1.

If the wing tips stall before the root on a swept a) upwards

wing aircraft, the aircraft will b) downwards
a) roll c) sideways
b) pitch nose up
c) pitch nose down a) upwards

b) pitch nose up 9. When the pressure is half of that at sea level, what
is the altitude?
2. Angle of attack . a) 12,000 ft
a) increases with an increased angle of incidence b) 8,000 ft
(angle of attack) c) 18,000 ft
b) decreases with an increase in angle of incidence
(angle of attack) c) 18,000 ft
c) does not change with a change in angle of
incidence (angle of 10. During a turn, the stalling angle
attack) a) increases
b) decreasesc) remains the same
a) increases with an increased angle of incidence c) remains the same
(angle of attack)
c) remains the same
3. On a straight wing aircraft, stall commences at the
a) root on a high thickness ratio wing 11. If gauge pressure on a standard day at sea level is
b) tip on a high thickness ratio wing 25 PSI, the absolute
c) tip on a low thickness ratio wing pressure is
a) 10.3 PSI
a) root on a high thickness ratio wing b) 43.8 PSI
c) 39.7 PSI c) 39.7 PSI
4. On a high wing aircraft in a turn
a) the up-going wing loses lift causing a de- 12. The C of G moves in flight. The most likely
stabilizing effect cause of this is
b) the down-going wing gains lift causing a a) movement of passengers
stabilizing effect b) movement of the centre of pressure
c) the down-going wing loses lift causing a de- c) consumption of fuel and oils c) consumption of
stabilizing effect fuel and oils

b) the down-going wing gains lift causing a 13. The C of P is the point where
stabilizing effect a) all the forces on an aircraft act
b) the three axis of rotation meet
5. For the same angle of attack, the lift on a delta c) the lift can be said to act
wing
a) is greater than the lift on a high aspect ratio wing c) the lift can be said to act
b) is lower than the lift on a high aspect ratio wing
c) is the same as the lift on a high aspect ratio wing 14. The three axis of an aircraft act through the
a) C of G
b) C of P
b) is lower than the lift on a high aspect ratio c) stagnation point
wing
a) C of G
6. The ISA?
a) is taken from the equator 15. Pressure decreases
b) is taken from 45 degrees latitude a) proportionally with a decreases in temperature
c) assumes a standard day b) inversely proportional to temperature
c) Pressure and temperature are not related
b) is taken from 45 degrees latitude
b) inversely proportional to temperature
7. As altitude increases, pressure
a) decreases at constant rate 16. As air gets colder, the service ceiling of an
b) increases exponentially aircraft
c) decreases exponentially a) reduces
b) increases
c) decreases exponentially c) remains the same

8. The thrust-drag couple overcomes the lift-weight b) increases

couple. What direction of
force is required to be produced by the tail of the 17. What is sea level pressure?
aircraft to maintain a) 1013.2 mb
straight and level flight b) 1012.3 mb
c) 1032.2 mb a) 1.98oC per 1000 ft
b) 1.98oF per 1000 ft
a) 1013.2 mb c) 4oC per 1000 ft

18. When the weight of an aircraft increases, the a) 1.98oC per 1000 ft
minimum drag speed
a) decreases 25. What happens to load factor as you decrease turn
b) increases radius?
c) remains the same a) It increases
b) It decreases
b) increases c) It remains constant

19. An aircraft will have b) It decreases

a) less gliding distance if it has more payload
b) more gliding distance if it has more payload 26. If you steeper the angle of a banked turn without
c) the same gliding distance if it has more payload increasing airspeed or
angle of attack, what will the aircraft do?
a) It will remain at the same height
c) the same gliding distance if it has more payload b) It will sideslip with attendant loss of height
c) It will stall
20. When an aircraft experiences induced drag
a) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the tip b) It will sideslip with attendant loss of height
and on top of the
wing span wise towards the root 27. An aircraft wing tends to stall first at
b) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the a) the tip due to a higher ratio thickness/chord
root and on top of the b) the tip due to a lower ratio thickness/chord
wing span wise towards the tip c) the root due to a higher ratio thickness/chord
c) Neither a) or b) since induced drag does not
caused by spanwise c) the root due to a higher ratio thickness/chord
flow
28. Dihedral wings combat instability in
a) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the a) pitch
tip and on top of the b) yaw
wing span wise towards the root c) sideslip

21. At stall, the wingtip stagnation point c) sideslip

a) moves toward the lower surface of the wing
b) moves toward the upper surface of the wing 29. To stop aircraft decreasing in height during a
c) doesn't move sideslip, the pilot can
a) advance the throttle
a) moves toward the lower surface of the wing b) pull back on the control column
c) adjust the rudder position
22. How does IAS at the point of stall vary with
height? a) advance the throttle
a) It is practically constant
b) It increases 30. What control surface movements will make an
c) It decreases aircraft fitted with
Ruddervators yaw to the left?
a) It is practically constant a) Left ruddervator lowered, right ruddervator raised
b) Right ruddervator lowered, left ruddervator raised
23. The rigging angle of incidence of an elevator is c) Both ruddervators raised
a) the angle between the mean chord line and the
horizontal in the a) Left ruddervator lowered, right ruddervator
rigging position raised
b) the angle between the bottom surface of the
elevator and the 31. When a leading edge slat opens, there is a gap
horizontal in the rigging position between the slat and the
c) the angle between the bottom surface of the wing. This is
elevator and the a) to allow it to retract back into the wing
longitudinal datum b) to allow air through to re-energize the boundary
layer on top of the
a) the angle between the mean chord line and the wing
horizontal in the c) to keep the area of the wing the same
rigging position
b) to allow air through to re-energize the
24. What is the lapse rate with regard to boundary layer on top of the
temperature? wing
 c) parallel with the vertical axis but not the
32. Which of the following is true? longitudinal axis
a) Lift acts at right angles to the wing chord line and
weight acts a) parallel with both the longitudinal axis and
vertically down vertical axis
b) Lift acts at right angles to the relative airflow and
weight acts 39. Aircraft flying in the transonic range most often
vertically down utilize
c) Lift acts at right angles to the relative air flow and a) sweptback wings
weight acts at b) advanced supercritical airfoils
right angles to the aircraft centre line c) high wings

b) Lift acts at right angles to the relative airflow a) sweptback wings

and weight acts
vertically down 40. Which type of flap changes the area of the wing?
a) Fowler
33. If the wing tips stall before the root on a swept b) Split
wing aircraft, the aircraft c) Slotted
will
a) roll a) Fowler
b) pitch nose up
c) pitch nose down 41. Forward swept wings tend to stall at the root first
so the aircraft retains
b) pitch nose up lateral control, so why are they never used on
passenger aircraft?
34. Lift on a delta wing aircraft a) Because the wing tips wash in at high wing loads
a) increases with an increased angle of incidence b) Because the wing tips wash out at high wing loads
(angle of attack) c) Because at high loads their angle of incidence
b) decreases with an increase in angle of incidence increases and the
(angle of attack) loads imposed on the wing can increase until they
c) does not change with a change in angle of destroy it
incidence (angle of attack)
c) Because at high loads their angle of incidence
a) increases with an increased angle of incidence increases and the
(angle of attack) loads imposed on the wing can increase until they
destroy it
35. The thrust-drag couple overcomes the lift-weight
couple. What direction 42. What happens to air flowing at the speed of
of force is required to be produced by the tail of the sound when it enters a
aircraft to maintain converging duct?
straight and level flight? a) Velocity decreases, pressure and density increase
a) Upwards b) Velocity increases, pressure and density decreases
b) Downwards c) Velocity, pressure and density increase
c) Sideways
a) Velocity decreases, pressure and density
a) Upwards increase

