Free Bachelor of Aviation Theory of Flight Questions and Answers

Question 1

A wing's angle of attack is the angle that the chord creates with:

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The relative airflow

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The aircraft body

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The ground

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The horizon

Question 2

A wing's lift force acts at a 90-degree angle to:

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The relative airflow

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Gravity

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The chord of the wing

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The centre of pressure

Question 3

The term for a wing's effectiveness is the

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Lift/Drag ratio

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Lift/Angle of Attack ratio

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Speed/Drag ratio

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Speed/Lift ratio

Question 4

At the point of the limitation in a fluid's path when it passes through a tube with a venturi, the fluid:

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Reduces in pressure

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Heats up

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Slows down

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Creates a vacuum

Question 5

Increasing a wing's angle of attack until it sinks the least will:

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Increase lift and reduce drag

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Increase lift and speed

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Increase lift and increase drag

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Decrease lift and reduce drag

Question 6

Speed and lift are proportionate. Which of the following would provide the same lift as a high angle of attack and low airspeed:

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High airspeed and low angle of attack

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Low airspeed and more weight

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Low airspeed and low angle of attack

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High airspeed and high angle of attack

Question 7

A wing's motion produces vortices. The name of such a vortex is

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Standing vortex

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Starting vortex

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Streaming vortex

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Spinning vortex

Question 8

A wing's aspect ratio is determined by:

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Wing Span divided by wing chord

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Wing span divided by wing thickness

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Wing area divided by wing span

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Wing area divided by wing chord

Question 9

A wing's center of pressure is located where:

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The wing rotates when climbing or diving

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The aircraft is balanced

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The air pressure over the wing is giving most lift

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The resultant forces of lift and drag act

Question 10

The center of pressure shifts when a wing's angle of attack increases:

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Forwards

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Everywhere

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Nowhere

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Backwards