IAE (MUMBAI)

Max Marks : 50.00 Exam Questions Paper Paper Set : 1

Exam Name : M-8;Test-6 Subject Name : MODULE-8(SEM-I);IA,R-1

Exam Date : 01/10/2021 Duration : 01:00Hour

Q 1. Aerofoil efficiency is defined by 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Lift over drag B) Drag over lift C) Lift over weight

Q 2. As the angle of attack of an airfoil increases the centre of pressure 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Moves forward B) Moves aft C) Remains stationary

Q 3. If the wing tips stall before the root on a swept wing aircraft, the aircraft will 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Roll B) Pitch nose up C) Pitch nose down

Q 4. If an aircraft moves in roll, it is moving about the. 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Longitudinal axis. B) Normal axis. C) Lateral axis.

Q 5. At higher altitudes as altitude increases, pressure 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Decreases at constant rate. B) Decreases exponentially. C) Increases exponentially.

Q 6. Deployment of flaps will result in 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) a decrease in stalling angle B) an increase in stalling angle C) a decrease in stalling speed

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 Q 7. The decrease in velocity will be maximum, when a supersonic flow passes through a 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Expansion wave B) Oblique shock wave C) Normal shock wave

Q 8. Changes in aircraft weight 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Will not affect total drag since it B) Cause corresponding changes in C) Will only affect total drag if the lift
is dependant only upon speed total drag due to the associated is kept constant
lift change

Q 9. Just before an aircraft reaches critical Mach number, 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) The nose pitches up, because B) The aircraft buffets because the C) The nose pitches down because
the C.P moves forward C.P moves to the shock wave the C.P moves rear.

Q 10. To overcome ineffective control surface problem in the transonic region, 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) An all moving tail plane may be B) Hydraulic powered elevators may C) Fraise aileron may be used.
used be used

Q 11. The downstream Mach number of an oblique shock wave will be 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Less than 1 B) Greater than 1 C) Less than , equal to, or greater than
1

Q 12. Which among the following is a high lift device ? 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Tabs B) Aileron C) Flaps

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 Q 13. Which among the following is true 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Lift acts at right angles to the B) Lift acts at right angles to the C) Lift acts at right angles to the
wing chord line and weight acts relative airflow and weight acts relative air flow and weight acts at
vertically down vertically down right angles to the aircraft centre
line

Q 14. How does IAS at the point of stall vary with height?. 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) It decreases. B) It is practically constant. C) It increases.

Q 15. Lateral stability is reduced by increasing 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Anhedral B) Dihedral C) Sweepback

Q 16. Extending a leading edge slat will have what effect on the angle of attack of a wing?. 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Increase the angle of attack. B) Decrease the angle of attack. C) No effect on angle of attack.

Q 17. We can increase critical Mach number by 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) High wing B) Dihedral C) Sweep back

Q 18. What are ground spoilers used for?. 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) To assist the aircraft coming to a B) To slow the aircraft. C) To dump lift.

stop.

Q 19. Which type of flap changes the area of the wing? 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Fowler B) Split C) Slotted

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 Q 20. Which atmospheric conditions will cause the true landing speed of an aircraft to be the 1.00 Marks(Easy)

greatest?

A) Low temperature with low B) High temperature with low C) High temperature with high humidity
humidity humidity

Q 21. True stalling speed of an aircraft increases with altitude 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Because reduced temperature B) Because air density is reduced C) Because humidity is increased and
causes compressibility effect this increases drag

Q 22. The aircraft stalling speed will 1.00 Marks(Easy)

A) Increase with an increase in B) Be unaffected by aircraft weight C) Decrease with an increase in weight
weight changes since it is dependant
upon the angle of attack

Q 23. . On a swept wing aircraft, the fineness ratio is 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Highest at the root B) Highest at the tip C) Equal throughout the span

Q 24. A high aspect ratio wing will give. 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) High profile and low induced B) Low profile and high induced C) Low profile and low induced drag.
drag. drag.