36. When the pressure is half of that at sea level, 43. As the angle of attack of an airfoil increases the
what is the altitude? centre of pressure
a) 12,000 ft a) moves forward
b) 8,000 ft b) moves aft
c) 18,000 ft c) remains stationary

c) 18,000 ft a) moves forward

37. During a turn, the stalling angle 44. An aircraft, which is longitudinally stable, will
a) increases tend to return to level flight
b) decreases after a movement about which axis?
c) remains the same a) Pitch
b) Roll
c) remains the same c) Yaw

38. The vertical fin of a single engined aircraft is a) Pitch

a) parallel with both the longitudinal axis and
vertical axis 45. Vapour trails from the wingtips of an aircraft in
b) parallel with the longitudinal axis but not the flight are caused by
vertical axis
a) low pressure above the wing and high pressure using
below the wing a) fences
causing vortices b) vortex generators
b) high pressure above the wing and low pressure c) wing slots
below the wing
causing vortices b) vortex generators
c) low pressure above the wing and high pressure
below the wing 52. Stall strips are always
causing a temperature rise a) made of metal
b) on the leading edge of a wing
a) low pressure above the wing and high pressure c) fitted forward of the ailerons
below the wing
causing vortices b) on the leading edge of a wing

46. Vortex generators on the wing are most effective 53. Stall strips
at a) cause the wing root to stall
a) high speed b) cause the wing tip to stall
b) low speed c) cause the wings to stall symmetrically
c) high angles of attack
a) cause the wing root to stall
c) high angles of attack
54. Due to the interference of the airflow on a high
47. The chord line of a wing is a line that runs from wing aircraft between the
a) the centre of the leading edge of the wing to the fuselage and the wings, the lateral stability of the
trailing edge aircraft in a gusty wind
b) half way between the upper and lower surface of situation will cause
the wing a) the upper wing to increase its lift
c) one wing tip to the other wing tip b) the upper wing to decrease its lift
c) the lower wing to decrease its lift
a) the centre of the leading edge of the wing to the
trailing edge b) the upper wing to decrease its lift

48. The angle of incidence of a wing is an angle 55. Slats

formed by lines a) reduce the stall speed
a) parallel to the chord line and longitudinal axis b) reduce the tendency of the aircraft to Yaw
b) parallel to the chord line and the lateral axis c) decrease the aerofoil drag at high speeds
c) parallel to the chord line and the vertical axis
a) reduce the stall speed
a) parallel to the chord line and longitudinal axis
56.What is the temperature lapse rate for aircraft
flying below 36,000 feet
49. The centre of pressure of an aerofoil is located altitude?
a) 30 - 40% of the chord line back from the leading a) 1°C per 1000 feet
edge b) 3°C per 1000 feet
b) 30 - 40% of the chord line forward of the leading c) 2°C per 1000 feet
edge
c) 50% of the chord line back from the leading edge c) 2°C per 1000 feet

57. For a pressure of 25lbs/in² at sea level, what is

a) 30 - 40% of the chord line back from the the absolute pressure?
leading edge a) 39.7 lbs/in²
b) 49.7 lbs/in²
50. Compressibility effect is c) 10.3 lbs/in
a) drag associated with the form of an aircraft
b) drag associated with the friction of the air over the a) 39.7 lbs/in²
surface of the
aircraft 58. An aircraft banks into a turn. No change is made
c) the increase in total drag of an airfoil in transonic to the airspeed or angle
flight due to the of attack. What will happen?
formation of shock waves a) The aircraft enters a side slip and begins to lose
altitude
c) the increase in total drag of an airfoil in b) The aircraft turns with no loss of height
transonic flight due to the c) The aircraft yaws and slows down
formation of shock waves
a) The aircraft enters a side slip and begins to
51. Lateral control of an aircraft at high angle of lose altitude
attack can be maximized by
59. The relationship between induced drag and c) Fuselage surfaces
airspeed is
a) directly proportional to the square of the speed a) Effective keel surface
b) inversely proportional to the square of the speed
c) directly proportional to speed 65. Temperature above 36,000 feet will
a) decrease exponentially
b) inversely proportional to the square of the b) remain constant
speed c) increase exponentially

