Question 1

What is the left turning tendency caused by the reaction to the spinning propeller called?

Accepted Answer

Torque

Answer

Slipstream

Answer

Precession

Answer

Asymmetric thrust

Question 2

What compensates for torque in cruising flight?

Accepted Answer

Aileron trim tabs

Answer

Right rudder pressure

Answer

Counter-rotating propellers

Answer

Elevator adjustment

Question 3

What rudder pressure compensates for asymmetric thrust during take-off?

Accepted Answer

Right rudder pressure

Answer

Left rudder pressure

Answer

Downward rudder pressure

Answer

Neutral rudder pressure

Question 4

What type of propellers minimize the leverage effect in twin-engine aircraft?

Accepted Answer

Counter-rotating propellers

Answer

Asymmetric propellers

Answer

Clockwise propellers

Answer

Tractor propellers

Question 5

What divides the energy into speed and altitude by controlling the angle of attack?

Accepted Answer

Elevator

Answer

Rudder

Answer

Aileron

Answer

Throttle

Question 6

What rate of climb gains the most altitude in the least time?

Accepted Answer

Best rate of climb

Answer

Normal climb

Answer

Cruise climb

Answer

Best angle of climb

Question 7

What climb speed provides better engine cooling and visibility over the nose?

Accepted Answer

Normal climb

Answer

Best angle of climb

Answer

Maximum climb

Answer

Best rate of climb

Question 8

What glide speed results in the farthest distance for altitude lost?

Accepted Answer

Best glide speed for range

Answer

Best glide speed for endurance

Answer

Minimum sink speed

Answer

Power approach speed

Question 9

What approach uses power to flatten the glide path and control descent rate?

Accepted Answer

Power approach

Answer

Forced landing approach

Answer

Best glide speed for range

Answer

Normal descent

Question 10

What horizontal force makes the aeroplane turn?

Accepted Answer

Centripetal force

Answer

Drag force

Answer

Centrifugal force

Answer

Vertical force

Question 11

What component of lift balances the weight of the aeroplane during a turn?

Accepted Answer

Vertical component

Answer

Horizontal component

Answer

Centripetal component

Answer

Drag component

Question 12

When does a stall occur?

Accepted Answer

When the critical angle of attack is exceeded

Answer

When the rudder is deflected

Answer

When the airspeed is too high

Answer

When the separation point moves backward

Question 13

What effect does snow, frost, and ice accumulation have on stall speed?

Accepted Answer

It increases stall speed

Answer

It has no effect on stall speed

Answer

It decreases stall speed

Answer

It reduces drag

Question 14

What is spinning defined as?

Accepted Answer

Autorotation after an aggravated stall

Answer

A corkscrew motion during level flight

Answer

A steep descending turn

Answer

A sudden loss of lift

Question 15

Which wing has a greater angle of attack and receives less lift during a spin?

Accepted Answer

Downgoing wing

Answer

Neutral wing

Answer

Trailing wing

Answer

Upgoing wing

Question 16

What characterizes a spiral dive?

Accepted Answer

Excessive nose-down angle and rapidly increasing airspeed

Answer

Neutral bank angle and steady descent

Answer

High angle of attack and slow descent

Answer

Low airspeed and constant descent

Question 17

What is the maximum speed at which the aeroplane can be safely operated in smooth air?

Accepted Answer

Never Exceed Speed (Vne)

Answer

Maximum Structural Cruise Speed (Vno)

Answer

Maneuvering Speed (Va)

Answer

Maximum Flaps Extended Speed (Vfe)

Question 18

What is the maximum speed for full deflection of flight controls without structural damage?

Accepted Answer

Maneuvering Speed (Va)

Answer

Maximum Gust Intensity Speed (Ve)

Answer

Never Exceed Speed (Vne)

Answer

Maximum Structural Cruise Speed (Vno)

Question 19

What is the Mach number?

Accepted Answer

The ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound

Answer

The speed of sound in tropical regions

Answer

The speed of sound at sea level

Answer

The ratio of the speed of sound to the speed of the aeroplane

Question 20

What wing design is effective in raising the critical Mach number?

Accepted Answer

Swept wing design

Answer

Symmetrical wing design

Answer

Straight wing design

Answer

Laminar flow wing design

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