Ch 3C - Aerodynamics of Maneuvering Flight Flashcards

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In climbing flight

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One component of weight acts perpendicular to the flight path and the another component of weight acts rearward, in the same direction as drag

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Four left-turning tendencies associated with propeller-driven airplanes are

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Torque, gyroscopic precession, asymmetrical thrust, spiraling slipstream

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In descending flight

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One component of weight acts forward along the flight path and another acts perpendicular to the flight path

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Maintaining the angle of attack that corresponds to L/Dmax will produce

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The least drag, best glide angle, and maximum gliding distance

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Changes in weight will not affect

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Glide ratio but a higher airspeed will have to be maintained in a heavier aircraft in order to cover the same distance over the ground

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Center seeking force that acts on a turning airplane

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Centripetal force, which is created by the horizontal component of lift

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The effects of adverse yaw can be countered by maintaining a coordinated turn using

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Rudder

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As angle of bank is increased in a constant airspeed turn

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The rate of turn increases and radius of turn decreases

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As airspeed is increased and angle of bank held constant

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The rate of turn will decrease and turn radius will increase

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Load factor

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The ratio of the weight that the wings must support to the actual weight of the aircraft

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Accelerated stalls occur

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When the critical angle of attack is exceeded at an airspeed higher than the one-G stall speed

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The V-g diagram defines the airplanes

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Envelope, which is bounded by the stall region, limit load factor, and V^ne

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The four fundamentals involved in maneuvering an aircraft are

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Straight-and-level flight, turns, climbs, and descents

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Torque effect is greatest at

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Low airspeeds, high power settings and high angle of attack

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P-factor

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Causes left yaw at high angles of attack; caused by descending propeller blade on the right producing more thrust than the ascending blade on the left

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16
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If power failure occurs after takeoff

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Immediately establish the proper gliding attitude and airspeed

17
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The load factor imposed on an airplane will increase

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As the angle of bank is increased

18
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Increasing the load factor will cause an airplane to

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Stall at a higher speed

19
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V^a is

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Design maneuvering speed

20
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The amount of excess load that can be imposed on an airframe

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Depends on the aircrafts speed