AQT AQT Aerodynamics & Flight Principles 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of an aircraft's horizontal stabilizer?

Accepted Answer

Provide pitch stability

Answer

The horizontal stabilizer provides longitudinal (pitch) stability by creating a stabilizing moment about the aircraft's center of gravity.

Question 2

During a coordinated turn, what happens to the stall speed?

Accepted Answer

It increases

Answer

In a turn, load factor increases, requiring higher lift to maintain altitude, which raises the effective stall speed.

Question 3

What is ground effect in aviation?

Accepted Answer

Reduced induced drag when near a surface

Answer

Ground effect is the reduction in induced drag that occurs when a wing is within one wingspan's length of the ground due to interrupted vortex formation.

Question 4

What is the purpose of flaps on an aircraft wing?

Accepted Answer

Increase lift and drag at lower speeds

Answer

Flaps increase the wing's camber and area, generating more lift and drag at lower airspeeds to enable safer takeoffs and landings.

Question 5

What is the load factor in a 60-degree banked level turn?

Accepted Answer

2.0 G

Answer

In a 60-degree banked level turn, the load factor is 2.0 G because the lift must support twice the aircraft's weight to maintain altitude.

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AQT AQT Aerodynamics & Flight Principles 2