Flight Performance and Maneuvers Flashcards
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What is the best glide speed (Vg) used for?
Answer: Maximum horizontal distance per unit of altitude lost
Best glide speed provides the greatest gliding distance for each foot of altitude lost, maximizing range in an engine-out scenario.
During an S-turn across a road, what should the aircraft's ground track look like?
Answer: Two half-circles of equal size on each side of the road
Properly flown S-turns create two equal, semicircular ground tracks on opposite sides of the reference line.
What primarily causes a spin to develop?
Answer: A stall combined with yaw
A spin results when one wing is more stalled than the other, producing autorotation from stall plus yaw.
How does a headwind affect takeoff ground roll distance?
Answer: Decreases the ground roll
A headwind reduces the groundspeed needed to reach liftoff airspeed, shortening the ground roll.
What is the standard rate turn used in instrument flying?
Answer: 3 degrees per second
A standard rate turn is 3 degrees per second, completing a 360-degree turn in two minutes.
When performing slow flight, what control input compensates for the reduced rudder and aileron effectiveness?
Answer: Larger, coordinated control deflections
At low airspeeds control surfaces are less effective, requiring larger and well-coordinated inputs.
What is the effect of extending flaps on the aircraft's stall speed?
Answer: Lowers stall speed
Flaps increase the wing's lift coefficient, allowing controlled flight at a lower stall speed.