Multi-choice Question At the stall an increase in the angle of attack results in: Answers Option 1 less lift and more drag. Option 2 more lift and more drag. Option 3 no effect on lift or drag. Option 4 more lift and less drag. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The sum of all the weight forces of an aircraft acts through the: Answers Option 1 centre of pressure. Option 2 lateral axis. Option 3 centre of gravity. Option 4 load point. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The load on the wings at any time divided by the aircraft's weight is called the: Answers Option 1 load factor Option 2 power factor. Option 3 aspect ratio. Option 4 lift-drag ratio. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question Motion of an aircraft about the longitudinal axis is called: Answers Option 1 yaw. Option 2 pitch. Option 3 roll. Option 4 autorotation. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question When two forces are equal and opposite as well as parallel, but do not pass through the same point they are said to form a: Answers Option 1 parallelogram. Option 2 pair. Option 3 triangle. Option 4 couple. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question The published stalling speed of a glider is 30 mph. The glider will stall: Answers Option 1 only if the indicated airspeed drops to 30 mph or less. Option 2 only if the nose of the glider is above the horizon. Option 3 only if the controls are fully crossed at low speed. Option 4 whenever the angle of attack exceeds the stalling angle. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question On departing runway 36, turning left to a heading of 180 degrees. If the magnetic compass initially shows a turn in the opposite direction this is: Answers Option 1 normal for all magnetic compasses with these conditions. Option 2 an indication that the compass is not working right. Option 3 unusual but this deviation may be corrected. Option 4 normal if the airplane would have departed on runway 09. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The maximum speed at which the pilot can safely apply abrupt control inputs without causing structural damage to the aircraft is the: Answers Option 1 never exceed speed. Option 2 maximum towing speed. Option 3 manouvering speed. Option 4 maximum flaps extended speed. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question As the angle of attack of an aircraft increases : Answers Option 1 the centre of pressure moves forward. Option 2 the centre of gravity moves forward. Option 3 drag decreases, lift increases. Option 4 drag increases, lift decreases. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback)
Multi-choice Question What would be the effect on an airspeed indicator during a climb, if the pitot line were completely blocked? Answers Option 1 The airspeed indicator would cease functioning. Option 2 The airspeed indicator would fluctuate wildly. Option 3 The airspeed indicator would behave normally. Option 4 The airspeed indicator would behave like an altimeter. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question When after a disturbance, an aircraft tends to return to its original flight condition it is said to have: Answers Option 1 control. Option 2 inherent stability. Option 3 equilibrium Option 4 balance. Feedback Try again. Correct! Try again. Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The lift force on an aircraft in flight is considered to act: Answers Option 1 upward with reference to the earth through the C of G. Option 2 upward at a 90 degree angle to the wing chord. Option 3 at right angles to the air flow through the centre of pressure. Option 4 at an angle to the stalling angle of the aircraft. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question If a pilot does not apply forward or backward pressure to the control stick to keep a constant flying attitude, the aircraft is said to be in: Answers Option 1 longitudinal trim. Option 2 lateral trim. Option 3 equilibrium. Option 4 control. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback)
Multi-choice Question The ratio of wing span to mean wing chord is called the: Answers Option 1 fineness ratio. Option 2 lift to drag ratio. Option 3 dihedral ratio. Option 4 aspect ratio. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question For a flapped glider, flaps would be lowered on landing approach to: Answers Option 1 decrease your gliding angle by increasing the lift on the wings. Option 2 to steepen your gliding angle by increasing aircraft drag. Option 3 prevent undershooting by gliding further at a lower speed. Option 4 fly faster and at the same time glide further. Feedback Try again. Correct! Try again. Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question A glider has a lift-drag ratio of 40:1 at a speed of 55 mph. In a descent of 1000 ft.in still air, the horizontal distance covered would be nearest: Answers Option 1 40 miles Option 2 1 mile. Option 3 8 miles. Option 4 6 miles Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The average rate of descent for the glider in the above question would be: Answers Option 1 120 fpm Option 2 400 fpm Option 3 800 fpm Option 4 200 fpm Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question A glider weighing 500 pounds in a 70 degree banked turn will have an apparent weight of approximately: Answers Option 1 1500 pounds Option 2 3500 pounds. Option 3 500 pounds. Option 4 1000 pounds. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question When hangaring your aircraft at night the altimeter is set to the airport elevation at 520 ft. At night a low pressure area moves over the airport. The indicated altitude observed the next day would be: Answers Option 1 520 feet. Option 2 lower than 520 feet. Option 3 the same as the altimeter setting. Option 4 higher than 520 feet. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question What term is used to designate the curved surface of an airfoil? Answers Option 1 longeron. Option 2 chord. Option 3 camber Option 4 dihedral. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback)