Take Off

Question 1

What is take off distance (TOD)

Answer 1

Ground roll + airborne section

Question 2

What is take off run (TOR)

Answer 2

Ground roll

Break release until Vlof

Question 3

What is the airborne section

Answer 3

Vlof until the screen height

Question 4

What is Vlof

Answer 4

Speed at which the main wheels leave the ground

Question 5

What is Vr

Answer 5

The speed at which the pilot begins to apply back pressure

Question 6

What the take off run happens what happens to drag

Answer 6

Parasite drag increases

Drag indices increases

Wheel drag decreases

Question 7

What is the formula for acceleration

Answer 7

(T - d) / w

Question 8

If mass increases by 10% what happens to take off distance

Answer 8

Increases by 20%

Question 9

What happens to take off distance if you use bleed air from the eng

Answer 9

Longer TOD

Question 10

What is the formula to calculate the head/ tail wind component

Answer 10

Windspeed x cos angle

Question 11

What is the formula for cross wind component

Answer 11

Windspeed x sin angle

Question 12

What is the prerequisite for a contaminated runway

Answer 12

More than 25% of the runway is covered in a substance of more then 3mm thick

Question 13

What does grass do to TOD compared to a solid surface

Answer 13

Increases

Question 14

Is wet grass better or worse than normal grass in terms of TOD

Answer 14

Longer TOD run

Question 15

What does flap do to climb ability

Answer 15

Reduces climb ability

Question 16

How does wind affect the RLTOM OR CLTOM

Answer 16

Affects RLTOM

not

CLTOM

Question 17

What angle does 5% gradient =

Answer 17

3°

Question 18

What speed is best climb gradient achieved at

Answer 18

Jet = Vmd (4°)

Propeller = Vmp (<4°AOA)

Question 19

What does altitude do to climb gradient

Answer 19

Decreases

Question 20

What does altitude do to speed for best climb gradient

Answer 20

Jet = stays the same

Propeller = faster

Question 21

What does mass do to climb gradient and Vx

Answer 21

Mass up
Climb gradient down
Vx up

Question 22

How does dirty configuration affect climb gradient and Vx

Answer 22

Climb gradient down

Vx down

Question 23

What happens to Vx and climb gradient for a jet with a engine failure

Answer 23

Both decrease

Question 24

What happens to Vx and climb gradient for a propeller with an engine failure

Answer 24

Vx increases

Climb gradient decreases

Question 25

Is climb angle affected by wind?

Answer 25

Nope it is air related gradient not ground related

Question 26

Is flight path angle affected by wind

Answer 26

Yes ground related

Question 27

What is OLTOM

Answer 27

Obstacle limited takeoff mass

Question 28

How does a tailwind affect OLTOM

Answer 28

Decreases

Question 29

How does headwind affect OLTOM

Answer 29

Increases

Question 30

How does head/ tailwind affect climb angle

Answer 30

No effect

Question 31

What does acceleration do to climb angle

Answer 31

Any acceleration will reduce climb angle

Question 32

What happens to rate of climb if TAS doubles

Answer 32

Double ROC

Question 33

What happens to rate of climb if you double the angle

Answer 33

Double ROC

Question 34

What is the rate of climb formula

Answer 34

ROC = Pa - Pr / w

Question 35

What is the point of maximum excess power for a jet

Answer 35

Vy Tangent to the drag curve <4°AOA > Vx 1.32 Vmd

Question 36

What is the point of maximum excess power for a propeller

Answer 36

Vy Vmd Tangent to power required curve

Question 37

What happens to rate of climb and Vy when mass increases

Answer 37

ROC decreases Vy increases

Question 38

What is the absolute ceiling

Answer 38

Where Vx and Vy are the same speed

Question 39

What is the service ceiling

Answer 39

Jet = altitude where there is a min ROC of 500 fpm Propeller = altitude where there is a min ROC of 100fpm

Question 40

What happens to the change over alt with a higher Mach number

Answer 40

Higher change over altitude

Question 41

What happens to change over altitude with a higher CAS

Answer 41

Lower change over altitude

Question 42

What is Vx for a prop

Answer 42

Vmp >4° AOA

Question 43

What is Vy for a prop

Answer 43

Vmd 4°AOA

Question 44

What is Vx for a jet

Answer 44

Vmd 4° AOA

Question 45

What is Vy for a jet

Answer 45

1.32 Vmd <4°AOA