Study Questions Flashcards
he amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon the:
speed of the airplane.
Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to straight and level flight?
Turns
What force makes an airplane turn?
The horizontal component of lift.
During an approach to a stall, an increased
load factor will cause the airplane to:
stall at a higher airspeed.
Select the four flight fundamentals involved
in maneuvering an aircraft:
Straight and level flight turns, climbs, and descents.
If an emergency situation requires a downwind landing, pilots should expect a faster:
ground speed at touchdown, a longer ground roll, and the likelihood of overshooting the desired touchdown point.
As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane stalls in a particular configuration will:
remain the same regardless of altitude
During a spin to the left, which wing(s) is/are
stalled?
Both wings are stalled
How does the wake turbulence vortex circulate around each wingtip?
Inward, upward, and around each tip.
When taking off or landing at an airport when heavy aircraft are operating, one should be particularly alert to the hazards of wingtip vortices because this turbulence tends to:
sink into the flight path of aircraft operating below the aircraft generating the turbulence.
Wingtip vortices are created only when an aircraft is:
developing lift
The greatest vortex strength occurs when
the generating aircraft is:
heavy, clean and slow
The wind condition that requires maximum caution when avoiding wake turbulence on landing is a:
light, quartering tailwind.
When departing behind a heavy aircraft, the pilot should avoid wake turbulence by maneuvering the aircraft:
above and upwind from the heavy aircraft.
West is best, East is least
West is best, East is least – for applying magnetic variation to True tracks and bearings.