60. What is the definition of Angle of Incidence? b) remain constant

a) The angle the underside of the mainplane or
tailplane makes with the 66. A decrease in incidence toward the wing tip may
horizontal be provided to
b) The angle the underside of the mainplane or a) prevent adverse yaw in a turn
tailplane makes with the b) prevent span wise flow in maneuvers
longitudinal datum line c) retain lateral control effectiveness at high angles
c) The angle the chord of the mainplane or tailplane of attack
makes with the
horizontal c) retain lateral control effectiveness at high
angles of attack
c) The angle the chord of the mainplane or
tailplane makes with the 67. The angle of attack which gives the best L/D
horizontal ratio
a) decreases with a decrease in density
61. What is Boundary Layer? b) in unaffected by density changes
a) Separated layer of air forming a boundary at the c) increases with a decrease in density
leading edge
b) Turbulent air moving from the leading edge to b) in unaffected by density changes
trailing edge
c) Sluggish low energy air that sticks to the wing 68. For a given aerofoil production lift, where
surface and gradually P = pressure and V = velocity:
gets faster until it joins the free stream flow of air a) P1 is greater than P2, and V1 is greater than V2
b) P1 is less than P2 and V1 is greater than V2
c) P1 is greater than P2, and V1 is less than V2
c) Sluggish low energy air that sticks to the wing
surface and gradually c) P1 is greater than P2, and V1 is less than V2
gets faster until it joins the free stream flow of air
69. Low wing loading
62. The normal axis of an aircraft passes through a) increases stalling speed, landing speed and
a) the centre of gravity landing run
b) a point at the center of the wings b) increases lift, stalling speed and maneuverability
c) at the centre of pressure c) decreases stalling speed, landing speed and
landing run
a) the centre of gravity
c) decreases stalling speed, landing speed and
63. On a high winged aircraft, what effect will the landing run
fuselage have on the up-
going wing? 70. Due to the change in downwash on an untapered
a) The up-going wing will have a decrease in angle wing (i.e. one of
of attack and constant chord length) it will
therefore a decrease in lift a) not provide any damping effect when rolling
b) The down-going will have a decrease in angle of b) tend to stall first at the root
attack and therefore c) not suffer adverse yaw effects when turning
a decrease in lift b) tend to stall first at the root
c) The up-going wing will have an increase in angle
of attack and 71. True stalling speed of an aircraft increases with
therefore a decrease in lift altitude
a) because reduced temperature causes
a) The up-going wing will have a decrease in compressibility effect
angle of attack and b) because air density is reduced
therefore a decrease in lift c) because humidity is increased and this increases
drag
64. What is the collective term for the fin and rudder
and other surfaces aft of b) because air density is reduced
the centre of gravity that helps directional stability?
a) Effective keel surface 72. As a general rule, if the aerodynamic angle of
b) Empennage incidence (angle of attack)
of an aerofoil is slightly increased, the centre of 80. Which of the following types of drag increases
pressure will as the aircraft gains
a) never move altitude?
b) move forward towards the leading edge a) Parasite drag
c) move towards the tip b) Induced drag
c) Interference drag
b) move forward towards the leading edge
b) Induced drag
73. The "wing setting angle" is commonly known as
a) angle of incidence 81. Correcting for a disturbance which has caused a
b) angle of attack rolling motion about the
c) angle of dihedral longitudinal axis would re-establish which of the
following?
a) angle of incidence a) Lateral stability
b) Directional stability
74. On a very humid day, an aircraft taking off c) Longitudinal stability
would require
a) a shorter take off run a) Lateral stability
b) a longer take off run
c) humidity does not affect the take off run 82. The layer of air over the surface of an aerofoil
which is slower moving, in
b) a longer take off run relation to the rest of the airflow, is known as
a) camber layer
75. An aircraft is flying at 350 MPH, into a head b) boundary layer
wind of 75 MPH, what will its c) none of the above
ground speed be?
a) 175 mph b) boundary layer
b) 275 mph
c) 200 mph 83. What is a controlling factor of turbulence and
b) 275 mph skin friction?
a) Aspect ratio
76. When does the angle of incidence change? b) Fineness ratio
a) When the aircraft attitude changes c) Counter sunk rivets used on skin exterior
b) When the aircraft is ascending or descending
c) It never changes c) Counter sunk rivets used on skin exterior

c) It never changes 84. Changes in aircraft weight

a) will not affect total drag since it is dependant only
77.As the angle of attack decreases, what happens to upon speed
the centre of b) cause corresponding changes in total drag due to
pressure? the associated lift
a) It moves forward change
b) It moves rearwards c) will only affect total drag if the lift is kept
c) Centre of pressure is not affected by angle of constant
attack decrease
b) cause corresponding changes in total drag due
b) It moves rearwards to the associated lift
change
78. A decrease in pressure over the upper surface of
a wing or aerofoil is 85.The aircraft stalling speed will
responsible for a) increase with an increase in weight
a) approximately 2/3 (two thirds) of the lift obtained b) be unaffected by aircraft weight changes since it
b) approximately 1/3 (one third) of the lift obtained is dependant upon
c) approximately 1/2 (one half) of the lift obtained the angle of attack
c) only change if the MTMA were changed

a) approximately 2/3 (two thirds) of the lift a) increase with an increase in weight
obtained
86. In a bank and turn
79. Which of the four forces act on an aircraft? a) extra lift is not required
a) Lift, gravity, thrust and drag b) extra lift is not required if thrust is increased
b) Weight, gravity, thrust and drag c) extra lift is required
c) Lift, weight, gravity and drag
c) extra lift is required
a) Lift, gravity, thrust and drag
87. To maintain straight and level flight on the 93. The power required in a horizontal turn
aeroplane shown, with a a) is greater than that for level flight at the same
decrease in tail-plane download the mainplane lift airspeed
would have to b) must be the same as that for level flight at the
a) remain constant same airspeed
b) decrease c) is less than that for level flight at the same
c) increase airspeed

b) decrease c) is less than that for level flight at the same

airspeed
88. To achieve the maximum distance in a glide, the
recommended air speed 94. A wing mounted stall sensing device is located
is a) usually on the under surface
a) as close to the stall as practical b) always at the wing tip
b) as high as possible with VNE c) always on the top surface
c) the speed where the L/D ratio is maximum
a) usually on the under surface
c) the speed where the L/D ratio is maximum
95. For an aircraft in a glide
89. If the C of G is aft of the Centre of Pressure a) thrust, drag, lift and weight act on the aircraft
a) changes in lift produce a pitching moment which b) weight, lift and drag act on the aircraft
acts to increase the c) weight and drag only act on the aircraft
change in lift
b) when the aircraft sideslips, the C of G causes the b) weight, lift and drag act on the aircraft
nose to turn into
the sideslip thus applying a restoring moment 96. The upper part of the wing in comparison to the
c) when the aircraft yaws the aerodynamic forces lower
acting forward of the a) develops more lift
Centre of Pressure b) develops the same lift
c) develops less lift
a) changes in lift produce a pitching moment
which acts to increase the a) develops more lift
change in lift
97. What effect would a forward CG have on an
90. Purposing is an oscillatory motion in the aircraft on landing?
a) pitch plane a) Increase stalling speed
b) roll plane b) No effect on landing
c) yaw plane c) Reduce stalling speed

a) pitch plane a) Increase stalling speed

91. Directional stability is maintained 98. QNH refers to

a) by the main planes, and controlled by the ailerons a) Quite near horizon
b) by the tailplane, and controlled by the elevators b) setting the altimeter to zero
c) by the keel surface and fin, and controlled by the c) setting the mean sea level atmospheric pressure so
rudder an altimeter
reads the aerodrome altitude above mean sea level
c) by the keel surface and fin, and controlled by
the rudder c) setting the mean sea level atmospheric pressure
so an altimeter
92. Due to the interference effects of the fuselage, reads the aerodrome altitude above mean sea
when a high wing level
aeroplane sideslips
a) the accompanying rolling due to keel surface area 99. QNE refers to
is destabilizing a) Setting an altimeter to read aerodrome altitude
b) the accompanying lift changes on the wings above sea level
produces a stabilizing b) Quite new equipment
effect c) setting the mean sea level atmospheric pressure in
c) the accompanying rolling due to the fin is accordance with
destabilizing ICAO standard atmosphere i.e. 1013 millibars

b) the accompanying lift changes on the wings a) Setting an altimeter to read aerodrome altitude
produces a stabilizing above sea level
effect
100. An aspect ratio of 8 would mean
a) span 64, mean chord 8
b) mean chord 64 , span 8
c) span squared 64 ,chord 8 a) greatest at the root

a) span 64, mean chord 8 110. Induced Drag is

a) greatest towards the wing root and downwash is
101. If an aircraft in level flight loses engine power greatest at the tip
it will b) greatest towards the wing tip and downwash is
a) pitch nose up greatest towards the
b) pitch nose down root
c) not change pitch without drag increasing c) greatest towards the tip and downwash decreases
from tip to root
b) pitch nose down
c) greatest towards the tip and downwash
102. QFE is decreases from tip to root
a) sea level pressure
b) airfield pressure 111. Induced Drag is
c) difference between sea level and airfield pressure a) equal to profile drag at stalling angle
b) equal to profile drag at Vmd
b) airfield pressure c) never equal to profile drag

