Four Areodynamic forces acting on an airplane are? - correct answers Drag, Lift, Thrust, Weight
An airplane wing is designed to produce lift resulting from relatively: - correct answers Positive
below the wing/Negative above the wing
Forces acting on a plane in a steady flight condition? - correct answers Lift equals weight and
thrust equals drag
A flashing green air traffic control signal directed to an aircraft on the surface is a signal that the
pilot is: - correct answers Cleared to taxi
Steady red light from the tower means? - correct answers Keep circling
Flashing red light means? - correct answers Unsafe to land
The propeller blades are curved on one side and flat on the other side to: - correct answers
Produce thrust
When in the Down position position wingflaps provide? - correct answers Increase drag and lift
What makes an airplane turn? - correct answers Horizontal component of lift
What is one advantage of an airplane said to be inherently stable? - correct answers The
Airplane will require less effort to control.
, If the elevator trim tabs on a plane are lowered, the plane will tend to? - correct answers Nose
up
The pilot always advances the throttle during a: - correct answers Climb
The pilot of an airplane can best detect the approach of a stall by the? - correct answers
Ineffectivness of the airlerons and elevator
It is ordinarily desirable to provide an unusually long flight strip at municipal airports for the
takeoff of? - correct answers Heavily loaded ships in the air
The small hinged section on the elevator of the most airplanes is known as the: - correct
answers Trim Tab
At night, airport taxiways are identified by omnidirectional edge lights that are? - correct
answers Blue
If the ammeter in an aircraft shows a negative value this means: - correct answers Output from
the alternator or generator output is inadequate
The thrust of a turbojet is developed by compressing air in the inlet and compressor, mixing the
air with fuel and burning it in the combustor and... - correct answers Expanding the gas stream
through the turbine and nozzle
A ramjet engine consists of? - correct answers Inlet, combustion zone and a nozzle
For a fixed wing aircraft, lift is generated _____ to the direction of flight. - correct answers
Perpendicular