AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS TEST

SECTION A

This set consists of 40 multiple choice questions.

1. Wing spoilers, when used asymmetrically, are associated with.

A) Ailerons.
B) Rudder.
C) Elevator.

2. If an aircraft is flying with a left wing low, where would you move the left
aileron trim tab?

A) Up.
B) Down.
C) Moving the aileron trim tab will not correct the situation.

3. With respect to differential aileron control, which of the following is true?

A) The up going Aileron moves through a smaller angle than the down going
aileron.
B) The down going aileron moves through a smaller angle than the
up going aileron.
C) The up going and down going ailerons both deflect to the same angle.

4. The purpose of a slot in a wing is to.

A) Act as venturi, accelerate the air and re-energies boundary layer.

B) Speed up the airflow and increase lift.
C) Act as venturi, accelerate the air and re-energies boundary layer.

5. Which part of the wing of a swept-wing aircraft stalls first?

A) Root stalls first.

B) Tip stalls first.
C) Both stall together.

6. To ensure that a wing stalls at the root first, stall wedges are.

A) Installed at the wing trailing edge at the wing root.

B) Installed at the wing trailing edge at the wing root.
C) Installed on the wing leading edge at the wing root.
7. With reference to differential aileron control.

A) Drag decreases on the outer wing.

B) Drag increases on the inner wing.
C) Drag increases on the outer wing.

8. Dutch role is movement in.

A) Pitch and roll.

B) Yaw and pitch
C) Yaw and roll.

9. An anti-balance tab is used.

A) To give more feel to the controls.

B) To relieve stick loads.
C) For trimming the aircraft.

10. Due to the change of lift forces resulting from the extension of flaps in flight.

A) Nose should remain in the same position, maintaining same AOA.

B) Nose should be raised, increasing AOA.
C) Nose should be lowered, reducing AOA.

11. Wing tip vortices are strongest when.

A) Flying slowly at high angles of attack.

B) Flying high speed straight and level flight.
C) Flying into a headwind.

12. A balance tab.

A) Effectively increases the area of the control surface.

B) Is used to trim the appropriate axis of the aircraft.
C) Assists the pilot to move the controls.

13. On aircraft fitted with spoilers for lateral control, roll to the right is caused
by.

A) Right spoilers extending, left spoilers remaining retracted.

B) Left and right spoilers extending.
C) Left spoilers extending, right spoilers remaining retracted.
14. On an aircraft with an all-moving tail plane, pitch up is caused by.

A) Up movement of the elevator trim tab.

B) Increasing tail plane incidence.
C) Decreasing tail plane incidence.

15. The aircraft stalling speed will.

A) Increase with an increase in weight.

B) Decrease with an increase in weight.
C) Be unaffected by aircraft weight changes since it is dependent upon the
angle of attack.

16. With an increase in the amount of flap deployment, the stalling angle of a
wing.

A) Remains the same.

B) Decreases.
C) Increases.

17. Due to the change in lift coefficient accompanying extension of the flaps, to
maintain the lift constant it would be necessary to.

A) Lower the nose.

B) Raise the nose.
C) Keep the pitch attitude constant.

18. Induced drag curve characteristics of a slender delta wing are such that there
is.

A) No change in gradient with wing speed.

B) An increase in gradient with wing speed.
C) Decrease in gradient with wing speed.

19. If an aircraft is yawing left, the trim tab on the rudder would be positioned.

A) To the center.
B) To the left, moving the rudder right.
C) To the right, moving the rudder left.

20. Krueger flaps are on.

 A) The trailing edge.
B) Either the leading or training edge.
C) The leading edge.

21. Excessive wear on both sides of the control cable pulley groove is evidence
of.

A) Pulley misalignment.
B) Excessive cable tension.
C) Cable misalignment.

22. What is an aileron balance cable for?

A) To allow aircraft to fly hands off.

B) To correct for wing heaviness.
C) To allow the cable to be tensioned.

23. A horn balance on a control will.

A) Increase degree of movement at high speed.

B) Decrease degree of movement at high speed.
C) Decrease degree of movement at low speed.

