PRICIPLE OF FLIGHT SUMMARY

FOR PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE

1. The angle of attack is : the angle between the chord line and the airflow
2. Bernouli`s theorem is concerned with : dynamic pressure + static pressure is constant
3. In the ISA, the temperature varies by : 1,98 0C/ 1000ft from sea level up to 36.090ft
4. Four forces acting on an airplane : Thrust, drag, lift, weight
5. Factors affecting the production of lift : Chamber, angle of attack, density, velocity
6. As the angle of attack increase on an aerofoil up to stalling angle the : C.P moves forward and then
moves backward
7. During takeoff, an airplane becomes airborne at the speed less than normal take off speed, this
happens because of : ground effect
8. The pressure difference between the upper and the lower surface on the aerofoil, causes : induced
drag
9. Induced drag can reduced by : tapered wing, washout, high aspect ratio
10. Items that directly affect the drag : surface area, angle of attack, velocity, density
11. Items which increase the efficiency of the wing : increase lift/drag ratio, streamlining, low skin
friction
12. Profile drag is the sum of : skin friction and form drag
13. An aircraft said to be stalled : when it develops an uncontrollable nose down pitching moment
14. If you were undershooting the runway, you should : increase the power
15. When the temperature get less : the aircraft need less runway length in which to get airborne
16. If the temperature at 10.000ft is higher than standard temperature for that height, the density
altitude will be : more than 10.000ft
17. If flaps are lowered but airspeed is keep constant : the nose must be lowered
18. Flaps and slats are : decrease the stalling speed
19. Which of the following terms only contains the name of primary control surface : elevator, aileron,
rudder
20. To obtain the desire effect, trim tabs must be adjusted : in opposite direction of the primary control
surface they effect
21. Speed down the glide path is increased by : an increase in weight
22. Lowering the flaps during gliding will cause : steepen the glide path
23. The greatest rate of climb is occurs : at the speed where there is the maximum excess horsepower
24. On the bank turn, the angle of bank depend on : radius turn and speed
25. To keep the aircraft on the bank turn, needs force to continually act towards the centre of turn. This
force is called : centripetal forces
26. Two aircraft are turning in different speed, in rate one turn. The aircraft with the higher speed needs
: steeper bank angle
27. Which statement of the following should be increase in order to maintain altitude during medium
turn to steep turn : angle of attack or speed
28. A rate two turns means that the aircraft is turning in : 6 0 per second
29. When the control column moves back toward the pilot and to the left : the aircraft will turn left and
climb
30. Stability about the longitudinal axis is called : lateral stability
31. The tendency of an aircraft to develops forces which restore it to its original condition after
displacements from a steady flight condition is known as : stability
32. Dutch roll is a combination movement of : rolling and yawing
33. An aircraft is said to be directionally stable, its stable around : the normal axis in the yawing plane
34. Two basic type o stability of object like aircraft : dynamic and static stability
35. The following items provide longitudinal stability : longitudinal dihedral and forward C.G
36. Lateral stability can improve by : low CG (high wing), sweepback, dihedral
37. Propeller efficiency can increase by : using variable pitch propeller
38. A variable pitch propeller is more efficient than the fixed pitch propeller because : a pitch can be
selected that give an efficient angle of attack over the normal speed range of the aircraft
39. An aircraft yaws on takeoff because of : gyroscopic effect, torque reaction, slipstream effect
40. At sea level, the speed of sound is about : 661 kts
41. An aircraft at a gross weight of 4100 pounds is flying in equilibrium straight and level flight. The tail
down force is 317 pounds. The lift required to fly in this condition is : 4417 pounds
42. The forces which acts along the propeller shaft is known as : thrust
43. Thurs is created by : an engine driven airscrew
44. The curvature of the line midway between the upper and lower surface of the aerofoil is known as :
the chamber
45. Change in dynamic pressure around an aerofoil is caused by : movement of the air
46. The weight of an aircraft acts : vertically downward
47. Lift on an aerofoil is said to act : from the centre of pressure
48. The average stalling angle of an aerofoil is : 15 0
49. The weight of an aircraft is due to : the action of gravity
50. Drag is force which : opposes to the forward movement of the aircraft
51. Skin friction may be reduce by : polishing the surface
52. The best measure of the efficiency of a wing is the : lift / drag ratio
53. Moment is the attempt by a force to rotate a body about a point and its effect will depend upon :
the amount of force applied and the length of the arm
54. In normal cruise configuration the : slipstream effect will cause the nose to yaw left
55. A force must into account : amount o force, direction it is applied and the length of the arm
56. Aileron drag may be counteracted by differential aileron which : create more drag on the down
going wing
57. Stability is : equality built into the aircraft
58. To enable an aircraft to climb along the steepest path to avoid obstacle it should be flown at : a
speed lower than best rate of climb speed with an angle of attack large than 4 0
59. True statement about straight and level flight : high thrust, low speed, large angle of attack
60. An aircraft can fly straight and level at different airspeed because the pilot : can vary the angle of
attack
61. Skidding occurs when the : angle of bank is too small for the IAS and rate of turn
62. When land an aircraft it is desirable to : touch down at the lowest possible speed
63. An aircraft in a spin if : it is unstable about all axis. One wing is producing effective lift while other
wing is stalled
64. A pilot can recognize an impending stall by : IAS has reached specific limit, sloppy controls, stall
warning devices
65. If the temperature of air in the atmosphere increase but pressure remain constant, the density will :
decrease
66. Static pressure plus dynamic pressure is constant in a moving fluid, is a form of : Bernoulli theorem
67. An aircraft has a span of 60 ft and a wing area of 600 sq ft its aspect ratio is : 6
68. A wing tip lower than the root would be describe as having : anhedral
69. A stick shaker is a device to vibrate the control column : at a speed just above the stall speed
70. Lowering flap to its take off setting will : give a lower lift off speed and a shorter distance to lift off
71. The main function of trim tab is to : reduce the load on control surface
72. A servo tab is one which is operated : by hand wheel and moves backward in the same direction to
the main control
73. A balance tab : adjust automatically with control column movement
74. The service ceiling of an aircraft would increase : with decrease in OAT
75. High wing load will : increase stalling speed, the landing run, and the landing speed
76. Stalls : an airplane can be stalled at any airspeed and in any flight attitude
77. Which one will have the greatest rate of turn and the smallest radius of turn :
 Bank 400 TAS 100 mph
 Bank 400 TAS 150 mph
 Bank 400 TAS 200 mph

78. Ratio of root chord and tip chord : taper ratio

79. The upward inclination of the wing to the plane through the lateral axis : dihedral
80. TAS / Speed of sound for that atmospheric condition : mach number
81. Dynamic pressure depend on the density and the velocity