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1 Flight controls
1. What is one purpose of wing flaps?
To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches to a landing without
increasing the airspeed
2. One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is to
Increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed.
3. What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane?
To control yaw
4. Which is not a primary flight control surface?
Flaps
5. The elevator controls movement around which axis?
Lateral
6. Which statement is true concerning primary flight controls?
The effectiveness of each control surface increases with speed
because there is more flow over them.
7. Which of the following is true concerning flaps?
Flaps allow an increase in the angle of descent without increasing
airspeed.
8. Which device is a secondary flight control?
Spoilers
9. Trim systems are designed to do what?
They relieve the pilot of the need to maintain constant back pressure
on the flight controls
1.2 Aerodynamic Forces
10. The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are
Lift, weight, thrust, and drag
11. When are the four forces that act on an airplane in equilibrium?
During the accelerated level flight
12. What is the relationship of lift, drag, thrust, and weight when the airplane is
in straight-and-level flight?
Lift equals weight and thrust equals drag
13. Which statement relates to Bernoullis principle?
Air traveling faster over the curved upper surface of an airfoil causes
lower pressure on the top surface
1.3 Angle of Attack
14. The term angle of attack is defined as the angle between
the chord line of the wing and the relative wind
15. Angle of attack is defined as the angle between the chord line of an airfoil
and

 Direction of the relative wind

16. The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the relative wind is known
as the angle of
Attack
17. The angle attack at which of an airplane wing stalls will
Remain the same regardless of gross weight
1.4 Stalls and Spins
18. As altitude increases, the indicated airspeed at which a given airplane stalls
in a particular configuration will
Remain the same regardless of altitude
19. In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin?
Stalled
20. During a spin to the left, which wings are stalled?
Both wings are stalled

1.5 Frost
21. How will frost on the wings of an airplane affect takeoff performance?
Frost will disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wing, adversely
affecting its lifting capability.
22. Why is frost considered hazardous to flight?
Frost spoils the smooth flow of air over the wings, thereby decreasing
lifting capability
23. How does frost affect the lifting surfaces of an airplane on takeoff?
Frost may prevent the airplane from becoming airborne at normal
takeoff speed
1.6 Ground Effect
24. What is ground effect?
The result of the interference of the surface of the Earth with the
airflow patterns about an airplane
25. Floating caused by the phenomenon of ground effect will be most realized
during an approach to land when at
less than the length of the wingspan above the surface
26. What must a pilot be aware of as a result of ground effect?
Induced drag decreases; therefore, any excess speed at the point of
flare may cause considerable floating
27. An aircraft leaving ground effect during takeoff will
Require an increase in angle of attack to maintain the same lift
coefficient
28. Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem?

 Becoming airborne before reaching recommended takeoff speed

1.7 Airplane Turn
29. What force make an airplane turn?
The horizontal component of lift
1.8 Airplane Stability
30. An airplane said to be inherently stable will
Require less effort to control
31. What determines the longitudinal stability of an airplane?
The location of the Central Gravity with respect to the center of lift
32. Changes in the center of pressure of a wing affect the aircrafts
aerodynamic balance and controllability.
33. An airplane has been loaded in such a manner that the CG is located aft of
the aft CG limit. One undesirable flight characteristic a pilot might
experience with this airplane would be
Difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition
34. What causes an airplane (except a T-tail) to pitch nose down when power is
reduced and controls are not adjusted?
The downwash on the elevators from the propeller slipstream is
reduced and elevator effectiveness is reduced
35. Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be
Less stable at all speeds
36. What is the effect of advancing the throttle in flight?
Both aircraft groundspeed and angle of attack will increase
1.9 Torque and P-Factor
37. In what flight condition are torque effect more pronounced in a single-engine
airplane?
Low airspeed, high power, and high angle of attack
38. The left turning tendency of an airplane caused by P-factor is the result of
the
Propeller blade descending on the right, producing more thrust than
the ascending blade on the left.
39. When does P-factor cause the airplane to yaw to the left?
When at high angle of attack
1.10 Load Factor
40. The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane
depends upon the
Speed of the airplane
41. Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as
compared to straight-and-level flight?
Turns

42. During an approach to a stall, an increased load factor will cause the
aircraft to
Stall at a higher airpsed