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Whatgisgonegpurposegofgwinggflaps?g-
gAnswergTogenablegthegpilotgtogmakegsteepergapproachesgtogaglandinggwithoutgincre
asinggthegairspeed.
Onegofgthegmaingfunctionsgofgflapsgduringgapproachgandglandinggisgto:g-
gAnswergIncreasegtheganglegofgdescentgwithoutgincreasinggthegairspeed.
Whatgisgthegpurposegofgthegruddergongangairplane?g-gAnswergTogcontrolgyaw.
Whichgisgnotgagprimarygflightgcontrolgsurface?
A.gFlaps
B.gStabilator
CgAileronsg-gAnswergA.gFlaps
Thegelevatorgcontrolsgmovementgaroundgwhichgaxis?g-gAnswergLateral.
Whichgstatementgisgtruegconcerninggprimarygflightgcontrols?
A.gThegeffectivenessgofgeachgcontrolgsurfacegincreasesgwithgspeedgbecausegtheregisg
moregflowgovergthem
B.gOnlygwhengallgthreegprimarygflightgcontrolsgmovegingsequencegdogthegairflowgandg
pressuregdistributiongchangegovergandgaroundgthegairfoil.
C.gPrimarygflightgcontrolsgincludegailerons,grudder,gelevator,gandgtrimgsystemsg-
gAnswergA.gThegeffectivenessgofgeachgcontrolgsurfacegincreasesgwithgspeedgbecause
gtheregisgmoregflowgovergthem.
Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegconcerninggflaps?
A.gFlapsgaregattachedgtogthegleadinggedgegofgthegwinggandgaregusedgtogincreasegwin
gglift.
B.gFlapsgallowgangincreasegingtheganglegofgdescentgwithoutgincreasinggairspeed.
C.gFlapsgareghighgdraggdevicesgdeployedgfromgthegwingsgtogreduceglift.g-
gAnswergB.gFlapsgallowgandgincreasegingtheganglegofgdescentgwithoutgincreasinggairs
peed.
Whichgdevicegisgagsecondarygflightgcontrol?
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A.gSpoilers
B.gAilerons
C.gStabilatorsg-gAnswergA.gSpoilers
Trimgsystemsgaregdesignedgtogdogwhat?g-
gAnswergTheygrelievegthegpilotgofgthegneedgtogmaintaingconstantgbackgpressuregongth
egflightgcontrols.
Thegfourgforcesgactinggongangairplanegingflightgare:g-
gAnswergLift,gWeight,gThrust,g&gDrag
Whengaregthegfourgforcesgthatgactgongangairplanegingequilibrium?g-
gAnswergDuringgunacceleratedgflight.
Whatgisgthegrelationshipgofglift,gdrag,gthrust,gandgweightgwhengthegairplanegisgingstraig
ht-and-levelgflight?g-gAnswergLiftgequalsgweight.
Thrustgequalsgdrag.
WhichgstatementgrelatesgtogBernoulli'sgprinciple?g-
gAnswergAirgtravelinggfastergovergthegcurveguppergsurfacegofgangairfoilgcausesglowerg
pressuregongthegtopgsurface.
Thegtermg"anglegofgattack"gisgdefinedgasgthegangle...g-
gAnswergbetweengthegwinggchordglinegandgthegrelativegwind.
Anglegofgattackgisgdefinedgasgthegchordglinegofgangairfoilgandgthe...g-
gAnswergDirectiongofgthegrelativegwind.
Theganglegofgattackgatgwhichgangairplanegwinggstallsgwill...g-
gAnswergRemaingthegsamegregardlessgofggrossgweight.
Asgaltitudegincreases,gthegindicatedgairspeedgatgwhichgaggivengairplanegstallsgingagpa
rticulargconfigurationgwill...g-gAnswergRemaingthegsamegregardlessgofgaltitude.
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Ingwhatgflightgconditiongmustgangaircraftgbegplacedgingordergtogspin?g-
gAnswergStalled.
