Question 1

What causes an airplane to climb?

Accepted Answer

Excess lift or excess thrust

Answer

Excess drag

Answer

Reduced weight

Answer

Increased bank angle

Question 2

What is required for an airplane to climb in equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

Constant airspeed, rate of climb, and heading

Answer

Increased drag and reduced thrust

Answer

Steeper bank angle

Answer

Reduced lift

Question 3

What is the primary factor for achieving a climb in equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

Excess thrust

Answer

Increased drag

Answer

Reduced weight

Answer

Excess lift

Question 4

What is a turn in aviation?

Accepted Answer

A change in direction

Answer

An increase in thrust

Answer

A reduction in airspeed

Answer

A change in altitude

Question 5

In a banked turn, lift is divided into:

Accepted Answer

Vertical and horizontal components

Answer

Drag and thrust components

Answer

Weight and gravity components

Answer

Airspeed and altitude components

Question 6

What does the vertical component of lift do in a turn?

Accepted Answer

Opposes gravity

Answer

Causes the airplane to turn

Answer

Increases drag

Answer

Reduces airspeed

Question 7

What does the horizontal component of lift do in a turn?

Accepted Answer

Causes the airplane to turn

Answer

Opposes gravity

Answer

Increases airspeed

Answer

Reduces drag

Question 8

What is the load factor in a 60-degree banked turn?

Accepted Answer

2 GS

Answer

3 GS

Answer

1 GS

Answer

1.41 GS

Question 9

What is load factor?

Accepted Answer

An apparent increase in weight due to unbalanced forced conditions

Answer

A decrease in lift during a turn

Answer

A reduction in thrust during a climb

Answer

A reduction in airspeed

Question 10

How does stall speed increase with load factor?

Accepted Answer

By the square root of the load factor

Answer

By the cube of the load factor

Answer

By the square of the load factor

Answer

By the inverse of the load factor

Question 11

What is the stall speed increase for an airplane with a stall speed of 50 knots in a 60-degree banked turn?

Accepted Answer

21 knots

Answer

30 knots

Answer

10 knots

Answer

50 knots

Question 12

What is the maximum load factor a normal category airplane must withstand without bending?

Accepted Answer

3.8 GS

Answer

5 GS

Answer

2 GS

Answer

3 GS

Question 13

What are the physiological effects of excessive g-force on the human body?

Accepted Answer

Motion sickness, blackout, or other physiological effects

Answer

Reduced drag

Answer

Increased airspeed

Answer

Increased lift

Question 14

Why does load factor increase the risk of stalling during steep turns at low speeds?

Accepted Answer

It increases stall speed

Answer

It reduces thrust

Answer

It increases drag

Answer

It decreases lift

Question 15

What is the load factor at 30 degrees of bank?

Accepted Answer

1.154 GS

Answer

1 GS

Answer

2 GS

Answer

1.41 GS

Question 16

What is the load factor at 45 degrees of bank?

Accepted Answer

1.41 GS

Answer

2 GS

Answer

1 GS

Answer

1.154 GS

Question 17

What is the load factor at 60 degrees of bank?

Accepted Answer

2 GS

Answer

1.41 GS

Answer

1 GS

Answer

1.154 GS

Question 18

What happens to the load factor at 90 degrees of bank?

Accepted Answer

It approaches infinity, and the airplane stalls

Answer

It decreases to 1 GS

Answer

It reduces drag

Answer

It stabilizes at 2 GS

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