103. The lift /drag ratio at stall b) equal to profile drag at Vmd
a) increases
b) decreases 112. With an increase in aircraft weight
c) is unchanged a) Vmd will be at the same speed
b) Vmd will be at a lower speed
b) decreases c) Vmd will be at a higher speed

104. On a straight unswept wing, stall occurs at c) Vmd will be at a higher speed
a) the thick portion at the wing root
b) the thick portion at the wing tip 113. For a given IAS an increase in altitude will
c) the thin portion at the wing tip result in
a) no change in the value of induced drag
a) the thick portion at the wing root b) an increase in induced drag
c) an increase in profile drag
105. During a climb from a dive
a) the thrust required is greater than required for b) an increase in induced drag
level flight
b) the thrust required is lower than for level flight 114. As the angle of attack of a wing is increased in
c) the thrust required is the same as for level flight level flight
a) the C of G moves aft and the C of P forward
b) the thrust required is lower than for level flight b) the C of P and transition point move forward
c) the C of P moves forward and the stagnation point
106. When power is off, the aircraft will pitch aft over the upper
a) nose down surface
b) nose up
c) trim level b) the C of P and transition point move forward

a) nose down 115. Stall inducers may be fitted to a wing

a) at the tip to cause the root to stall first
107. Angle of attack on a down going wing in a roll b) at the root to cause the tip to stall first
a) increases c) at the root to cause the root to stall first
b) decreases
c) unaffected c) at the root to cause the root to stall first

a) increases 116. With increasing altitude pressure decreases and

a) temperature decreases at the same rate as pressure
108. For any given speed, a decrease in aircraft reduces
weight, the induced drag will b) temperature decreases but at a lower rate than
a) increase pressure reduces
b) decrease c) temperature remains constant to 8000 ft
c) remain the same
b) temperature decreases but at a lower rate than
b) decrease pressure reduces

109. The amount of lift generated by a wing is 117. The Centre of Pressure is
a) greatest at the root a) the point on the chord line at which the resultant
b) greatest at the tip lift force may be
c) constant along the span said to act
b) the point of maximum pressure on the under
surface of the wing 125. A laminar boundary layer will produce
c) the centre of gravity of the wing a) more skin friction drag than a turbulent one
b) less skin friction drag than a turbulent one
a) the point on the chord line at which the c) the same skin friction drag as a turbulent one
resultant lift force may be
said to act b) less skin friction drag than a turbulent one

118. If the angle of attack is increased the Centre of 126. Longitudinal stability is given by
Pressure will a) the fin
a) move forward b) the wing dihedral
b) move rearward c) the horizontal tail plane
c) remain stationary
c) the horizontal tail plane
a) move forward
127. Lateral stability is given by
119. The optimum angle of attack of an aerofoil is a) the ailerons
the angle at which b) the wing dihedral
a) the aerofoil produces maximum lift c) the horizontal tail plane
b) the aerofoil produces zero lift
c) the highest lift/drag ratio is produced b) the wing dihedral

c) the highest lift/drag ratio is produced 128. Stability about the lateral axis is given by
a) wing dihedral
120. A high aspect ratio wing has a b) the horizontal tailplane
a) increased induced drag c) the ailerons
b) decreased induced drag
c) decreased skin friction drag b) the horizontal tailplane

b) decreased induced drag 129. Sweepback of the wings will

a) increase lateral stability
121. Minimum total drag of an aircraft occurs b) decrease lateral stability
a) at the stalling speed c) not affect the lateral stability
b) when profile drag equals induced drag
c) when induced drag is least a) increase lateral stability

a) at the stalling speed 130. Dutch Roll is

a) a combined rolling and yawing motion
122. If the weight of an aircraft is increased, the b) a type of slow roll
induced drag at a given speed c) primarily a pitching instability
a) will increase
b) will decrease a) a combined rolling and yawing motion
c) will remain the same
131. A high wing position gives
a) will increase a) more lateral stability than a low wing
b) less lateral stability than a low wing
123. The transition point on a wing is the point c) the same lateral stability as a low wing
where
a) the flow separates from the wing surface a) more lateral stability than a low wing
b) the boundary layer flow changes from laminar to
turbulent 132. On an aircraft in an unpowered steady speed
c) the flow divides to pass above and below the wing descent
a) the lift equals the weight
b) the boundary layer flow changes from laminar b) the weight equals the drag
to turbulent c) the weight equals the resultant of the lift and drag

124. The boundary layer of a body in a moving c) the weight equals the resultant of the lift and
airstream is drag
a) a thin layer of air over the surface where the air is
stationary 133. When an aircraft rolls to enter a turn and power
b) a layer of separated flow where the air is turbulent is not increased
c) a layer of air over the surface where the airspeed a) the lift equals the weight
is changing from b) the lift is greater than the weight
free stream speed to zero speed c) the lift is less than the weight

a) a thin layer of air over the surface where the c) the lift is less than the weight
air is stationary
134. The boundary layer is 143. L/D ratio is
a) thickest at the leading edge a) higher at supersonic cruise speed
b) thickest at the trailing edge b) higher at sub sonic speed
c) constant thickness from leading to trailing edges c) the same

b) thickest at the trailing edge b) higher at sub sonic speed

135. The amount of thrust produced by a jet engine 144. If the stall speed is 75 knots what is the same
or a propeller can be stall speed in mph
calculated using a) 75 x 0.87
a) Newton's 1st law b) 75 / 0.87
b) Newton's 2nd law c) 75 / 0.87 x relative density
c) Newton's 3rd law
a) 75 x 0.87
b) Newton's 2nd law
145. As the angle of attack increases the stagnation
136. When an aircraft with a C of G forward of the C point
of P rolls, the nose of the a) moves towards the upper surface
aircraft will b) moves towards the lower surface
a) stay level c) does not move
b) raise
c) drop b) moves towards the lower surface

c) drop 146. The term pitch-up is due to

a) compressibility effect
137. Directional stability may be increased with b) ground effect
a) pitch dampers c) longitudinal instability
b) horn balance
c) yaw dampers a) compressibility effect

