Module – 8

DGCA Question Paper – July 2017 Batch 2nd

1) Density is defined ............
a) Weight per unit volume.
b) Mass per unit volume.
c) Both (a) and (b)
2) According to ISA at sea level temperature, pressure, and density is ……
a) 273 °C ; 1.1013 mbar ; 1.225 kg/m^2
b) 273 °C ; 101.3 N/m^2 ; 1.225 kg/m^2
c) 273 °C ; 1.013× (10)^5 N/m^2 ; 1.225 kg/m^3
3) Rudder gives which stability………
a) Directional stability
b) Lateral stability
c) Longitudinal stability
4) MTCS- about stability..
a) Stability characteristics about all axis are different
b) Stability around lateral axis is different from stability around roll and
yaw axis
c) Stability around all axis are same
5) When engine failure occurs and lift is forward of the weight then …..
a) Aircraft tends to stall.
b) It gives position of gliding
c) Slightly reduces straight and level flight .
6) During turn the outer wing offers more ……
a) Drag
b) Lift
c) Bank

7) Higher weight in gliding flight is not affected not by…..

a) Stalling angle and range are reduced
b) Stalling angle and speed are reduced
c) Speed and range are reduced
8) If induced drag is reduced ( minimum ) ………
a) Span must be remains same
b) Aspect ratio must be higher
c) Span must be reduced
9) Sea level temperature…….
a) 288 Kelvin
b) 273 Kelvin
c) 173 Kelvin.
10) If Aspect ratio is higher then induced drag is…
a) More than 40℅
b) More than 75%
c) Infinite

11) MTCS - Higher Reynold Number.

a) Supersonic – turbojet engine
b) Subsonic – aircrafts
c) None of the above

12) During flat turn……

a) Roll only
b) Yaw only
c) Both roll and Yaw

13) On Delta wing aircraft lift ….

a) Increases with increase in angle of attack
b) Decreases with increase in angle of attack
c) Neither (a) and (b)

14) Which of the following operation is not depends on density

a) Rocket
b) Parachutist
c) Kite
15) Longitudinal stability is highly affected due to …….
a) Movement of tail plane
b) Movement of centre of gravity
c) Movement of centre of pressure

16) Which of the following gives stall warning to pilot…..

a) Stick shaker
b) Stick pusher
c) Sensor

17) Below witch layer sudden decrease in temperature takesplace

a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Tropopause

18) During turn stalling angle ……………..

a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains same

19) Coefficient of viscosity is defined as …..

a) Ratio of velocity to drag
b) Ratio of stress velocity to velocity gradients
c) Ratio of viscosity to the friction

20) In the case of aircraft nose drop thrust line is placed ................ and drag
line is ………..
a) High ; Low
b) Low ; High
c) High ; High
d) Low ; low
 Answer sheet :
1) b 2). c 3). a 4).a 5)
6).b 7). 8). b 9).a 10). 11)
12).b 13).a 14).a 15). b 16).a 17) a
18) c 19). b 20).a

Prepared by-
Mr. Pravin J. Hande.
Dy.chief instructor ACAPL BARAMATI
MODULE 8: BASIC AERODYNAMICS MARCH 2017 QUESTION
1. IN FLAT TURN
a)pitching only
b) yawing only*
c) pitching and yawing

2.IN THE HALF WAY THE STABILITY BETWEEN STABILITY AND

INSTABILITY IS CALLED
a)perfect stability
b)out of trim stability
c)neutral stability*

3.DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROVIDED BY

a)aileron
b)elevator
c)rudder*

4.IF THE ASPECT RATIO---------------------,THE INDUCED DRAG WILL

BE HALVED
a)halved
b)doubled*
c)not effected

5.IF AN AIRCRAFT HAVING INFINITE ASPAECT RATIO THEN IT WILL

NOT SUBJECTED TO
a)wingtip vortices
b)induced drag
c)wingtip vortices and induced drag*
6.IF AN AIRCRAFT BANK TURN,THE ANGLE OF ATTACK IS
INDEPENDENT FROM
a)lift
b)drag
c)weight*

