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The most common device used for measuring air speed is __________
a) al meter
b) thermometer
c) pressure gauge
d) pitot tube

2. 2. The randomness of the molecules gives us ________ pressure.

a) Stagna on
b) Sta c
c) Dynamic
d) Absolute

3. How does the pitot tube help in measuring the airspeed?

a) Using temperature
b) Using velocity
c) Using mach number
d) Using the pressure di erence

4. The instrument which combines both the sta c and total pressure is _______
a) Dynamic probe
b) Sta c probe
c) Pitot sta c probe
d) Stagna on probe

5. The dynamic pressure can be used in all ows from incompressible to hypersonic.
a) True
b) False

6. The dynamic pressure can be given by ____________

a) di erence of total and sta c pressure
b) sum of total and sta c pressure
c) product of total and sta c pressure
d) double of total and sta c pressure

7. When the local ow velocity is zero itself then _________

a) total pressure is not equal to sta c pressure
b) total pressure is equal to sta c pressure
c) 0
d) in nity

8. An aircra is ying at cruise level with a velocity of 110m/s at an al tude of 10 km and the
dynamic pressure is 5.43kN/m2. Now assume the aircra is ying is at sea level with a speed
of 65m/s and the same dynamic pressure. In the above data, the velocity 65m/s refers to _

a) true air speed

b) equivalent airspeed
c) free stream velocity
d) cruising speed


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 9. In a pitot tube, the kine c energy is converted into _________

a) poten al energy
b) total energy
c) pressure energy
d) internal energy

10. The errors generated in the pitot tube due to the loca on are called __________
a) posi on errors
b) normal errors
c) negligible errors
d) posi ve errors

11. The pressure measured rela ve to vacuum is ______

a) total pressure
b) sta c pressure
c) dynamic pressure
d) absolute pressure

12. In a sensi ve al meter, the sea-level reference pressure can be adjusted with a __________
knob.
a) Se ng
b) Calibra ng
c) Adjus ng
d) Pressure

13. Which of the following is the value of the atmospheric pressure, used to adjust the sub-scale
of a pressure al meter?
a) Barometric se ng
b) Atmospheric se ng
c) Al meter se ng
d) Al tude se ng

14. What is a barometer supplied with a nonlinear calibra on, so as to indicate al tude called?
a) Radio Al meter
b) Radar al meter
c) Weather al meter
d) Pressure al meter

15. Posi on error gives

a) Lower value of sta c pressure

b) Higher value of sta c pressure

c) Lower value of pitot pressure

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 d) Higher value of pitot pressure

16. Manoeuvre induced errors in pitot- sta c instruments

a) Cause instruments to under- read

b) Cause instruments to over- read

c) Cause lag in indica ons

17. Cross coupling is done for

a) Pitot systems only

b) Sta c systems only

c) Both pitot and sta c systems

18. If pitot port is blocked

a. ASI, al meter and VSI do not work

b. ASI and al meter do not work

c. ASI does not work

19. For ease of al meter readout

a) Counter- pointer display is preferred

b) Mul ple pointer display is preferred

c) Counter display is preferred

20. If the sta c source becomes blocked during ight

a) Al meter shows 0

b) Al meter shows al tude at the me of blockage

c) Al meter registers lower al tude

21. Sta c line in a pressurized aircra develops fracture in level ight

a) Al meter will show aircra al tude

b) Al meter will over- read

c) Al meter shows cabin al tude

22. Aircra ies at 300 kt TAS at 10000 feet al tude. If same speed is to be maintained at 30000
feet

a) IAS must be kept same

b) IAS must be increased

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 c) IAS must be reduced

23. When indica ons are corrected for pressure error and instrument error the readout is

a) IAS

b) TAS

c) CAS

24. Square law compensa on is applied for

a) Temperature correc ons

b) Instrument error correc on

c) Dynamic pressure correc on

25. Mach number is

a. TAS/ LSS

b. TAS/ RAS

c. TAS/ IAS

d. TAS/ CAS

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