Flight Mechanics Past Questions with Complete Solutions
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Flight Mechanics
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Flight Mechanics
Flight Mechanics Past Questions with
Complete Solutions
Which force opposes an aircraft’s motion through the air?
A) Lift
B) Thrust
C) Gravity
D) Drag
D) Drag
What happens to the stall speed as the aircraft’s weight increases?
A) Stall speed decreases
B) Stall speed remains the ...
Flight Mechanics Past Questions with
Complete Solutions
Which force opposes an aircraft’s motion through the air?
A) Lift
B) Thrust
C) Gravity
D) Drag
✔✔D) Drag
What happens to the stall speed as the aircraft’s weight increases?
A) Stall speed decreases
B) Stall speed remains the same
C) Stall speed increases
D) Weight does not affect stall speed
✔✔C) Stall speed increases
What is the primary function of the rudder in an aircraft?
A) Control roll
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,B) Control pitch
C) Control yaw
D) Increase lift
✔✔C) Control yaw
When an aircraft banks during a turn, which force increases significantly?
A) Lift
B) Drag
C) Thrust
D) Load factor
✔✔D) Load factor
What is the effect of extending flaps during landing?
A) Decreases lift and increases speed
B) Increases lift and drag
C) Decreases drag and increases lift
D) Increases speed and decreases drag
✔✔B) Increases lift and drag
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,Which term describes the curvature of the upper surface of an airfoil?
A) Camber
B) Leading edge
C) Aspect ratio
D) Chord line
✔✔A) Camber
What happens to lift when airspeed is doubled, assuming all other factors remain constant?
A) Lift decreases
B) Lift remains constant
C) Lift doubles
D) Lift quadruples
✔✔D) Lift quadruples
What is the critical angle of attack?
A) The angle at which an aircraft’s drag is minimized
B) The angle at which the aircraft is most stable
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, C) The angle at which the aircraft experiences maximum lift
D) The angle at which airflow separation occurs, leading to a stall
✔✔D) The angle at which airflow separation occurs, leading to a stall
Which of the following best describes induced drag?
A) Drag created by the aircraft’s fuselage
B) Drag created as a byproduct of lift
C) Drag that increases with altitude
D) Drag caused by turbulence
✔✔B) Drag created as a byproduct of lift
Which control surface is primarily responsible for controlling pitch?
A) Ailerons
B) Rudder
C) Elevator
D) Flaps
✔✔C) Elevator
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