7.DENSITY OF AIR AT SEA LEVEL

a)1.225kg/m^3*
b)1.025kg/m^3
c)1.205kg/m^3

8.THE LAPS RATE IN THE STRATOSPHERE REGION

A)6.5 k/feet
b)0 k/feet*
c)5 k/feet

9.THE AMMOUNT OF AIR IN THE ATMOSPHERE APPLY------------------

---AT THE TOP OF SURFACE
a)force
b)pressure*
c)weight

10.DENSITY OF AIR
a)weight per unite volume
b)mass per unite volume*
c)mass per unite area

11.IF THE AIRCRAFT IS SIDESLIP WHICH STABILITY IS AFFECTED

a)lateral stability*
b)longitudinal stability
c)vertical stability

12.IF THE THRUST LINE IS PLACED ABOVE THE DRAG,THE NOSE OF

THE AIRCRAFT IS TEND TO
a)pitched nose up aircraft
b)pitched nose down aircraft*
c)none

13.THE AILERON CONTROL IS USED TO PROVIDE CONTROL

AROUND TO
a)lateral control in longitudinal plane*
b)longitudinal control in lateral plane
c)both

14.IN STREAMELINE ,THE AIR

a)the air is flow parallel to the main center line
b)pressure drop is uniform*
c)velocity will be equal at each place

15.TO REDUCE TAKE OFF RUNWAY RANGE AIRCRAFT FLY

a)along the wind
b)against the wind*
c)cross the wind

16.AT HIGH SPEED THE INDUCED DRAG

a)less than 10% of total drag*
b)less than 25% of total drag
c)more than 25% of total drag
17.AILERON PROVIDE WHICH CONTROL
1.longitudinal
b)roll*
c)pitch

18.AT HEIGHT IN STEADY FLIGHT

a)height is constant
b)velocity constant
c)height and velocity constant in fixed direction*

19.LONGITUDINAL STABILITY IS AFFECTED BY

a)center of pressure position change
b)pitching movement along the fuselage*
c)vertical stabilizer

20.WHICH DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE DENSITY OF AIR FOR ITS

OPERATION
a)rocket*
b)parachute
c)kite

Prepared by-
Mr. Pravin J Hande
Dy. (CI) ACAPL Baramati
 Module 8 aerodynamics paper ( august 2017)

1) Density is defined as…………….

a) weight per unit volume
b) mass per unit volume
c) weight per unit area

2) when the controls are incorpted …………………will be actvated

a) stick shacker
b) stick pusher
c) both

3) with greatest aspect ratio ……………….will be less

a) profile drag
b)induced drag
c) both a and b

4) induced drag is less important at……………….speed

a) high
b)low
c)medium

5) ISA sea level temp…..

a)15degree i
b)25degree c
c)35degree c
6) Rudder provides ……………..
a)directional control
b)lateral control
c)longitudinal control

7)ROC w.r.t to alttude

a)increases in alttude cause roc increase
b)inirease in alttude cause ROC decrease
c)increase in alttude remains unchanged

8) Efficiency of aerofoil …………..

a)lift over drag
b)drag over lift
c)weight over thrust

9)ISA std temp………..

a) 1000k
b)288ck
c)1013k

10)in flat turn…………

a) yawing
b) rolling
c )rolling and yawing

11) pressure at sea level…………

a) 1013mb
b) 101.3 k n/m square
c) both a and b
12) for equilibrium flight……………
a) L=W
b) T=D
c) Both a and b

13)longitundinal stability depends on……………

a) Tail plane
b) Its area
c) As in a and b and centre of gravity

14 ) An ideal aerofoil has…………….

a) High max lift coefficient
b) Low min drag coefficient
c) Good lift/drag ratio
d) ATA

15) In straight and level flight which shouldn’t be done

a) Rotatng
b) Climbing
c) Diving

16) Viscocity coefficient definition

Ans- ratio of viscous stress to velocity gradient

17) At height in steady level flight ………

a) Height is constant
b) Velocity is constant
c) Height and velocity constant in fixed direction
18) Propeller converts ……………….into……………..
a) Thrust to power
b) Torque to thrust
c) Thrust to power

19) Question related to stick fixed conditon………………

20 ) when a/c has one wing in lower positon and disturbed but it
comes to its original positon
Ans- out of trim

Prepared by-
Mr. Pravin J. Hande.
Dy. CI. ACAPL BARAMATI.