Secondary Flight Controls

Question 1

What do flaps do

Answer 1

Give you a higher coefficient of lift with a lower lift to drag ratio.

Question 2

What do flaps do to stalling speed?

Answer 2

Reduce it.

Question 3

What devices allow the pilot to balance the forces on the aeroplane?

Answer 3

Trimming.

Question 4

What does VFE stand for?

Answer 4

Max Flap extend speed

Question 5

What is a blow back device or flap load relief?

Answer 5

A valve within the hydraulic system that senses an increase in pressure.

Question 6

Whats the difference between a droop nose and a leading edge slat?

Answer 6

It doesn’t re-energise the boundary layer.

Question 7

What max percentage of activation does a speed brake use in the air?

Answer 7

50%

Question 8

What max percentage of activation does a speed brake use on the ground?

Answer 8

100%

Question 9

The expression “secondary flight control” applies to the:

1: elevator
2: speed brake
3: lift-augmentation devices
4: roll spoiler

The combination that regroups all of the correct statements is…

Answer 9

2,3

Question 10

Consider the following situation, the rudder ratio limiter of an aircraft gets stuck in high speed/high altitude mode when decelerating for the approach.

Answer 10

Reduce crosswind limitations.