c) yaw dampers 147. In a steady climb at a steady IAS, the TAS is

a) more than IAS
138. Lateral stability may be increased with b) less than IAS
a) increased lateral dihedral c) the same
b) increased lateral anhedral
c) increased longitudinal dihedral a) more than IAS

a) increased lateral dihedral 148. An untapered wing will

a) have no yaw effect in banking
139. Longitudinal stability is increased if the b) have no change in induced drag in the bank
a) CP moves forward of the CG c) stall at the root first
b) Thrust acts on a line below the total drag
c) CG is forward of the CP c) stall at the root first

c) CG is forward of the CP 149. With the ailerons away from the neutral,
induced drag is
140. Wing loading is calculated by weight a) unchanged but profile drag is higher
a) divided by gross wing area b) higher on the lower wing plus profile drag
b) divided by lift increases
c) multiplied by gross wing area c) higher on the upper wing plus profile drag
increases
a) divided by gross wing area
c) higher on the upper wing plus profile drag
141. Induced drag is increases
a) inversely proportional to the square of speed
b) proportional to speed 150. The lift drag ratio is
c) nothing to do with speed a) higher at mach numbers above supersonic
b) higher at sub sonic mach numbers
a) inversely proportional to the square of speed c) the same

142. In a bank, the weight is b) higher at sub sonic mach numbers

a) increased
b) decreased 151. The force opposing thrust is
c) the same a) drag
b) lift
c) the same c) Weight
a) drag
 c) is associated with the lift generated by an
152. Directional stability is about the aerofoil
a) normal axis
b) longitudinal axis 161. The centre of pressure is
c) lateral axis a) the point on the chord line through which the total
resultant lift force
a) normal axis on the aerofoil may be said to act
b) the point of maximum pressure on the
153. Lateral stability is about the undersurface of a mainplane
a) longitudinal axis c) the point at which the four forces acting on an
b) normal axis aircraft are said to act
c) vertical axis
a) the point on the chord line through which the
a) longitudinal axis total resultant lift force
on the aerofoil may be said to act
154. All the lift can be said to act through the
a) centre of pressure 162. At what altitude is tropopause
b) centre of gravity a) 63,000 ft.
c) normal axis b) 36,000 ft.
c) 57,000 ft.
a) centre of pressure
b) 36,000 ft.
155. Longitudinal stability is provided by the
a) horizontal stabilizer 163. What approximate percentage of oxygen is in
b) vertical stabilizer the atmosphere
c) main plane a) 12%
b) 21%
a) horizontal stabilizer c) 78%

156. The concept of thrust is explained by b) 21%

a) Newton's 1st law
b) Newton's 3rd law 164. Which has the greater density
c) Bernoulli's theorem a) air at low altitude
b) air at high altitude
b) Newton's 3rd law c) it remains constant

157. The camber of an aerofoil section is a) air at low altitude

a) the curvature of the median line of the aerofoil
b) the angle of incidence towards the tip of a wing 165. As air flows over the upper cambered surface of
c) the angle which the aerofoil makes with the an aerofoil, what
relative airflow happens to velocity and pressure?
a) Velocity decreases, pressure decreases
a) the curvature of the median line of the aerofoil b) Velocity increases, pressure increases
c) Velocity increases, pressure decreases
158. If the aircraft turns and side-slips
a) the sweepback of the wing will correct the sideslip c) Velocity increases, pressure decreases
b) the dihedral of the wing will correct the sideslip
c) the keel surface will correct the sideslip 166. hat is the force that tends to pull an aircraft
down towards the earth?
b) the dihedral of the wing will correct the a) Drag
sideslip b) Thrust
c) Weight
159. Movement of an aircraft about its lateral axis
a) is pitching c) Weight
b) is rolling
c) is yawing 167. Which of the following act in opposition to
forward movement?
a) is pitching a) Lift
b) Gravity
160. Induced drag c) Drag
a) is caused by skin friction
b) results from disturbed airflow in the region of c) Drag
mainplane
attachments 168. The angle at which the chord line of the aerofoil
c) is associated with the lift generated by an aerofoil is presented to the
airflow is known as
a) angle of attack
b) angle of incidence b) Tail section of the aircraft, including fin, rudder,
c) resultant tail plane and
elevators
a) angle of attack c) The wings, including the ailerons

169. The imaginary straight line which passes b) Tail section of the aircraft, including fin,
through an aerofoil section rudder, tail plane and
from leading edge to trailing edge is called elevators
a) centre of pressure
b) the direction of relative airflow 177. At what altitude does stratosphere commence
c) the chord line approximately?
a) Sea level
c) the chord line b) 63,000 ft
c) 36,000 ft
170. What is the angle between the chord line of the
wing, and the c) 36,000 ft
longitudinal axis of the aircraft, known as
a) angle of attack 178. When an aircraft is in straight and level
b) angle of incidence unaccelerated flight, which of the
c) angle of dihedral following is correct?
a) Lift and weight are equal, and thrust and drag are
b) angle of incidence equal
b) Lift greater than weight, and thrust greater than
171. An aircraft disturbed from its normal flight drag
path, and automatically c) Lift greater than weight, and thrust is less than
returns to that normal flight path, without any action drag
on the part of the
pilot is known as a) Lift and weight are equal, and thrust and drag
a) aircraft stability are equal
b) aircraft instability
c) aircraft stall 179. As the angle of attack is increased (up to the
stall point), which of the
a) aircraft stability following is correct?
a) Pressure difference between top and bottom of the
172. Directional control is provided by wing increases
a) horizontal stabilizer b) Lift increases
b) rudder c) Both a) and b) are correct
c) elevator
c) Both a) and b) are correct
b) rudder
180. The fin gives stability about which axis?
173. About which axis of the aircraft does a rolling a) Lateral axis
motion take place? b) Normal axis
a) Normal axis c) Longitudinal axis
b) Longitudinal axis
c) Lateral axis b) Normal axis

b) Longitudinal axis 181. What is the horizontal movement of the nose of

the aircraft called?
174. Which motion happens about the lateral axis? a) Rolling movement
a) Pitching b) Pitching movement
b) Yawing c) Yawing movement
c) Rolling
c) Yawing movement
a) Pitching
182. What type of drag, depends on the smoothness
175. Wing tip vortices create a type of drag known of the body, and surface
as area over which the air flows?
A Form drag a) Parasite drag
b) induced drag b) Form drag
c) profile drag c) Skin friction drag

