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because?
-It will have an uneconomical seating arrangement.
-separate JAR certification is required for each type of operation.
*the structure is not designed to sustain the different life cycles of stress
patterns of short haul operations.
-the aircraft will have too much fuel capacity and too little payload capacity.
Trim Tabs?
-reduce manoeuvring forces.
-trim the aircraft in normal flight.
-trim the aircraft in low speed flight.
*reduce or cancel out control hinge moments.
Inboard ailerons?
-are more effective at low speeds.
-reduce wing twist at low speeds.
*reduce the danger of aileron reversal.
-reduce flutter at all speeds.
What is roll?
*Rotation of the aircraft about its longitudinal axis.
-Rotation os the aircraft about its lateral axis.
-Rotation of the aircraft about its normal axis.
-Caused by adverse yaw.
What is flaperon?
-a combines elevon and flap
*a combined aileron and flap
-a combines trim tab and flap.
-a variable incidence tailplane.
what action taken in the cockpit will cause a pitch trim tab to move up in a fully
powered flying control system?
*The trim switch must be moved in the nose up direction.
-The trim switch just be moved in the nose down direction.
-The trim wheel must be turned to the right.
-Trim occurs automatically so no action required.
What will roll spoilers do when an aircraft enters a high speed turn?
-Move down on the up going wing.
*Move up on the down going wing.
-Move up on the up going wing.
-Move down on the down going wing.
What will happen when an aircraft employing combined roll spoilers and speed brakes
is in a dive with speed brakes deployed,enter a left turn?
-Right roll spoilers will go up and left roll spoiler will retract.
*Left roll spoiler will go up and right roll spoiler will retract.
-Ailerons will provide roll control.
-Elevons will provide roll control.
At what angle relative to the variable incidence stabilizer will the elevator be
when the aircraft is in trim in straight and level flight?
-Up if C of G is forward.
-Down if C of G is forward.
*Neutral.
-Depends on the speed.
What elevator movement will be required to the trim for a thrust increase in a low
wing aircraft with engines mounted below the wing?
*Down.
-UP.
-Neutral.
-Depends on the CG.
What benefit is provided by fitting the engines at the rear of the fuselage?
-The wings can be lighter and thinner.
*Engine failure will result in less control problems.
-The wings are less liable to flutter.
-Better response to deep stall.
Which of the following methods can be used to provide emergency control in the
event of hydraulic failure in a power assisted flying control systems?
-Mass Balance.
-Balance tabs.
*Variable incidence tailplane.
-Horn balance.
Which of the following will happen if the trim tabs are used for emergency control
in a fully powered control system following hydraulic failure?
-The tab will act as a balance tab.
-The tab will act as an anti-balance tab.
*The controls will be reversed.
-Control effectiveness will be unaffected.
What is the purpose of the mach trim system in a high speed aircraft?
-To damp out phugoid motion in a yaw.
-To prevent pitch in a shock stall.
*To prevent pitch down in shock stall.
-To prevent a dutch roll.
How do ailerons and roll spoilers respond if the control wheel is moved to the
left?
-Left aileron down, Left spoiler does not move, Right aileron and spoiler up.
-Right aileron and spoiler down, let aileron and spoiler up.
-Left aileron and spoiler down, right aileron and spoiler up.
*Left aileron and spoiler up, Right aileron down and right spoiler retracted.
What would be the effect if the CG were at the forward limit for take off?
*longitudinal stick force would be higher.
-Longitudinal stick force would be lower.
-Vmcg would be lower.
-longitudinal stick force would be unchanged.
A yaw damper?
*Improves lateral stability.
-Prevents spiral instability.
-Is useful at low speeds only.
-Is not necessary in swept wing aircraft.
Spring tabs?
-Reduce hinge moments at low speeds.
*Reduce hinge moments at high speeds.
-Reduce hinge moments at all speeds.
-Stiffen the controls to prevent flutter.
