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______1. If the aircraft is operated in steady flight at maximum lift/drag ratio, the total drag is:
A. minimum.
B. maximum.
C. below maximum.
D. above minimum.
______2. The three motions of the conventional airplane (roll, pitch and yaw) are controlled by three control
surfaces. Roll is controlled by ____________________.
A. rudder.
B. flaps.
C. elevators.
D. ailerons.
______3. The initial tendency of the aircraft to return to the original state of equilibrium after being disturbed.
A. Positive static stability.
B. Neutral static stability.
C. Negative static stability.
D. Positive dynamic stability.
______5. Listed here constitute the secondary flight control system: wing flaps, leading edge devices, trim systems
and _____________________.
A. rudder.
B. speed brakes.
C. Spoilers
D. ailerons.
______7. A wing with a very high aspect ratio (in comparison with a low aspect ratio wing) will have?
A. increased drag at high angles of attack.
B. a low stall speed.
C. poor control qualities at low airspeed
D. will have maximum drag
______9. The pressure entering the forward facing orifice of a pitot tube of an aircraft in flight is
______________________.
A. Dynamic and static pressure.
B. Dynamic pressure.
C. Static pressure.
D. Total pressure.
______14. Which part of an airplane provides the greatest positive contribution to the static longitudinal stability?
A. The horizontal stabilizer.
B. The engine.
C. The fuselage.
D. The wing.
______15. At a lower pressure, the original column of air contains a smaller mass of air. Therefore as the pressure
increases___________________________.
A. the density remains constant
B. the density decreases
C. the density increases
D. the density is inversely proportional to pressure
______16. Given is a NACA 4415 airfoil with apposition of camber of 40 centimeters. Calculate its maximum
thickness.
A. 40 millimeters
B. 100 millimeters
C. 150 millimeters
D. 50 millimeters
______17. A horizontal pipeline enlarges from a diameter of 6 inches at point A to a diameter of 12 inches at point
B. The flow of water is 20 cubic feet per second and the pressure at A is 10 pounds per sq. inch. What is the
pressure at point B?
A. 75.52 psi.
B. 70.66 psi.
C. 72.34 psi.
D. 76.94 psi
______18. An airplane is flying at sea level. The static pressure is 1, 720 Pascal less than the total pressure. What
is the dynamic pressure?
A. 1,720 Pa
B. 2,270 Pa
C. 2,170 Pa
D. 1,270 Pa
______19. An airplane is flying at a density altitude of 4.5 kilometers at an ambient temperature of 39 o C. If the
wing chord is 1.83 meters and the equivalent airspeed is 103 meters per second, the overall Reynolds Number is
________________.
A. 11,424,362
B. 10,628,467
C. 13,256,352
D. 9,664,786
______21. During climb with all engines, the altitude where the rate of climb reduces to 100 ft/min is called:
A. Thrust ceiling
B. Maximum transfer ceiling
C. Service ceiling
D. Absolute ceiling
______22. A Venturi tube narrows down from 4 in. in diameter to 2 in. in diameter. The pressure at the throat is 2 lb
per sq in. less than at the larger section? The rate of flow of water is _______________.
A. 0.523 cu ft per sec.
B. 0.406 cu ft per sec.
C. 0.312 cu ft per sec.
D. 0.388 cu ft per sec.
______25. At 15,000 ft altitude in standard atmospheric condition the pressure is found to be 16.88 “Hg which is
equivalent to _________ psi.
A. 7.55
B. 8.29
C. 9.34
D. 6.46
______26. ________________is the altitude above a standard datum plane (SDP), which is a theoretical level where
the weight of the atmosphere is 29.92” Hg (1,013.2 mb) as measured by a barometer.
A. Density altitude
B. Pressure altitude
C. Temperature altitude
D. 36,080 ft altitude
______29. Find the velocity at which tests should be run on a model wing of 0.10 meter chord in order that R N shall
be the same as for a wing with 1.22 meters chord at 44.7 meters per second. Air under standard conditions in
both cases.
A. 540 meters per second.
B. 545 meters per second.
C. 535 meters per second.
D. 550 meters per second.
______30. In an undisturbed airstream the pressure is 1 atmosphere, the density is 1.225 kg per cubic meter, and
the velocity is 150 meters per second. Where the pressure is 93,000 Newtons per sq meter, the velocity in meters
per second is _________.
A. 191
B. 172
C. 185
D. 200
______31. If the Mach number of a transport plane flying at a standard altitude of 8,000 meters is 0.76, its flight
speed (in meters per second) is ____________.
A. 248
B. 256
C. 234
D. 228
______32. A pressure gauge which indicates an altitude in the standard atmosphere corresponding to the measured
pressure.
A. airspeed indicator
B. vertical speed indicator
C. manifold pressure gauge
D. altimeter
______34. An airplane is making a turn of 3,000 ft radius at a speed of 240 miles per hour. The load factor is:
A. 10.12
B. 12.88
C. 11.35
D. 9.67
______35. Every object persists in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled to
change that state by forces impressed on it.
A. Pascal’s Law.
B. Newton’s Third Law of Motion.
C. Newton’s Second Law of Motion.
D. Newton’s First Law of Motion.
______37. In a supersonic air stream, which of the flow properties are decreased as the fluid flows across an
expansion wave?
A. Pressure and mass density.
B. Pressure and Mach number.
C. Mass density and velocity.
D. Velocity and Mach number.
______38. Given is a NACA 23018 airfoil with camber of 3.6 centimeters. The position of camber from the leading
edge is ______________.
A. 24 centimeters
B. 25 centimeters
C. 26 centimeters
D. 27 centimeters
______40. Which of the following is not one of the types of parasite drag?
A. Induced drag.
B. Form drag.
C. Interference drag.
D. Skin friction.