A. induced drag c) Skin friction drag

176. Which of the following describes the

"Empennage"?
a) Nose section of an aircraft, including the cockpit
183. If the nose of the aircraft is rotated about its a) 14.7 psi
lateral axis, what is its b) 100 millibar
directional movement? c) 1 inch Hg.
a) Turning to the left or right
b) Rolling or banking to the left or right a) 14.7 psi
c) Climbing or diving
192. The millibar is a unit of
c) Climbing or diving a) atmospheric temperature
b) pressure altitude
184. When air flow velocity over an upper cambered c) barometric pressure
surface of an aerofoil
decreases, what takes place? c) barometric pressure
a) Pressure increases, lift decreases
b) Pressure increases, lift increases 193. With an increase in altitude under I.S.A.
c) Pressure decreases, lift increases conditions the temperature in the
troposphere
a) Pressure increases, lift decreases a) increases
b) decreases
185. When an aircraft stalls c) remains constant
a) lift and drag increase
b) lift increases and drag decreases b) decreases
c) lift decreases and drag increases
194. Which of the following forces act on an aircraft
c) lift decreases and drag increases in level flight?
a) Lift, thrust, and weight
186. Wing loading is b) Lift, thrust, weight, and drag
a) the maximum all up weight multiplied by the total c) Lift, drag, thrust
wing area
b) the maximum all up weight divided by the total b) Lift, thrust, weight, and drag
wing area
c) the ratio of the all up weight of the aircraft to its 195. When an aircraft is banked, the horizontal
basic weight component of the lift
a) will tend to make the aircraft follow a circular
b) the maximum all up weight divided by the total path
wing area b) will oppose the tendency of the aircraft to follow
a circular path
187. An aircraft wing with an aspect ratio of 6:1 is c) will oppose the weight thus requiring more total
proportional so that lift in the turn
a) the mean chord is six times the thickness
b) the wing span is six times the mean chord a) will tend to make the aircraft follow a circular
c) the wing area is six times the span path

b) the wing span is six times the mean chord 196. If, after a disturbance, an aeroplane initially
returns to its equilibrium
188. Upward and outward inclination of a mainplane state
is termed a) it has neutral stability
a) sweep b) it has static stability and may be dynamically
b) dihedral stable
c) stagger c) it is neutrally unstable

b) dihedral b) it has static stability and may be dynamically

stable
189. The function of an aircraft fin
a) is to provide stability about the normal axis 197. Stability of an aircraft is
b) is to provide directional control a) the tendency of the aircraft to return to its original
c) is to provide straight airflow across the rudder trimmed position
after having been displaced
a) is to provide stability about the normal axis b) the ability of the aircraft to rotate about an axis
c) the tendency of the aircraft to stall at low
190. Movement of an aircraft about its normal axis airspeeds
a) is pitching
b) is rolling a) the tendency of the aircraft to return to its
c) is yawing original trimmed position
after having been displaced
c) is yawing

191. A pressure of one atmosphere is equal to

198. With reference to altimeters QFE is 205. The amount of water vapour in the air
a) setting aerodrome atmospheric pressure so that an (humidity holding capacity of the
altimeter reads air) is
zero on landing and take off a) greater on a colder day, and lower on a hotter day
b) quite fine equipment b) greater on a hotter day and lower on a colder day
c) the manufacturers registered name c) doesn't have a significant difference

a) setting aerodrome atmospheric pressure so b) greater on a hotter day and lower on a colder
that an altimeter reads day

199. Under the ICAO "Q" code there are which three 206. Weight is equal to
settings? a) volume x gravity
a) QFE , QNH , QNE b) mass x acceleration
b) QEF , QNH , QEN c) mass x gravity
c) QE , QN , QQE
b) mass x acceleration
a) QFE , QNH , QNE
207. Induced Drag
200. Wing loading is a) increases with an increase in speed
a) GROSS WEIGHT divided by GROSS WING b) reduces with an increase in angle of attack
AREA c) increases with increase in aircraft weight
b) WING AREA x WING CHORD
c) the ultimate tensile strength of the wing c) increases with increase in aircraft weight

a) GROSS WEIGHT divided by GROSS WING 208. Airflow over the upper surface of the wing
AREA generally
a) flows towards the root
201. The three axes concerned with stability of an b) flows towards the tip
aircraft have c) flows straight from leading edge to trailing edge
a) normal axis through C of G. Lateral axis - wing
tip to wing tip. b) flows towards the tip
Longitudinal axis - nose to tail but not through C of
G 209. With an increase in aspect ratio for a given ISA,
b) longitudinal, lateral and normal axis all passing induced drag will
through aircraft a) remain constant
centre of gravity b) increase
c) longitudinal axis nose to tail, lateral axis at c) reduce
furthest span point,
normal axis through centre of pressure c) reduce

b) longitudinal, lateral and normal axis all 210. With increasing altitude the angle at which a
passing through aircraft wing will stall
centre of gravity a) remains the same
b) reduces
202. A barometer indicates c) increases
a) pressure
b) density a) remains the same
c) temperature
211. If the density of the air is increased, the lift will
a) pressure a) increase
b) decrease
203. If an aircraft returns to a position of equilibrium c) remain the same
it is said to be
a) negatively stable a) increase
b) neutrally stable
c) positively stable 212. All the factors that affect the lift produced by an
aerofoil are
c) positively stable a) angle of attack, air density, velocity, wing area
b) angle of attack, air temperature, velocity, wing
204. The pendulum effect on a high wing aircraft area
a) increases lateral stability c) angle of attack, velocity, wing area, aerofoil
b) decreases lateral stability shape, air density
c) has no effect on lateral stability
c) angle of attack, velocity, wing area, aerofoil
a) increases lateral stability shape, air density
213. A wing section suitable for high speed would b) the weight
be
a) thick with high camber 222. Profile drag consists of what drag types?
b) thin with high camber a) Form, skin friction and interference
c) thin with little or no camber b) Form, induced and skin friction
c) Form, induced and interference
c) thin with little or no camber
a) Form, skin friction and interference
214. The induced drag of an aircraft
a) increases with increasing speed 223. An aircraft in straight and level flight is subject
b) increases if aspect ratio is increased to
c) decreases with increasing speed a) zero load factor
b) a load factor of 1
c) decreases with increasing speed c) a load factor of ½

215. As the speed of an aircraft increases the profile b) a load factor of 1

drag
a) increases 224. Aspect ratio is given by the formula
b) decreases a) Mean Chord Span
c) decreases at first then increase b) Span2 Area
c) Span2 Mean Chord
a) increases
b) Span2 Area
216. The stagnation point on an aerofoil is the point
where 225. On a high wing aircraft in a turn
a) the suction pressure reaches a maximum a) the up going wing loses lift which has a de-
b) the boundary layer changes from laminar to stabilizing effect
turbulent b) the down going wing gains lift causing a
c) the airflow is brought completely to rest stabilizing effect
c) the down going wing loses lift causing a de-
c) the airflow is brought completely to rest stabilizing effect

