Theory

Question 1

What class of aircraft is a Cs25 aircraft?

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is the minimum maximum take off mass for an aircraft to be considered to be class A.

Answer 2

5700kg

Question 3

How many passengers can a class B aircraft seat?

Answer 3

9 or less.

Question 4

How do you define a class C aircraft?

Answer 4

Maximum passenger number of 9 OR maximum take-off mass exceeding 5700kg.

Question 5

How would you define a class B aircraft?

Answer 5

Maximum passenger number of 9 AND a maximum take-off mass of 5700kg or less.

Question 6

What is gross performance?

Answer 6

The expected performance of a fleet of aircraft.

Question 7

What is the net performance?

Answer 7

The gross performance with a safety margin.

Question 8

On a class A aircraft, what requirements are strict and which are lenient? (Performance/operational)

Answer 8

Performance - strict / operational - leniant

Question 9

What type of performance is seen when an air aircraft is being tested?

Answer 9

Measured performance.

Question 10

What is the acceptable chance of failure?

Answer 10

1 in a million.

Question 11

On climb, which is bigger; net or gross?

Answer 11

Gross.

Question 12

On descent, which is bigger; net or gross?

Answer 12

Net.

Question 13

When landing, which is requires a longer stopping distance; net or gross?

Answer 13

Net.

Question 14

What drag can cause thrust to decrease in an engine?

Answer 14

Intake momentum drag.

Question 15

What gradient of line does the RAM air effect and intake momentum drag create?

Answer 15

Flat line : jet thrust

Question 16

What happens to thrust, on a prop, as speed increases?

Answer 16

It decreases.

Question 17

What happens to thrust as temperature increases?

Answer 17

Decreases.

Question 18

What is the maximum thrust dependant on?

Answer 18

Temperature of engine core

Question 19

Once the TO/GA line is reached, what happens to the RPM as temperature further decreases?

Answer 19

RPM decreases.

Question 20

What is the VMD value, relative to the stall speed, in the clean configuration, for a jet engine aircraft.

Answer 20

1.6Vs

Question 21

What is the VMD value, relative to the stall speed, in the landing configuration, for a jet engine aircraft.

Answer 21

1.4Vs

Question 22

What is the VMD value, relative to the stall speed, in the clean configuration, for a prop engine aircraft.

Answer 22

1.3Vs

Question 23

What is the VMD value, relative to the stall speed, in the landing configuration, for a prop engine aircraft.

Answer 23

1.2Vs

Question 24

What happens to VMD with an increase in mass?

Answer 24

It increases

Question 25

What happens to VMD with gear extension?

Answer 25

Decreases

Question 26

What happens when you plot the drag curve of Drag against TAS for a change in altitude?

Answer 26

Moves to the right.

Question 27

What happens when you plot the drag curve of Drag against IAS for a change in altitude?

Answer 27

Nothing.

Question 28

What is it called where jet thrust available meets total drag?

Answer 28

Max speed jet

Question 29

Whats the equation for power with speed?

Answer 29

Power = Force x speed (thrust or drag x TAS)

Question 30

Whats the power required formula?

Answer 30

PR = Drag x TAS

Question 31

What is the graph for jet power vs TAS?

Answer 31

Diagonal lone from origin with gradient being jet power avalible.

Question 32

What is the graph for prop power vs TAS?

Answer 32

Dome shape.

Question 33

VMP is always slower/faster than VMD.

Answer 33

Slower than

Question 34

Which speed represents the maximum endurance speed for a propeller driven aeroplane?

Answer 34

VMP