Duringgagspingtogthegleft,gwhichgwing(s)gis/aregstalled?g-
gAnswergBothgwingsgaregstalled.
Howgwillgfrostgongthegwingsgofgangairplanegaffectgtakeoffgperformance?g-
gAnswergFrostgwillgdisruptgthegsmoothgflowgofgairgovergthegwing,gadverselygaffectinggit
sgliftinggcapability.
Whygisgfrostgconsideredghazardousgtogflight?g-
gAnswergFrostgspoilsgthegsmoothgflowgofgairgovergthegwings,gtherebygdecreasinggliftin
ggcapability.
Howgdoesgfrostgaffectgthegliftinggsurfacesgofgangairplanegongtakeoff?g-
gAnswergFrostgmygpreventgthegairplanegfromgbecominggairbornegatgnormalgtakeoffgsp
eed.
Whatgisggroundgeffect?g-
gAnswergThegresultgofginferencegofgthegsurfacegofgthegearthgwithgthegairflowgpatternsg
aboutgangairplane.
Floatinggcausedgbygthegphenomenongofggroundgeffectgwillgbegmostgrealizedgduringga
ngapproachgtoglandgwhengat...g-
gAnswergLessgthangtheglengthgofgthegwingspangabovegthegsurface.
Whatgmustgagpilotgbegawaregofgasgagresultgofggroundgeffect?g-
gAnswergInducedgdraggdecreases;gtherefor,ganygexcessgspeedgatgthegpointgofgflaregm
aygcausegconsiderablegfloating.
Groundgeffectgisgmostglikelygtogresultgingwhichgproblem?g-
gAnswergBecominggairbornegbeforegreachinggrecommendedgtakeoffgspeed.
Whatgforcegmakesgangairplanegturn?g-gAnswergTheghorizontalgcomponentgofglift.
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Angairplanegsaidgtogbeginherentlygstablegwill...g-gAnswergrequireglessgeffortgtogcontrol.
Whatgdeterminesgtheglongitudinalgstabilitygofgangairplane?g-
gAnswergTheglocationgofgthegCGgwithgrespectgtogthegcentergofglift.
Changesgingthegcentergofgpressuregofgagwinggaffectgthegaircraft's...g-
gAnswergAerodynamicgbalancegandgcontrollability.
AngairplaneghasgbeengloadedgingsuchgagmannergthatgthegCGgisglocatedgaftgofgthegaftg
CGglimit.gOnegundesirablegflightgcharacteristicgagpilotgmightgexperiencegwithgthisgairpl
anegwouldgbe...g-gAnswergDifficultygingrecoveringgfromgagstalledgcondition.
Whatgcausesgangairplaneg(exceptgagT-
tail)gtogpitchgnosedowngwhengpowergisgreducedgandgcontrolsgaregnotgadjusted?g-
gAnswergThegdownwashgongthegelevatorsgfromgthegpropellergslipstreamgisgreducedga
ndgthegelevatorgeffectivenessgisgreduced
LoadinggangairplanegtogthegmostgaftgCGgwillgcausegthegairplanegtogbe...g-
gAnswergLessgstablegatgallgspeeds.
Ingwhatgflightgconditiongisgtorquegeffectgtheggreatestgingagsingle-enginegairplane?g-
gAnswergLowgairspeed,ghighgpower,ghighganglegofgattack.
ThegleftgturninggtendencygofgangairplanegcausedgbygP-factorgisgthegresultgofgthe...g-
gAnswergPropellergbladegdescendinggongthegright,gproducinggmoregthrustgthangthegas
cendinggbladegongthegleft.
WhengdoesgP-factorgcausegthegairplanegtogyawgtogthegleft?g-
gAnswergWhengatghighganglesgofgattack.
Thegamountgofgexcessgloadgthatgcangbegimposedgongthegwinggofgangairplanegdepend
sgupongthe...g-gAnswergSpeedgofgthegairplane.
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ooks).
