landing gear operating speed.
The purpose of the vibrating device of an altimeter is to:
reduce the effect of friction in the linkages.
The response time of a vertical speed detector may be increased by adding a:
correction based on an accelerometer sensor.
The pressure altitude is the altitude corresponding :
in standard atmosphere, to the pressure Ps prevailing at this point
The atmospheric pressure at FL 70 in a “standard 10” atmosphere is:
782 hPa.
Sound propagates through the air at a speed which only depends on:
temperature.
The velocity of sound at the sea level in a standard atmosphere is:
661 kt.
During a climb at a constant CAS below the tropopause in standard atmosphere:
TAS and Mach number increase.
The limits of the yellow scale of an airspeed indicator are:
VNO for the lower limit and VNE for the upper limit
The limits of the white scale of an airspeed indicator are:
VSO for the lower limit and VFE for the upper limit
The maximum operating speed VMO is expressed in:
CAS or EAS.
The reading of a Mach indicator is independent of:
the outside temperature
After an aircraft has passed through a volcanic cloud which has blocked the total pressure probe inlet of the airspeed indicator, the pilot begins a stabilized descent and finds that the indicated airspeed:
decreases steadily
