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Q.188. Which amongst the following statement is true for a pointed tip delta wing-
1. it would have the MAC (Mean Aerodynamic Chord) equal to one half of root chord
*2. it would have the MAC equal to two-third of root chord
3. it would have MAC equal to one-third of root chord
4. both (2) and (3)
Q.193. An auxiliary airfoil structure, fitted to the leading edge of the wing and when operated forms a small space
between LF of wing and itself is:
1. tab 2. spoiler 3. flap 4. slat *
Q.195. Flaps which increases lift & area of the wing is: MOF-123
1. plain flap 2. split flap 3. slotted flap 4. fowler flap *
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Q.196. Slats are movable control surface attached to the: BS - 91
1. main control surface 2. leading edge of horizontal stabilizer
3. leading edge of the wing * 4. 2 & 3 are correct
Q.202. Stability about the axis which runs parallel to the line of flight is referred to as: MOF-209
1. longitudinal stability 2. lateral stability *
3. directional stability 4. horizontal stability
Q.205. Dihedral of the wings contribute considerably to lateral stability of the airplane. An aeroplane that has wing
dihedral will have:
1. good stability about lateral axis
2. good stability about longitudinal axis *
3. poor stability in a sideship
4. good stability about vertical axis
Q.212. Characteristic of an aircraft which tends to cause it to fly (hand off) in a straight and level path is known as: BS -
105
1. controllability 2. stability
3. maneuverability 4. balancing
Q.214. The angular motion of an aircraft taking place about the normal axis is: MOF-245
1. pitching 2. rolling 3. yawing * 4. side slipping
Q.215. A mechanically driven heavier than air-aircraft having flapping wings is called
1. canard 2. amphibian 3. ornithopter * 4. autogyro
Q.219. The hinge points of control surface are set behind its leading edge:
1. to provide more sensitive response to control surface
2. to provide more movement to control surface *
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3. to provide horn balance
4. to provide mass balance
Q.222. When the stability of an a/c is maximum its controllability will be: BS - 101
1. maximum 2. unaffected 3. high 4. poor *
Q.223. In the slot-cum-aileron control operation when the aileron is raised or in its neutral
position: (BS – 90)
1. the slot is closed *
2. the slot is opened
3. the slot is first closed but slowly opend as the aileron reaches its final travel
4. the slot is opened alongwith the movement of aileron
Q.224. Dihedral of wings contribute considerably to lateral stability of the a/c, the a/c having wing dihedral will have: (BS
– 103)
1. good stability about lateral axis
2. good stability about longitudinal axis *
3. poor stability in a side slip
4. good stability about vertical axis
Q.225. The principal surface that contributes to the lateral stability of an a/c in flight is: (BS – 102)
1. vertical stabilizer 2. wing *
3. tail plane 4. stabilator
Q.226. The angle between a line perpendicular to the fuselage center line and the quarter chord of each wing airfoil
section is called as: (BS – 87)
1. sweep back angle * 2. angle of bank
3. dihedral angle 4. anhedral angle
Q.227. When the pilot pulls the control stick towards himself: (BS – 107)
1. both the elevator move up * 2. both the aileron move up
3. left aileron moves up and right aileron moves down 4. nose of the a/c turns to port
Q.228. An imaginary line, which passes through the C.G. of an a/c & is perpendicular to the longitudinal & lateral axis is
termed as: (BS – 102)
1. normal axis 2. vertical axis 3. both 1 & 2 * 4. none
Q.229. Motion of an a/c about normal axis is called as: (BS – 106)
1. rolling 2. pitching 3. yawing * 4. diving
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Q.232. Stability about the axis which runs parallel to the line of flight is referred to as:
1. longitudinal stability 2. lateral stability
3. directional stability 4. horizontal stability
Q.235. Dihedral of the wings contribute considerably to lateral stability of the airplane. An aeroplane that has wing
dihedral will have:
1. good stability about lateral axis
2. good stability about longitudinal axis
3. poor stability in a sideship
4. good stability about vertical axis
Q.236. If an aircraft recovers automatically from a skid, it has been well designed and possess: (BS – 102)
1. good direction stability *
2. good lateral stability
3. good directional but poor longitudinal stability
4. good longitudinal stability
Q.237. When the stability of an aircraft is maximum. Its controllability will be: (BS – 102)
1. maximum 2. unaffected 3. poor * 4. high
Q.239. Adverse yaw can be reduced by the use of: (MOF – 306)
1. differential aileron 2. fries aileron
3. both 1 & 2 * 4. none
Q.241. A straight line running fore and aft through the C.G. and is horizontal when the aeroplane is in rigging position, is
called: (BS – 101)
1. longitudinal axis * 2. lateral axis
3. normal axis 4. vertical axis
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Q.243. The Condition of equilibrium in level flight means: (MOF – 154)
1. the a/c is traveling at a steady height
2. the a/c is traveling at uniform velocity in a fixed direction
3. the a/c travels at a steady height in a fixed direction at a uniform acceleration
4. as in 1 & 2 *
Q.244. Difference between the angle of incidence of main plane and tail plane is called: (MOF – 277)
1. dihedral 2. longitudinal dihedral *
3. sweep back 4. stalling angle
Q.245. The power required to propel an a/c is proportional to: (MOF – 126)
1. product to drag and velocity *
2. product of square of velocity and density
3. both 1 & 2
4 none of the above
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Q.246. If an aircraft stalls at 50 km/hr in level flight, then its stall speed in a 60 degree bank is-
