MATS College of Technology

R. Castillo Street., Agdao, Davao City

Aeronautical Engineering Department
Aerodynamics
Mock Board Exam
2014-2015
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Test I. Multiple Choices: Write your answer on the space provided.

1. The aircraft’s Mass is the result of:

a. Its weight
b. How big it is
c. How much matter it contains
d. Its volume

2. About which point does an aircraft rotate:

a. The wings
b. The main undercarriage
c. The center of gravity
d. The rudder

3. If a force is applied to a mass and the mass does not move:

a. Work is done even though there is no movement of the mass
b. Work is done only if the mass moves a long way
c. Power is exerted, but no work is done
d. No work is done

4. Kinetic energy is:

a. The energy a mass possesses due to its position in space
b. The energy a mass possesses even a force has been applied
c. The energy a mass possesses due to the force of gravity
d. The energy a mass possesses because of its motion

5. The definition of velocity is the:

a. Rate of change of acceleration
b. Rate of change of displacement
c. The quantity of motion possessed by a body
d. The acceleration of a body in direct proportion to its mass

6. A moving mass of air possesses kinetic energy. An object place in the path of such a moving
mass of air will be subjected to which of the following:
a. Dynamic pressure
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 b. Static pressure
c. Static pressure and dynamic pressure
d. Dynamic pressure minus static pressure

7. The speed of sound:

a. Is dependent upon the True Air Speed and the Mach number of the aircraft
b. Is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature
c. Is proportional to the square root of the absolute temperature of the air
d. Is directly proportional to the True Air Speed of the aircraft

8. An aircraft’s critical Mach number is:

a. The speed of the airflow when the aircraft first becomes supersonic
b. The speed of the aircraft when the airflow somewhere reaches the speed of sound
c. The Indicated Airspeed when the aircraft first becomes supersonic
d. The aircraft’s Mach number when the airflow over it first reaches the local speed of
sound

9. The adverse effects of ice, snow, or frost on aircraft performance and flight characteristics include
decreased lift and:
a. Increased thrust
b. A decreased stall speed
c. An increased stall speed
d. An aircraft will always stall at the same indicated airspeed

10. Lift on a wing is most properly defined as the:

a. Differential pressure acting perpendicular to the chord of the wing
b. Force acting perpendicular to the relative wind
c. Reduced pressure resulting from a laminar flow over the upper camber of an airfoil, which
acts perpendicular to the mean camber
d. Force acting parallel with the relative wind and in the opposite direction

11. Aspect ratio of the wing is defined as the ratio of the:

a. Wingspan to the wing root
b. Square of the chord to the wing span
c. Wing span to the average chord
d. Square ot the wing area to the span

12. If the same angle of attack is maintained in ground effect as when out of ground effect, lift will:
a. Increase, and iinduced drag will increase
b. Increase, and induced drag will decrease
c. Decrease, and induced drag will increase
d. Decrease, and induced drag will decrease

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13. At higher elevation airports the pilot should know that indicated airpeed:
a. Will be unchanged, but ground speed will be faster
b. Will be higher, but ground speed will be unchanged
c. Should be increased to compensate for the thinner air
d. Should be higher to obtain a higher landing speed

14. On a wing, the force of lift acts perpendicular to, and the force of drag acts parallel to the:
a. Camber line
b. Longitudinal axis
c. Chord line
d. Flight path

15. An airfoil section iis designed to produced liift resultiing from a difference in the:
a. Negative air pressure below and a vacuum above the surface
b. Vacuum below the surface and greater air pressure above the surface
c. Higher air pressure below the surface and lower air presssrue above the surface
d. Higher air pressure at the leadign edge than at the traiiling edge
16. When the angle of attack of a symmetrical airfoil is increased, the center of pressure will:
a. Have very limited movement
b. Move aft along the airfoil surface
c. Remain unaffected
d. Move forward to the leading edge

17. Why does increasing speed also increase lift?

a. The increased impact of the relative wind on an airfoils lower surface creates a greater
amount of air being deflected downward
b. The increased speed of the air passing over an airfoils upper surface decrease the
static pressure, thus creating a greater pressure differential between the upper and
lower surface
c. The increased velocity of the relative wind overcomes the increased drag
d. Increasing speed decreases drag

18. The point on an airfoil section through which lift acts is the:
a. midpoint of the chord
b. center of gravity
c. center of pressure
d. Aerodynamic center

19. A line drawn from the leading edge to the trailing edge of an airfoil section and equidistant at all
points from the upper and lower contours s called the:
a. Chord line
b. Camber

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 c. Mena camber line
d. Longitudinal axis

20. When considering an airfoil section at a constant angle of attack, which of the following
statements is true:
a. If the static pressure on one side is reduced more than on the other side, a pressure
differential will exist.
b. If dynamic pressure is increased, the pressure differential will decrease
c. The pressure differential will increase if the dynamic pressure is decreased
d. Dynamic pressure and pressure differential are not related

21. At zero angle of attack, the pressure along the upper surface of a symmetrical airfoil section would
be:
a. Greater than atmospheric pressure
b. Equal to atmospheric pressure
c. Less than atmospheric pressure
d. Non existent

22. If more lift is required because of greater operating weight, what must be done to fly at the angle
of attack which corresponds to CLmax:
a. Increase the angle of attack
b. Nothing, the angle of attack for CLmax is constant
c. It is impossible to fly at the angle of attack that corresponds to CLmax
d. Increase the Indicated Air Speed(IAS)

23. What effect does landing at high altitude airports have on ground speed with comparable
conditions relative to temperature, wind and airplane weight:
a. Higher than at low altitude
b. The same as at low altitude
c. Lower than at low altitude
d. Dynamic pressure will be the same at any altitude

