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CENTRE OF PRESSURE & CENTRE OF GRAVITY

1. All the lift can be said to act through the.
a. Centre of pressure.
b. Centre of gravity.
c. Normal axis.
2. If the angle of attack of a wing is increased in flight, the.
a. CofP will move aft.
b. CofP will move forward.
c. C of G will move aft.
3. As the angle of attack decreases, what happens to the centre of pressure?.
a. It moves rearwards.
b. Centre of pressure is not affected by angle of attack decrease.
c. It moves forward.
4. If the C of G is aft of the Centre of Pressure.
a. When the aircraft yaws the aerodynamic forces acting forward of the Centre of Pressure.
b. Changes in lift produce a pitching moment which acts to increase the change in lift.
c. When the aircraft sideslips, the C of G causes the nose to turn into the sideslip thus applying a
restoring moment.
5. The centre of pressure of an aerofoil is located.
a. 30 - 40% of the chord line forward of the leading edge.
b. 50% of the chord line back from the leading edge.
c. 30 - 40% of the chord line back from the leading edge.
6. The CofP is the point where.
a. The lift can be said to act.
b. The three axis of rotation meet.
c. All the forces on an aircraft act.
7. At stall, the wingtip stagnation point.
a. Doesn’t move.
b. Moves toward the lower surface of the wing.
c. Moves toward the upper surface of the wing.
8. If the C of G is calculated after loading as within limits for takeoff.
a. A further calculation is required prior to landing to allow for fuel and oil consumption.
b. A further calculation is required prior to landing to allow for flap deployment.
c. No further calculation is required.
9. The C of G moves in flight. The most likely cause of this is.
a. Movement of passengers.
b. Consumption of fuel and oils.

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c. Movement of cargo.
10. What effect would a forward CG have on an aircraft on landing?.
a. Increase stalling speed.
b. Reduce stalling speed.
c. No effect on landing.

ANSWER KEY
1.a 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.c 6.a 7.b 8.a 9.b 10.a

EXPLANATION
1. All the lift is said to act through the centre of pressure.
2. Increasing the AOA moves the CofP forward.
3. The centre of pressure moves FORWARDS with an INCREASE in angle of attack. Therefore it moves
REARWARDS with a DECREASE in angle of attack.
4. If the C of G is aft of the centre of pressure (not normal, but possible), an increase in lift will pitch the
aircraft nose-up, which will increase the lift even further etc. etc.
5. The centre of pressure is positioned roughly 30 - 40 % of the chord line BACK from the leading edge.
6. NILL
7. At stall the angle of attack is high (all along the wing) and the stagnation point moves towards the lower
surface of the wing.
8. If the CG of the fuel is not directly on the empty aircraft CG, the loaded aircraft CG must be calculated
twice (with and without fuel)
9. Consumption of fuel and oil causes the C of G to move in flight.
10. A forward CG would require the tail of the aircraft to exert more download to keep the nose level. This
will increase the wing loading and thus the aircraft would stall at a higher speed.

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