Whatgisgonegpurposegofgwinggflaps?g-
gAnswergTogenablegthegpilotgtogmakegsteepergapproachesgtogaglandinggwithoutgincre
asinggthegairspeed.
Onegofgthegmaingfunctionsgofgflapsgduringgapproachgandglandinggisgto:g-
gAnswergIncreasegtheganglegofgdescentgwithoutgincreasinggthegairspeed.
Whatgisgthegpurposegofgthegruddergongangairplane?g-gAnswergTogcontrolgyaw.
Whichgisgnotgagprimarygflightgcontrolgsurface?
A.gFlaps
B.gStabilator
CgAileronsg-gAnswergA.gFlaps
Thegelevatorgcontrolsgmovementgaroundgwhichgaxis?g-gAnswergLateral.
Whichgstatementgisgtruegconcerninggprimarygflightgcontrols?
A.gThegeffectivenessgofgeachgcontrolgsurfacegincreasesgwithgspeedgbecausegtheregisg
moregflowgovergthem
B.gOnlygwhengallgthreegprimarygflightgcontrolsgmovegingsequencegdogthegairflowgandg
pressuregdistributiongchangegovergandgaroundgthegairfoil.
C.gPrimarygflightgcontrolsgincludegailerons,grudder,gelevator,gandgtrimgsystemsg-
gAnswergA.gThegeffectivenessgofgeachgcontrolgsurfacegincreasesgwithgspeedgbecause
gtheregisgmoregflowgovergthem.
Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegconcerninggflaps?
A.gFlapsgaregattachedgtogthegleadinggedgegofgthegwinggandgaregusedgtogincreasegwin
gglift.
B.gFlapsgallowgangincreasegingtheganglegofgdescentgwithoutgincreasinggairspeed.
C.gFlapsgareghighgdraggdevicesgdeployedgfromgthegwingsgtogreduceglift.g-
gAnswergB.gFlapsgallowgandgincreasegingtheganglegofgdescentgwithoutgincreasinggairs
peed.
Whichgdevicegisgagsecondarygflightgcontrol?
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A.gSpoilers
B.gAilerons
C.gStabilatorsg-gAnswergA.gSpoilers
Trimgsystemsgaregdesignedgtogdogwhat?g-
gAnswergTheygrelievegthegpilotgofgthegneedgtogmaintaingconstantgbackgpressuregongth
egflightgcontrols.
Thegfourgforcesgactinggongangairplanegingflightgare:g-
gAnswergLift,gWeight,gThrust,g&gDrag
Whengaregthegfourgforcesgthatgactgongangairplanegingequilibrium?g-
gAnswergDuringgunacceleratedgflight.
Whatgisgthegrelationshipgofglift,gdrag,gthrust,gandgweightgwhengthegairplanegisgingstraig
ht-and-levelgflight?g-gAnswergLiftgequalsgweight.
Thrustgequalsgdrag.
WhichgstatementgrelatesgtogBernoulli'sgprinciple?g-
gAnswergAirgtravelinggfastergovergthegcurveguppergsurfacegofgangairfoilgcausesglowerg
pressuregongthegtopgsurface.
Thegtermg"anglegofgattack"gisgdefinedgasgthegangle...g-
gAnswergbetweengthegwinggchordglinegandgthegrelativegwind.
Anglegofgattackgisgdefinedgasgthegchordglinegofgangairfoilgandgthe...g-
gAnswergDirectiongofgthegrelativegwind.
Theganglegofgattackgatgwhichgangairplanegwinggstallsgwill...g-
gAnswergRemaingthegsamegregardlessgofggrossgweight.
Asgaltitudegincreases,gthegindicatedgairspeedgatgwhichgaggivengairplanegstallsgingagpa
rticulargconfigurationgwill...g-gAnswergRemaingthegsamegregardlessgofgaltitude.
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ooks).
Ingwhatgflightgconditiongmustgangaircraftgbegplacedgingordergtogspin?g-
gAnswergStalled.
Duringgagspingtogthegleft,gwhichgwing(s)gis/aregstalled?g-
gAnswergBothgwingsgaregstalled.
