1.

The trim tab:

A) increases hinge moment and reduces control surface
efficiency
B) increases hinge moment and control surface
efficiency
C) reduces hinge moment and increases control surface
efficiency
*D reduces hinge moment and control surface
) efficiency

2. Control surface flutter:

A) occurs at high angles of attack.
B) provides additional lift for take-off and landing in the event of
engine failure.
*C is a destructive vibration that must be damped out within the
) flight envelope.
D) is a means of predicting the critical safe life of the wing.

3. How do differential ailerons work?

A) equalise the lift on up going and down going wings.
*B increase drag on up going wing and decrease drag on down
) going wing.
C) equalise the drag on up going and down going wings.
D) Increase lift on down going wing and decrease lift on up
going wing.

4. Trailing edge flaps:

A) Reduce lift at a higher
AOA
B) Increase lift at a higher
AOA
C) Reduce lift at a lower
AOA
*D Increase lift at a lower
) AOA

5. The ignition occurs in each cylinder of an four-stroke engine (TDC=

Top Dead Center)
A) before TDC at each crankshaft revolution
*B before TDC at each second crankshaft
) revolution
C) behind TDC at each crankshaft revolution
D) behind TDC at each second crankshaft
revolution

6. In a four-stroke piston engine, the only "driving" stroke is:

A) compression
B) intake
*C firing-
) expansion
D) exhaust

7. When the magneto selector switch is set to "OFF" position, the

piston engine continues to run normally. The most probable cause of
this failure is that:
A) There are local hot points in the engine (probably due to
overheating of the cylinder heads)
*B On a magneto, a grounding wire is broken
)
C) A wire from the magneto is in contact with a metallic part of the
engine
D) There is a carbon deposit on the spark plugs electrodes

8. Valve overlap ensures that:

A Engine power is limited, at full power, to ambient conditions
)
B Engine oil system is always available for anti-icing
)
C Cylinder is efficiently scavenged of burnt gases during the
) exhaust stroke
D Ignition liming can be set accurately
)

9. Why is a propeller blade twisted?

A To reduce the tip speed
)
B To prevent the blade from fully feathering
)
C To even out the thrust force along the length of
) the blade
D To reduce the thrust at the root of the blade
)

10. The 'slipstream effect' of a propeller is most prominent at:

A high airspeeds with high power
) setting.
B low airspeeds with high power
) setting.
C low airspeeds with low power
) setting.
D high airspeeds with low power
) setting.

11. When descending through an isothermal layer at a constant

Calibrated Airspeed (CAS), the True Airspeed (TAS) will:
A increase
)
B decrease
)
C remain constant
)
D increase at a linear
) rate

12. The Mach number is:

A) the ratio of the indicated airspeed to the sonic velocity at the
altitude considered.
B) a direct function of temperature ; it varies in proportion to the
square root of the absolute temperature.
*C the ratio of the aircraft true airspeed to the sonic velocity at the
) altitude considered.
D) the ratio of the aircraft conventional airspeed to the sonic velocity
at the altitude considered.

13. The heading read on the dial of a directional gyro is subject to

errors, one of which is due to the movement of the aircraft. This error...
A is at its greatest value when the aircraft follows a meridional track
)
B shows itself by an apparent rotation of the horizontal axis of the
) gyroscope which seems to turn at 15° per hour to the right in the
northern hemisphere
C is, in spite of this, insignificant and may be neglected
)
D is dependent on the ground speed of the aircraft, its true track and
) the average latitude of the flight
14. A failed RMI rose is locked on 090° and the ADF pointer indicates
225°. The relative bearing to the station is:
A 225
) °
B 315
) °
C 045
) °
D 135
) °

15. Following 180° stabilized turn with a constant attitude and bank,
the artificial horizon indicates:
A too high pitch up and correct
) banking
B too high pitch-up and too low
) banking
C attitude and banking coorect
)
D too high pitch up and too high
) banking

16. A DGI has:

A one degree of freedom & a horizontal
) spin axis.
B two degrees of freedom & a vertical spin
) axis.
C one degree of freedom & a vertical spin
) axis.
D two degrees of freedom & a horizontal
) spin axis.

17. The quadrantal deviation of the magnetic compass is due to the

action of:
A the hard iron pieces influenced by the mild iron pieces
)
B the hard iron pieces influenced by the geomagnetic field
)
C the hard iron pieces and the soft iron pieces influenced by the
) hard iron pieces
D the soft iron pieces influenced by the geomagnetic field
)

18. The quadrantal deviation of the magnetic compass is due to the

action of:
A the hard iron pieces influenced by the mild iron pieces
)
B the hard iron pieces influenced by the geomagnetic field
)
C the hard iron pieces and the soft iron pieces influenced by the
) hard iron pieces
D the soft iron pieces influenced by the geomagnetic field
)

19. In a steep turn, the northerly turning error on a magnetic compass

on the northern hemisphere is:
A none on a 090° heading in a right turn
)
B equal to 180° on a 270° heading in a
) right turn
C equal to 180° on a 090° heading in a
) right turn
D none on a 270° heading in a left turn
)

20. Aircraft magnetism:

A does not vary with aircraft latitude but does vary with
) aircraft heading
B varies with latitude but does not vary with aircraft heading
)
C varies with aircraft heading and latitude
)
D does not vary with aircraft heading or latitude
)

21. A manifold pressure gauge of a piston engine measures:

A vacuum in the carburettor
)
B absolute airpressure entering the carburettor
)
C fuel pressure leaving the carburettor
)
D absolute pressure in intake system near the
) inlet valve

22. Dihedral of the wing:

A) decreases the static lateral stability
*B increases the static lateral stability
)
C) is only positive for aeroplanes with high
mounted wings
D) is the only way to increase the static lateral
stability

23. Asymmetric propeller blade effect is mainly induced by:

A large angles of climb.
)
B high speed.
)
C the inclination of the propeller axis to the
) relative airflow.
D large angles of yaw
)

24.The sweepback on a wing will:

A) reduce the possibility for the wing tip to
stall.
B) have no effect on the stall
characteristics.
C) cause the stall to occur at lower angles
of attack.
*D increase the possibility of a wing tip
) stall.

25.Fuel/air ratio is the ratio between the:

A volume of fuel and volume of air entering the
) carburetor
B mass of fuel and mass of air entering the
) carburetor
C mass of fuel and mass of air entering the
) cylinder
D volume of fuel and volume of air entering the
) cylinder