If a trim tab is used to reduce elevator hinge moments to zero, what will be the
response of the elevators.
-Move up,
-Move down.
*Not move.
-Up or down depending on airspeed.
If the total moments about an axis are not zero, what will be the result?
*constant angular acceleration about the axis.
-Equilibrium about the axis.
-stability about the axis.
-continuous rate rotation about the axis.
Servo tabs?
*Make controls less effective at low speeds.
-are balanced tabs.
-are activated by motion of parent control surface.
-permit use if smaller control surfaces.
Servo tabs?
-are always used in trim tabs.
-are never used in trim tabs.
*are sometimes used in trim tabs.
-do not require trimming.
Servo tabs?
*can sometimes be used following hydraulic power failure.
-can never provide control following hydraulic power failure.
-can always provide control following hydraulic power failure.
-can never be used in power assisted control systems.
When cruising at high mach numbers het aircraft usually employs ________ for roll
control?
-Outboard ailerons and lift spoilers.
-Inboard ailerons and lift spoilers.
*Inboard ailerons and roll spoilers.
-Outboard or inboard ailerons.
Aileron reversal?
-is not possible with fully powering flying controls.
-is most likely with power assisted controls.
*is most likely with fully powered controls.
-is most likely with manual controls.
Control reversal?
-occurs only in transonic seed range.
-cannot occur in the transonic speed range.
*is mostly likely at high speeds.
-is mostly likely at low speeds.
Control flutter?
-is prevented by powered flying controls.
-is prevented by power assisted flying controls.
-is minimised by anti-balance tabs.
*is minimised by mass balancing.
Stabilators provide?
*longitudinal stability and pitch control.
-longitudinal stability and roll control.
-longitudinal stability, pitch control and roll control.
-all of the above plus trimming.
Ruddervators?
-replace rudders and ailerons.
*replace ridders and elevators.
-replace elevators and ailerons.
-are used only for trimming.
A down spring?
-decreases stick force gradient.
*increases stick force gradient.
-increases stick forces in a pull up manoeuvre.
-is not used in JAR certified aircraft.
A bob weight?
-decreases stick force gradient.
-increases stick forces at high speeds only.
*increases stick forces in a pull up manoeuvre.
-is not used in JAR certificated aircraft.
Failsafe structure?
-relies on components not failing.
-relies on components failing gradually.
*relies on other components when components fail.
-relies on detailed inspections to detect faults before catastrophic failure.
Krueger flaps?
-are located at the wing tips.
*are located at the wing roots.
-are located at the trailing edge.
-are no longer used in commercial aircraft.
The main stresses on the upper and lower skins of a wing in flight are?
*compression tension
-compression compression
-tension tension
-tension compression
Aerodynamic balance is achieved by means of?
*Tabs.
-Spring boxes and actuators.
-hydraulic servo units.
-leading edge weights.
With under-wing engines the main stresses on the leading edges in the area of the
engine mountings in flight are?
*tension and torsion.
-compression and tension.
-shear and tension.
-torsion and compression
Composite materials?
-are used for furnishings only.
*are used throughout modern aircraft structures.
-are insensitive to high temperatures.
-are easily maintained and give good warning of impending failure.
Fitting the engines of an aircraft to its rear fuselage instead of on wing pylons?
-permits lighter wing structures to be used.
-permits more wings sweepback to be used.
*requires stronger wing structures.
-improves post stall handling.
What is the wing loading of a 50000 KG aircraft of 90000 sq mt wing area when in
level flight?
*0.56 kg/m2
-1.8 Kg/m2
-5.56 kg/m2
-0.18 kg/m2
Composite materials?
-are very light, corrode easily, burn fiercely and cannot be extinguished.
*are very light, resist corrosion well, produce toxic fumes when burning and can be
extinguished with water.
-are very light, corrode easily, burn fiercely and can be extinguished with sand or
dry powder.
-are very heavy, resist corrosion and do not burn.