217. After a disturbance in pitch, an aircraft b) the down going wing gains lift causing a
continues to oscillate at constant stabilizing effect
amplitude. It is
a) longitudinally unstable 226. Which condition is the actual amount of water
b) longitudinally neutrally stable vapour in a mixture of ai
c) laterally unstable and water?
a) Relative humidity
b) longitudinally neutrally stable b) Dew point
c) Absolute humidity
218. On an aircraft with an all-moving tailplane nose
up pitch is caused by c) Absolute humidity
a) increasing tailplane incidence
b) decreasing tailplane incidence 227. An aspect ratio of 8 means
c) up movement of the trim tab a) the span is 8 times the mean chord
b) the mean chord is 8 times the span
b) decreasing tailplane incidence c) the area is 8 times the span

219. The stalling of an aerofoil is affected by the a) the span is 8 times the mean chord
a) airspeed
b) angle of attack 228. Which will weigh the least?
c) transition speed a) 98 parts of dry air and 2 parts of water vapour
b) 35 parts of dry air and 65 parts of water vapour
b) angle of attack c) 50 parts of dry air and 50 parts of water vapour

220. What gives the aircraft directional stability? b) 35 parts of dry air and 65 parts of water vapour
a) Vertical stabilizer
b) Horizontal stabilizer 229. A high aspect ratio wing
c) Elevators a) is stiffer than a low aspect ratio wing
b) has less induced drag than a low aspect ratio wing
a) Vertical stabilizer c) has a higher stall angle than a low aspect ratio
wing
221. Forward motion of a glider is provided by
a) the engine b) has less induced drag than a low aspect ratio
b) the weight wing
c) the drag
230. The thrust-drag couple overcomes the lift-
weight couple. What force 238. A straight rectangular wing, without any twist,
must the tail of the aircraft exert to maintain the will
aircraft in a level a) stall first at the tip
attitude? b) stall first at the root
a) Down c) stall equally along the span of the wing
b) Up
c) Sideways b) stall first at the root

b) Up 239. What is sea level pressure?

a) 1013.2 mb
231. Induced downwash b) 1012.3 mb
a) reduces the effective angle of attack of the wing c) 1032.2 mb
b) increases the effective angle of attack of the wing
c) has no effect on the angle of attack of the wing a) 1013.2 mb

a) reduces the effective angle of attack of the wing 240. Which atmospheric conditions will cause the
true landing speed of an
232. During a turn, the stalling angle aircraft to be the greatest?
a) increases a) Low temperature with low humidity
b) decreases b) High temperature with low humidity
c) remains the same c) High temperature with high humidity

c) remains the same c) High temperature with high humidity

233. Which is the ratio of the water vapour actually 241. Which condition is the actual amount of water
present in the atmosphere vapour in a mixture of air
to the amount that would be present if the air were and water?
saturated at the a) Relative humidity
prevailing temperature and pressure? b) Dew point
a) Absolute humidity c) Absolute humidity
b) Relative humidity..
c) Dew point c) Absolute humidity

b) Relative humidity.
242. When the weight of an aircraft increases, the
234. A straight rectangular wing, without any twist, minimum drag speed
will a) decreases
a) have greater angle of attack at the tip b) increases
b) have the same angle of attack at all points along c) remains the same
the span
c) have less angle of attack at the tip b) increases

c) have less angle of attack at the tip 243. Which statement concerning heat and/or
temperature is true?
235. If gauge pressure on a standard day is 25 PSI, a) There is an inverse relationship between
the absolute pressure is temperature and heat.
a) 10.3 PSI b) Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of
b) 43.8 PSI the molecules of
c) 39.7 PSI any substance
c) Temperature is a measure of the potential energy
c) 39.7 PSI of the molecules of
any substance
236. The C of G moves in flight. The most likely
cause of this is b) Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy
a) movement of passengers of the molecules of
b) movement of cargo any substance
c) consumption of fuel and oils
244. Which is the ratio of the water vapour actually
c) consumption of fuel and oils present in the atmosphere
to the amount that would be present if the air were
237. The speed of sound in the atmosphere saturated at the
a) varies according to the frequency of the sound prevailing temperature and pressure?
b) changes with a change in temperature a) Absolute humidity
c) changes with a change in pressure b) Relative humidity
c) Dew point
b) changes with a change in temperature
b) Relative humidity
251. When a leading edge slat opens, there is a gap
245. When an aircraft experiences induced drag between the slat and the
a) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the tip wing. This is
and on top of the a) to allow it to retract back into the wing
wing span wise towards the root b) to allow air through to re-energize the boundary
b) air flows under the wing spanwise towards the layer on top of the
root and on top of the wing
wing span wise towards the tip c) to keep the area of the wing the same
c) Neither a) or b) since induced drag does not cause
spanwise flow b) to allow air through to re-energize the
boundary layer on top of the
c) Neither a) or b) since induced drag does not wing
cause spanwise flow
252. An aeroplane wing is designed to produce lift
246. What is absolute humidity? resulting from relatively
a) The temperature to which humid air must be a) positive air pressure below and above the wing's
cooled at constant surface.
pressure to become saturated. b) negative air pressure below the wing's surface and
b) The actual amount of the water vapour in a positive air
mixture of air and water pressure above the wing's surface.
c) The ratio of the water vapour actually present in c) positive air pressure below the wing's surface and
the atmosphere to negative air
the amount that would be present if the air were pressure above the wing's surface
saturated at the
prevailing temperature and pressure c) positive air pressure below the wing's surface
and negative air
b) The actual amount of the water vapour in a pressure above the wing's surface
mixture of air and water
253. Aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the ratio of
247. The speed of sound in the atmosphere the
a) varies according to the frequency of the sound a) wingspan to the wing root
b) changes with a change in temperature b) square of the chord to the wingspan
c) changes with a change in pressure c) wingspan to the mean chord

b) changes with a change in temperature c) wingspan to the mean chord

248. A straight rectangular wing without any twist, 254. Which of the following is true?
will a) Lift acts at right angles to the wing chord line and
a) stall first at the tip weight acts
b) stall first at the root vertically down
c) stall equally along the span of the wing b) Lift acts at right angles to the relative airflow and
weight acts
b) stall first at the root vertically down
c) Lift acts at right angles to the relative air flow and
249. Which atmospheric conditions will cause the weight acts at
true landing speed of an right angles to the aircraft centre line
aircraft to be the greatest?
a) Low temperature with low humidity b) Lift acts at right angles to the relative airflow
b) High temperature with low humidity and weight acts
c) High temperature with high humidity vertically down

c) High temperature with high humidity 255. The temperature to which humid air must be
cooled at constant pressure
250. If all, or a significant part of a stall strip is to become saturated is called
missing on an aeroplane wing, a) dew point
a likely result will be b) absolute humidity
a) increased lift in the area of installation on the c) relative humidity
opposite wing at high
angles of attack a) dew point
b) asymmetrical aileron control at low angles of
attack 256. The airflow over the upper surface of a
c) asymmetrical aileron control at or near stall angles cambered wing
of attack a) increases in velocity and pressure
b) increases in velocity and reduces in pressure
c) asymmetrical aileron control at or near stall c) reduces in velocity and increases in pressure
angles of attack
b) increases in velocity and reduces in pressure c) wingspan to the mean chord