1. 71 km/hr* 2. 120 km/hr 3. 59 km/hr 4. 54 km/hr
Q.249. Gross weight of an aircraft divided by supporting surface area is called- (MOF – 253)
1. Power Loading 2. Load factor *3. Wing loading 4. Surface loading
Q.252. The height at which there is only one possible speed for level flight and the rate of climb is nil is called :
(1) practical ceiling (2) service ceiling (3) critical ceiling (4) absolute ceiling*
Q.253. To prevent the side slipping in a turn which is the drifting of a/c inward towards center of turn the angle of bank
should be: (MOF – 253)
1. decreased *
2. increased
3. kept constant
4. the side slipping has no relation with angle of bank
Q.254. The load factor depicted at structural failure in V-G, diagram is:
1. ultimate load factor * 2. limit load factor
3. design load factor 4. safety load factor
Q.255. The height at which there is only one possible speed for level flight and the rate of climb is Nil is called:
1. service ceiling 2. absolute ceiling *
3. commercial ceiling 4. best ceiling
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Q.256. When an a/c travels to right or left along the lateral axis, such motion is called: (MOF – 253)
1. side slipping or skidding *
2. spinning
3. yawing
4. rolling
Q.258. If an aero plane is traveling at a velocity of V ft/sec on the circumference of a circle of radius ‘r’ ft, then the
acceleration towards the center of circle is:
1. M v/r ft/sec2 2. v2/r ft./sec.2
3. Wv /gr ft/sec
2 2
4. v/r ft/sec2
Q.261. By reversing the propeller pitch in to negative angle it can be used as: MOF-148
* 1. an air brake 2 in feathered condition 3 the constant speed propeller 4 constant pitch propeller
Q.263. The object of an aircrew is to convent engine torque into a forward pull or push, which is called as: MOF-137
1. momentum 2. propulsive torque
3. thrust * 4. drag
Q.266. The region in which some of the airflow is subsonic and some supersonic is called: (BS – 71)
1. hypersonic region 2. supersonic region
3. subsonic region 4. transonic region *
Q.267. To prevent side slipping a turn, which is the drifting of the aircraft inward towards the center of turn, the angle of
bank should be : (MOF – 258)
(1)increased (2) decreased * (3) kept constant (4) the side slipping is not concerned with the
Q.268. Delta winged aircraft use reflex trailing edges to (MOF – 250)
*1 provide the nose up pitching moment 2 provide the nose down pitching moment
3 improve aerodynamic balancing 4 improve lateral stability
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Q.269. During banked turns the angle of bank depends on- (MOF – 259)
1. weight of the aircraft 2 weight, speed and radius of turn * 3 speed and radius of turn 4 radius of turn only
Q.271. The region in which some of the airflow is subsonic and some supersonic is called: (BS-72)
1. subsonic region 2. supersonic region
3. transonic region * 4. hypersonic region
Q.273. When compared to oblique shock wave, the reduction in airspeed in the normal shockwave is: (BS-71)
1. much greater * 2. much lesser 3. almost same 4. zero
Q.274. When compared to normal shock, the energy lost in passing through an oblique shock will be: (BS-70)
1. much less 2. much more 3. almost same 4. slightly more *
Q.275. The ratio of true airspeed to the speed of sound at a particular altitude is known as: (BS-69)
1. critical mach number 2. mach number *
3. both of the above 4. reynold number
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Q.284 Aspect ratio for the aircraft (MOF – 105)
(A) is 5:2 and for the aircraft
Q.1. (B) is 5:3 then induce drag will be gre Which one of the following is a fixed point for an aerofoil: (MOF-92)
a. C.G.
b. Aerodynamic centre
c. C.P.
d. Both (b) and (c) are correct
Q.2. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.4. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Q.9. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
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Q.11. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Q.16. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.18. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Q.23. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.25. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Q.30. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.37. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.39. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Q.44. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.46. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Q.51. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.53. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Q.58. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.60. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
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Q.63. A flat turn means: (MOF-260)
a. Yaw without any bank
b. Rate of pitch & rate of roll are zero
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. NOTA
Q.64. Which one of the following is a fixed point for an aerofoil: (MOF-92)
a. C.G.
b. Aerodynamic centre
c. C.P.
d. Both (b) and (c) are correct
Q.65. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.67. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Q.72. Aerodynamic centre is usually about one quarter of the chord from the L.E. of aerofoil for: (MOF-92)
a. Subsonic speed
b. Super sonic speed
c. Hypersonic speed
d. NOTA
Q.74. The station line running fore & aft through C.G. and in horizontal when a/c is in rigging position is called: (MOF-245)
a. Normal axis
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Lateral axis
d. NOTA
Note (Ref. Books) : BS – A/c Basic Science, MOF – Mechanics of Flight, 15 A – FAA 15 A, Aerodynamics by
Clancy
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