Q 25. Control reversal can be prevented by 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Mass balancing B) Differential aileron C) Horn balance

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 Q 26. Angle of attack on a down going wing in a roll 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Increases B) Decreases C) Unaffected

Q 27. Critical Mach number is the 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Lowest Mach number at which B) Highest Mach number at which C) Mach number at which the airflow
the airflow over some point of the airflow over some point of over some point of the aircraft
the aircraft reaches the speed of the aircraft reaches the speed of becomes supersonic.
sound sound

Q 28. . For a given aerofoil producing lift, where P = pressure and V = velocity: 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) P1 is greater than P2, and V1 is B) P1 is less than P2 and V1 is C) P1 is greater than P2, and V1 is
greater than V2 greater than V2 less than V2

Q 29. Dutch Roll is 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) A combined rolling and yawing B) A type of slow roll C) Primarily a pitching instability
motion

Q 30. Longitudinal stability is increased if the 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) CP moves forward of the CG B) Thrust acts on a line below the C) CG is forward of the CP
total drag

Q 31. An aircraft will have 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Less gliding distance if it has B) More gliding distance if it has C) The same gliding distance if it has
more payload more payload more payload

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 Q 32. On a high wing aircraft in a turn 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) The up-going wing loses lift B) The down-going wing gains lift C) The down-going wing loses lift
causing a de-stabilizing effect causing a stabilizing effect causing a de-stabilizing effect

D) The down-going wing gains lift

causing a de-stabilizing effect

Q 33. If an aileron is moved downward 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) the stalling angle of that wing is B) the stalling angle of that wing is C) the stalling angle is not affected but
increased decreased the stalling speed is decreased

Q 34. Pitot pressure is 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Stagnation pressure – static B) Stagnation pressure – static C) Static pressure + dynamic pressure
pressure pressure

Q 35. Dihedral wings combat instability in 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Pitch B) Yaw C) Sideslip

Q 36. Mach number is the 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Ratio of TAS of aircraft to speed B) Ratio of IAS of aircraft to speed C) Ratio of TAS of aircraft to speed of
of sound at the same of sound at the same sound at sea level.
atmospheric conditions. atmospheric conditions

Q 37. With increasing altitude the angle at which a wing will stall 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Remains the same B) Reduces C) Increases

Q 38. If an aircraft true airspeed is halved, its indicated airspeed is reduced by 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Half B) Factor of four C) It is not reduced, it is doubled

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 Q 39. To produce lift, an aerofoil must be. 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Cambered (asymmetrical). B) Symmetrical. C) Either symmetrical or cambered.

Q 40. Lowering of the flaps. 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Increases drag. B) Increases lift. C) Increases drag and lift.

Q 41. The aspect ratio can also be calculated as 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Wing area / (Span) 2 B) Wing area / (Chord) 2 C) Span / Wing area

Q 42. What effect would a forward CG have on an aircraft on landing?. 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Increase stalling speed. B) Reduce stalling speed. C) No effect on landing.

Q 43. The thrust-drag couple overcomes the lift-weight couple. What direction of force is 1.00 Marks(Medium)

required to be produced by the tail of the aircraft to maintain straight and level flight

A) Upwards B) Downwards C) Sideways

Q 44. Which of the following is correct?. 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Absolute pressure + B) Absolute pressure = Gauge C) Atmospheric pressure = Absolute

Atmospheric pressure = Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure + Gauge pressure.
pressure. pressure.

Q 45. Ice formed on the leading edge will cause the aircraft to 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) stall at the same stall speed and B) stall at a lower speed C) stall at a higher speed
AoA

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 Q 46. To achieve the maximum distance in a glide, the recommended air speed is 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) As close to the stall as practical B) As high as possible with VNE C) The speed where the L/D ratio is
maximum

Q 47. What do ruddervators do?. 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Control yaw and roll. B) Control pitch and yaw. C) Control pitch and roll.

Q 48. The optimum angle of attack of an aerofoil is the angle at which 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) the aerofoil produces maximum B) the aerofoil produces zero lift C) the highest lift/drag ratio is
lift produced

Q 49. On a very hot day with ambient temperature higher than ISA, the pressure altitude is 1.00 Marks(Medium)

20,000 ft. How much will the density altitude be?.

A) The same. B) Greater than 20,000ft. C) Less than 20,000ft.

Q 50. Ventral fin provides 1.00 Marks(Medium)

A) Lateral stability B) Directional stability C) Both lateral and directional stability

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