AFOQT Aviation Information Concepts 2

Question 1

What flight control surface is primarily used to control roll about the longitudinal axis?

Accepted Answer

Ailerons

Answer

Elevator

Answer

Rudder

Answer

Flaps

Question 2

The rudder controls movement of the aircraft about which axis?

Accepted Answer

Vertical axis

Answer

Longitudinal axis

Answer

Lateral axis

Answer

Diagonal axis

Question 3

Which of the four forces of flight acts opposite to thrust?

Accepted Answer

Drag

Answer

Lift

Answer

Weight

Answer

Gravity

Question 4

An aircraft's angle of attack is the angle between the chord line and the:

Accepted Answer

Relative wind

Answer

Horizon

Answer

Longitudinal axis

Answer

Flight path of the tail

Question 5

What happens to lift when an aircraft exceeds its critical angle of attack?

Accepted Answer

The wing stalls and lift decreases

Answer

Lift increases sharply

Answer

Lift remains constant

Answer

Drag disappears

Question 6

On a standard fixed-wing aircraft, the elevator is used to control:

Accepted Answer

Pitch

Answer

Roll

Answer

Yaw

Answer

Throttle

Question 7

Bernoulli's principle helps explain lift by relating increased airflow speed over the wing to:

Accepted Answer

Lower pressure

Answer

Higher pressure

Answer

Greater weight

Answer

Reduced temperature only