257. Which type of flap increases the area of the 265. The trailing vortex on a pointed wing (taper
wing? ratio = 0) is
a) Plain Flap a) at the root
b) Fowler Flap b) at the tip
c) All flaps c) equally all along the wing span

b) Fowler Flap c) equally all along the wing span

258. If all, or a significant part of a stall strip is 266. A high wing aircraft will be more
missing on an aeroplane wing, a) laterally stable than a low wing aircraft
a likely result will be b) longitudinally stable than a low wing aircraft
a) increased lift in the area of installation on the c) directionally stable than a low wing aircraft
opposite wing at high
angles of attack a) laterally stable than a low wing aircraft
b) asymmetrical aileron control at low angles of
attack 267. A wing with a very high aspect ratio (in
c) asymmetrical aileron control at or near stall angles comparison with a low aspect
of attack ratio wing) will have
a) increased drag at high angles of attack.
c) asymmetrical aileron control at or near stall b) a low stall speed.
angles of attack c) poor control qualities at low airspeeds.

259. With increased speed in level flight b) a low stall speed.

a) induced drag increases
b) profile drag increases 268. The lift curve for a delta wing is
c) profile drag remains constant a) more steep than that of a high aspect ratio wing
b) less steep than that of a high aspect ratio wing
b) profile drag increases c) the same as that of a high aspect ratio wing

260. Deployment of flaps will result in b) less steep than that of a high aspect ratio wing
a) a decrease in stall angle
b) an increase in stall angle 269. After an aircraft has been disturbed from its
c) a decrease in angle of attack straight and level flight, it
returns to its original attitude with a small amount of
a) a decrease in stall angle decreasing
oscillation. The aircraft is
261. The angle of attack of an aerofoil section is the a) statically stable but dynamically unstable
angle between the b) statically unstable but dynamically stable
a) chord line and the relative airflow c) statically stable and dynamically stable
b) underside of the wing surface and the mean
airflow c) statically stable and dynamically stable
c) chord line and the centre line of the fuselage
270. An increase in the speed at which an aerofoil
a) chord line and the relative airflow passes through the air
increases lift because
262. A swept wing tends to stall first at the a) the increased speed of the airflow creates a greater
a) root pressure
b) tip differential between the upper and lower surfaces.
c) centre section b) the increased speed of the airflow creates a lesser
pressure
b) tip differential between the upper and lower surfaces.
c) the increased velocity of the relative wind
263. Krueger Flaps are normally fitted to increases the angle of
a) the trailing edge of the wings attack
b) the tips of the wings
c) the leading edge of the wings a) the increased speed of the airflow creates a
greater pressure
c) the leading edge of the wings differential between the upper and lower
surfaces.
264. Aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the ratio of
the 271. A delta wing has
a) wingspan to the wing root. a) a higher stall angle than a straight wing
b) square of the chord to the wingspan. b) a lower stall angle than a straight wing
c) wingspan to the mean chord c) the same stall angle than a straight wing
a) a higher stall angle than a straight wing boundary layer on the upper surface of the wing
tends to flow
272. The Lift/Drag ratio of a wing at the stalling a) directly from leading edge to trailing edge
angle is b) towards the tip
a) of a negative value c) towards the root
b) low
c) high b) towards the tip

b) low 281. With increased speed in level flight

a) induced drag increases
273. The airflow over the upper surface of a b) profile drag increases
cambered wing c) profile drag remains constant
a) increases in velocity and pressure
b) increases in velocity and reduces in pressure b) profile drag increases
c) reduces in velocity and increases in pressure
282. If a swept wing stalls at the tips first, the
b) increases in velocity and reduces in pressure aircraft will
a) pitch nose up
274. The speed of air over a swept wing which b) pitch nose down
contributes to the lift is c) roll
a) less than the aircraft speed
b) more than the aircraft speed a) pitch nose up
c) the same as the aircraft speed
283. The thickness/chord ratio of the wing is also
b) more than the aircraft speed known as
a) aspect ratio
275. For a given angle of attack induced drag is b) mean chord ratio
a) greater on a high aspect ratio wing c) fineness ratio
b) greater towards the wing root
c) greater on a low aspect ratio wing c) fineness ratio

c) greater on a low aspect ratio wing 284. Flexure of a rearward swept wing will
a) increase the lift and hence increase the flexure
276. In straight and level flight, the angle of attack b) decrease the lift and hence decrease the flexure
of a swept wing is c) increase the lift and hence decrease the flexure
a) the same as the aircraft angle to the horizontal
b) more than the aircraft angle to the horizontal b) decrease the lift and hence decrease the flexure
c) less than the aircraft angle to the horizontal
285. A High Aspect Ratio wing is a wing with
b) more than the aircraft angle to the horizontal a) long span, long chord
b) long span, short chord
277. Induced drag c) short span, long chord
a) is never equal to the profile drag
b) is equal to the profile drag at the stalling speed b) long span, short chord
c) is equal to the profile drag at Vmd
286. Stall commencing at the root is preferred
c) is equal to the profile drag at Vmd because
a) the ailerons become ineffective
278. A delta wing aircraft flying at the same speed b) it provides the pilot with a warning of complete
(subsonic) and angle of loss of lift
attack as a swept wing aircraft of similar wing area c) it will cause the aircraft to pitch nose up
will produce
a) the same lift b) it provides the pilot with a warning of complete
b) more lift loss of lift
c) less lift
287. An aircraft flying in "ground effect" will
c) less lift produce
a) more lift than a similar aircraft outside of ground
279. The stagnation point is effect
a) static pressure plus dynamic pressure b) less lift than a similar aircraft outside of ground
b) static pressure minus dynamic pressure effect
c) dynamic pressure only c) the same lift as a similar aircraft outside of ground
effect
a) static pressure plus dynamic pressure
a) more lift than a similar aircraft outside of
280. On a swept wing aircraft, due to the adverse ground effect
pressure gradient, the
288. If the angle of attack of a wing is increased in
flight, the
a) C of P will move forward
b) C of G will move aft
c) C of P will move aft

a) C of P will move forward

289. The Rams Horn Vortex on a forward swept

wing will be
a) the same as a rearward swept wing
b) more than a rearward swept wing
c) less than a rearward swept wing

c) less than a rearward swept wing

290. When maintaining level flight an increase in

speed will
a) cause the C of P to move aft
b) cause the C of P to move forward
c) have no affect on the position of the C of P

a) cause the C of P to move aft

291. For a cambered wing section the zero lift angle

of attack will be
a) zero
b) 4 degrees
c) negative

c) negative