Howgwillgfrostgongthegwingsgofgangairplanegaffectgtakeoffgperformance?g-
gAnswergFrostgwillgdisruptgthegsmoothgflowgofgairgovergthegwing,gadverselygaffectinggit
sgliftinggcapability.
Whygisgfrostgconsideredghazardousgtogflight?g-
gAnswergFrostgspoilsgthegsmoothgflowgofgairgovergthegwings,gtherebygdecreasinggliftin
ggcapability.
Howgdoesgfrostgaffectgthegliftinggsurfacesgofgangairplanegongtakeoff?g-
gAnswergFrostgmygpreventgthegairplanegfromgbecominggairbornegatgnormalgtakeoffgsp
eed.
Whatgisggroundgeffect?g-
gAnswergThegresultgofginferencegofgthegsurfacegofgthegearthgwithgthegairflowgpatternsg
aboutgangairplane.
Floatinggcausedgbygthegphenomenongofggroundgeffectgwillgbegmostgrealizedgduringga
ngapproachgtoglandgwhengat...g-
gAnswergLessgthangtheglengthgofgthegwingspangabovegthegsurface.
Whatgmustgagpilotgbegawaregofgasgagresultgofggroundgeffect?g-
gAnswergInducedgdraggdecreases;gtherefor,ganygexcessgspeedgatgthegpointgofgflaregm
aygcausegconsiderablegfloating.
Groundgeffectgisgmostglikelygtogresultgingwhichgproblem?g-
gAnswergBecominggairbornegbeforegreachinggrecommendedgtakeoffgspeed.
Whatgforcegmakesgangairplanegturn?g-gAnswergTheghorizontalgcomponentgofglift.
, FAA Written Exam(Created from the Glei
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t. Includes all know FAA questions. Doe
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s not include questions that reference c
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harts or other images. Does not include
g g g g g g g
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ooks).
Angairplanegsaidgtogbeginherentlygstablegwill...g-gAnswergrequireglessgeffortgtogcontrol.
Whatgdeterminesgtheglongitudinalgstabilitygofgangairplane?g-
gAnswergTheglocationgofgthegCGgwithgrespectgtogthegcentergofglift.
Changesgingthegcentergofgpressuregofgagwinggaffectgthegaircraft's...g-
gAnswergAerodynamicgbalancegandgcontrollability.
AngairplaneghasgbeengloadedgingsuchgagmannergthatgthegCGgisglocatedgaftgofgthegaftg
CGglimit.gOnegundesirablegflightgcharacteristicgagpilotgmightgexperiencegwithgthisgairpl
anegwouldgbe...g-gAnswergDifficultygingrecoveringgfromgagstalledgcondition.
Whatgcausesgangairplaneg(exceptgagT-
tail)gtogpitchgnosedowngwhengpowergisgreducedgandgcontrolsgaregnotgadjusted?g-
gAnswergThegdownwashgongthegelevatorsgfromgthegpropellergslipstreamgisgreducedga
ndgthegelevatorgeffectivenessgisgreduced
LoadinggangairplanegtogthegmostgaftgCGgwillgcausegthegairplanegtogbe...g-
gAnswergLessgstablegatgallgspeeds.
Ingwhatgflightgconditiongisgtorquegeffectgtheggreatestgingagsingle-enginegairplane?g-
gAnswergLowgairspeed,ghighgpower,ghighganglegofgattack.
ThegleftgturninggtendencygofgangairplanegcausedgbygP-factorgisgthegresultgofgthe...g-
gAnswergPropellergbladegdescendinggongthegright,gproducinggmoregthrustgthangthegas
cendinggbladegongthegleft.
WhengdoesgP-factorgcausegthegairplanegtogyawgtogthegleft?g-
gAnswergWhengatghighganglesgofgattack.
Thegamountgofgexcessgloadgthatgcangbegimposedgongthegwinggofgangairplanegdepend
sgupongthe...g-gAnswergSpeedgofgthegairplane.
