aero

Question 0

which wing is more ideal aerodynamically

Answer 0

elliptical

Question 1

which wing is somewhat more superior aerodynamically

Answer 1

high wing

Question 2

what wing is least expensive to manufacture

Answer 2

rectangular

Question 3

most expensive wing

Answer 3

elliptical

Question 4

what’s the best compromise between all types of wings

Answer 4

tapered rectangular

Question 5

what is the most important factor in determining the power plant of an airplane

Answer 5

power/weight ratio

Question 6

what is the part that most enhances the visual appeal of an airplane

Answer 6

tail

Question 7

of all wings out there what wings provide the best lateral stability

Answer 7

high wing

Question 8

what category airplane is cat is far 23

Answer 8

utility

Question 9

what aerodynamic benefits are there with a swept tail

Answer 9

NONE

Question 10

of all aircraft manufacturers before 1970 which one was most successful with drag cleanup

Answer 10

mooney

Question 11

what are the main advantages of canard airplane

Answer 11

nose up lifting force

high lift/drag ratio

reduction of drag

harder to stall recovery is easy

Question 12

high aspect ratio increase or decrease aircraft performance

Answer 12

increase

Question 13

what’s a disadvantage of canard airplane

Answer 13

less cg range

longer ground roll

very careful balancing between canard and wing

canard lifts nose up all the time could be destabilizing

Question 14

on flying wing that short arm from leading edge to the center of wing means that you have a lower cl max on a wing what does that do for ground roll

Answer 14

increase significantly

Question 15

how do you get tail down force on a flying wing

Answer 15

back of wing is curled up

reflexive tail

Question 16

sweet back wings allow planes to Travel faster how?

Answer 16

decreases critical Mach number

Question 17

increasing effective aspect ratio of wing

Answer 17

reducing induced drag

increases climb performance and range

decreasing ground roll distances

Question 18

what is stability

Answer 18

tendency of an airplane to returned to a trimmed position after a disturbance

Question 19

what opposes load factor

Answer 19

resultant component of lift

Question 20

dynamic stability

Answer 20

stability over time

Question 21

for a plane to be dynamically stable what must it have first

Answer 21

static stability

Question 22

what is the definition in speed of supersonic

Answer 22

Mach 1.2 -5

Question 23

when am airfoils upper surface has reached Mach 1 what have you hit

Answer 23

critical Mach number

Question 24

what happens to drag at critical Mach

Answer 24

significantly increases

Question 25

proppellers take a _________amount of air and create ________ amount of velocity

Answer 25

large , small

Question 26

what's the definition of Endurance

Answer 26

most time aloft on a given amount of fuel

Question 27

how do you determine aspect ratio of a wing

Answer 27

span of wing divided by average chord

Question 28

air molecules moving over the upper surface of the wing travel faster or slower than the bottom of the wing

Answer 28

faster

Question 29

what do vortex generators do

Answer 29

Imparts energy into the airfoil to keep air laminar

Question 30

most expensive engine

Answer 30

turbojet engine engine

Question 31

what is least expensive engine

Answer 31

reciprocating engine

Question 32

best fuel conservation

Answer 32

reciprocating engine

Question 33

when bank angle increases what also increases

Answer 33

stall speed / load factor

Question 34

as airspeed increases what also increases

Answer 34

induced drag decreases with airspeed

Question 35

what is specific fuel consumption

Answer 35

pg 226

Question 36

aspect ratio

Answer 36

span divided by mean chord

Question 37

what happens to a plane in ground effect

Answer 37

induced drag is reduced because the wingtip vortices aren't fully formed under wing

Question 38

why is LD max important

Answer 38

maximum glide speed and max glide angle

Question 39

newton third law

Answer 39

for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

Question 40

Newton's first law motion

Answer 40

an object at rest sill stay at rest

Question 41

newtons 2nd law of motion

Answer 41

an object at rest will stay at rest unless something affects it

Question 42

what is the line from leading edge from camber to trailing edge

Answer 42

mean camber line

Question 43

when airflow over the wing adheres to the surface what kind of airflow is it

Answer 43

laminar

Question 44

what can upset laminar airflow

Answer 44

exceeding the critical layer of attack ice rivets spoilers

Question 45

what is the one factor that increases induced drag more than another factor

Answer 45

slow flight high angle of attack

Question 46

what is the best thing you can do. together. the minimum amount of induced drag

Answer 46

clean configuration cruise flight

Question 47

definition of range

Answer 47

max distance for given amount of fuel

Question 48

5-27

Answer 48

load limit va

Question 49

three axis of flight center of gravity

Answer 49

an

Question 50

what kind of stability does aileron deflection affect

Answer 50

lateral

Question 51

what kind of stability Is determined by CG

Answer 51

longitudinal

Question 52

what stability does Dihedral affect

Answer 52

lateral

Question 53

elevator Affects what stability

Answer 53

longitudinal

Question 54

fuselage effect affects what stability

Answer 54

longitudinal

Question 55

tail down force affects what stability

Answer 55

longitudinal

Question 56

vertical stabilizer

Answer 56

directional

Question 57

weathervaning effects what stability

Answer 57

directional

Question 58

wing taper affects what stability

Answer 58

lateral

Question 59

horizontal stabilizer affects what type of stability

Answer 59

longitudinal

Question 60

what do vortex generators on top of the wing do?

Answer 60

impart energy to the wing to aid the laminar flow of air

Question 61

under 12500 lbs

Answer 61

FAR 23

Question 62

largest develop,ent in aviation in the last 100 years

Answer 62

the jet engine

Question 63

write the coefficient of lift formula and choose the two areas that pilots have control over

Answer 63

Cl= lift/ 1/2 dynamic pressure x V^2 x SA

Question 64

calculate the rate of climb for excess engine power

Answer 64

RC= (changeP) x 33,000