24. What is the effect on total drag of an aircraft if the airspeed decreases in level flight below that
speed for maximum L/D?
a. Drag increases because of increased induced drag
b. Drag decreased because of lower induced drag
c. Drag decreases because of increased parasite drag
d. Drag decreases because of lower parasite drag

25. By changing the angle of attack of a wing, the pilot can control the airplane’s:
a. Lift and airspeed, but not drag
b. Lift, gross weight, and drag

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 c. Lift, airspeed, and drag
d. Lift and drag, but not airspeed

26. The resistance, or skin friction, due to viscosity of the air as it passes along the surface of a wing
is a type of:
a. Induced drag
b. Form drag
c. Parasite drag
d. Interference drag

27. Which relationship is correct when comparing drag and airspeed?

a. Parasite drag varies inversely as the square of the airsspeed
b. Induced drag increases as the square of the airspeed
c. Parasite drag increases as the square of the lift coefficient divided by the aspect ratio
d. Induced drag varies inversely as the square of the airspeed

28. A wing with a very high aspect ratio (in comparison with a low aspect ratio of wiing) will have:
a. Poor control qualities at low airspeeds
b. Increased drag at high angless of attack
c. A low stall speed
d. Reducing bending moment on its attachments points

29. For an aircraft climbing at a constant IAS the Mach number will:
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Ramain constant
d. Initially show an iincrease, then decrease

30. In straight and level powered flight the following principal forces act on an aircraft:
a. Thrust, lift weight
b. Thrust, lift, drag, weight
c. Thrust, lift, drag
d. Lift, drag, weight

31. If an aircraft with a gross weight of 2,000 kgs were subjected to a total load of 6,000 kgs in flight,
the load factor would be;
a. 9 G’s
b. 2 G’s
c. 6 G’s
d. 3 G’s

32. When considering air:

1- Air has mass

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 2- Air is not compressible
3- Air is able to flow of change its shape when subjected to even small pressure
4- The viscosity of air is very high
5- Moving air has kinetic energy

The correct combination of all true statements is:

a. 1, 2, 3 and 5
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1 and 4
d. 1, 3 and 5

33. The inputs to an Air speed indicator are from:

a. A static source
b. Pitot pressure
c. A pitot and static source
d. Pitot, Static and density

34. Air density is:

a. Mass per unit volume
b. Proportional to temperature and inversly proportional to pressure
c. Independent of both temperature and pressure
d. Dependent only on decreasing pressure with increasing altitude

35. An elevon is:

a. An all moving tailplane that has no elevator
b. The correct name for a V-tail
c. A surface that extends into the airflow from the upper surface oof the wing to reducethe lift
d. A combined aileron and ellecator fitted to an aircraft that does not have
conventional horizontal stabilizer (Tailplane)

36. Spoiler’s, when used for roll control will:

a. Reinforce the boundary layer
b. Creat turbulence at the wing root
c. Increase the camber at the wing root
d. Decrease lift on the upper wing surface when deployed asymmetrically

37. The purpose of a trim tab is:

a. To assist the pilot in initiatiing movement of the controls
b. To zero the load on the pilots controls in the flight altitude required
c. To provide feel to the controls at high speeds
d. To increase the effectiveness of the controls

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38. The purpose of aerodynamic balance on a fyling control is:
a. To get the aircraft into balance
b. To prevent flutter fo the flying control
c. To reduce the control load to zero
d. To make the control easier to move

39. The purpose of a differential aileron control is to:

a. Give a yawing moment which opposes the turn
b. Reduce the yawing moment which opposes the turn
c. Give a pitching moment to prevent the nose from dropping in the turn
d. Improve the rate of roll

40. The region in the atmosphere where weather usually occurs.

a. Troposhere
b. Stratosphere
c. Ionosphere
d. Exosphere

41. The speed of sound is affected by:

a. Pressure
b. Temperature
c. Densiity
d. Viscosity

42. Yawing is a rotation about:

a. The normal axis obtained by elevator
b. The lateral axis obtained by rudder
c. The longitudinal axis obtained by ailerons
d. The normal axis obtained by rudder

43. The control surface which gives longitudinal control is:

a. The rudder
b. The aileron
c. The elevators
d. The flaps

44. Aileron give:

a. Lateral control about the lateral axis
b. Longiitudinal control about the lateral axis
c. Lateral control about the longitudinal axis
d. Directional control about the normal axis

45. With flaps lowered, the stalling speed will:

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 a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Incerease, but occur at a higher angle of attack
d. Remain the same

46. If a landing is to be made without flaps the landing speed must be:
a. Reduced
b. Increased
c. The same as for a landing with flaps
d. The same as for a landing with flaps but with a steeper approach

47. Which type of flap would give the greatest change in pitching moment?
a. Split
b. Plain
c. Fowler
d. Plain slotted

48. When a leading sdge slot is opened, the stalling speed will:
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Remain the same but will occur at a higher angle of attack
d. Reamain the saame but will occur at a lower anlge of attack

49. With a full flap, the maximum L/D ratio:

a. Iincreases and the stalling anlge increases
b. Decreases and the stalling speed decreases
c. Remains the same and the stalling angle remains the same
d. Remains the same and the stalling angle decreases

50. An airplane will stall at the same:

a. Angle of attack and attitude with relation to the horizon
b. Airspeed regardless of the attitude with relation to the horizon
c. Angle of attack regardless of the attitude with relation to the horizon
d. Indicated airspeed regardless of altitude , bank angle and load factor

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