24. On an aircraft fitted with elevons in normal flight, if a column is moved

forward, the elevons will.

A) Remain stationary.
B) Both move down.
C) Both move up.

25. To avoid moments bending the root of the wing, the aircraft will be fitted
with.

A) Symmetrical flight control trims.

B) Integrated fuel monitoring system.
C) Automatic trim control for controlled turns and rudder movements.

26. What is the main purpose of a Frise aileron?

A) Help pilot overcome aerodynamic loads.

B) Increase drag on the up going wing.
C) Decrease drag on the up going wing.

27. A wing mounted stall warning vane.

 A) Moves up at impending stall.
B) Gives a visual indication of impending stall.
C) Moves down at impending stall.

28. Flutter can be prevented by.

A) Balance panels.
B) Trim tabs.
C) Mass balance.

29. Rudder 'Q' limiting.

A) Restricts rudder movement with increase in airspeed.

B) Increases feel as airspeed increases.
C) Increases rudder movement with increase in airspeed.

30. A differential aileron system is designed to.

A) Compensate for aileron reversal.

B) Prevent adverse yaw.
C) Minimize flutter.

31. A tandem P.F.C.U.

A) Have two control surfaces under its control.

B) Has the actuator rams parallel.
C) Has the actuator rams co-axial.

32. Range of movements of power operated flying control surfaces is limited by.

A) Mechanical stops in the control system.

B) Travel of the jack ram.
C) Travel of the jack body.

33. The down position of the speed brake lever is detented to.

A) Allow the ground speed brakes to be used on touchdown.

B) Lock the speed brakes down during flight.
C) Prevent inadvertent operation.

34. Pulleys in a flight control system are made from.

 A) Brass.
B) Tufnol or aluminum alloy.
C) Stainless steel.

35. Ground spoilers are used to.

A) Prevent FOD ingestion into the engines on landing and taxiing.

B) Increase wing loading on take-off.
C) Decrease wing loading on landing.

36. A tension regulator in the flight control cable system of a large all metal
aircraft is used primarily to.

A) Retain a set tension.

B) Decrease cable tension in cold weather.
C) Increase cable tension in cold weather.

37. Flight spoilers.

A) Can be used with differential ailerons to reduce adverse yaw in a turn.

B) Can be deployed on the down going wing in a turn to increase lift on that
wing.
C) Can be used to decrease lift to allow controlled decent without
reduction of airspeed.

38. What is a controlling factor of turbulence and skin friction?

A) Fineness ratio.
B) Countersunk rivets used on skin exterior.
C) Aspect ratio.

39. Changes in aircraft weight.

A) Cause corresponding changes in total drag due to the associated

lift change.
B) Will not affect total drag since it is dependant only upon speed.
C) Will only affect total drag if the lift is kept constant.

40. Downward displacement of an aileron.

A) Has no effect on its wing stalling angle, it only affects the stalling speed
on that wing.
B) Increases the angle at which its wing stalls.
C) Decreases the angle at which its wing will stall.

SECTION B
 Please write your answer on the “essay answer booklet” provided.
DO NOT write your answer in this question paper.
All answer must be written in ENGLISH language only

This paper consists of five (5) subjective questions.

You are required to select and answer only three (3) questions.

1. Referring to figure shown below (Figure 01):

a) What is the name for component X? (10 marks)

b) What is the usage for component X? (5 marks)

c) Explain briefly the operation of component X? (5

marks)

2. Explain ‘Integral Gust Locks’ functions and describe briefly its operations?
(20 marks)

3. Referring to the figure below (Figure 2) shown are a Q feel systems with a Q pot
unit.
 a) Explain briefly the function of a Q pot in aircraft flight control application.
(7 marks)

b) In general terms from the above figure (Figure 2), describe these Q feel unit
constructions and operation. (10 marks)

c) What is the common disadvantage lies by these systems (Q feel unit).

(3 marks)

4. From the figure shown below describes the types of cable cross section diameter:
(20 marks)

5. There are 2 types of PFCU. Explain both types of PFCU and describe briefly both
operations. (20 marks)
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