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EXAM 2024 UPDATES
Why does increasing speed also increase lift?
A) It makes the air thicker.
B) The wind hits the bottom of the wing harder.
C) The wing gets hotter.
D) The wing is at a better angle.
✔✔ - ANSWER - B) The wind hits the bottom of the wing harder.
What causes adverse yaw when entering a turn?
A) Increased drag on the raised wing.
B) Increased drag on the lowered wing.
C) The airplane is too heavy.
D) The pilot is not turning enough.
✔✔ - ANSWER - A) Increased drag on the raised wing.
When rolling out of a steep turn, why does the lowered aileron create more drag?
A) The plane is going faster.
B) The angle of the wing is higher.
C) The pilot is pulling back too much.
D) The plane is heavier.
✔✔ - ANSWER - B) The angle of the wing is higher.
What happens during a spin?
A) Both wings stall.
B) One wing stalls and the other creates lift.
C) The plane goes straight down.
D) The plane levels out.
✔✔ - ANSWER - B) One wing stalls and the other creates lift.
Lift from an airfoil is the force acting against what?
A) Gravity.
B) Drag.
C) Relative wind.
D) Thrust.
✔✔ - ANSWER - C) Relative wind.
The angle between the wing's chord line and the wind is called what?
A) Pitch.
B) Yaw.
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C) Angle of attack.
D) Roll.
✔✔ - ANSWER - C) Angle of attack.
Which statement is true about Bernoulli's principle?
A) Fast air creates high pressure.
B) Slow air creates low pressure.
C) Fast air over the wing causes low pressure.
D) Air moves in circles.
✔✔ - ANSWER - C) Fast air over the wing causes low pressure.
What is the drag caused by lift called?
A) Profile drag.
B) Induced drag.
C) Parasite drag.
D) Skin friction.
✔✔ - ANSWER - B) Induced drag.
What is profile drag?
A) Drag caused by speed.
B) Drag due to shape and surface.
C) Drag from air pressure.
D) Drag from weight.
✔✔ - ANSWER - B) Drag due to shape and surface.
How do changes in the center of pressure affect an aircraft?
A) It changes the color of the plane.
B) It affects balance and control.
C) It increases speed.
D) It makes it heavier.
✔✔ - ANSWER - B) It affects balance and control.
The angle of attack controls what?
A) The color of the wings.
B) The wing's position.
C) The pressure distribution on the wing.
D) The speed of the aircraft.
✔✔ - ANSWER - C) The pressure distribution on the wing.
Which statement is true about stalls?
A) Stalls happen only at low speed.
B) The angle of attack at stall is the same for all speeds.
C) Stalls can be avoided with more speed.
D) Stalls only happen in turns.
✔✔ - ANSWER - B) The angle of attack at stall is the same for all speeds.
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