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Bernoulli's principle states the internal pressure of a fluid blank at points where the speed of the fluid |
Decreases;Increases |
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When air is forced to travel at a faster speed across the top of a wing versus the bottom of the wing this would result in |
Lower pressure above the wing |
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Which statement best expresses Newton's third law of motion |
For every action there is an equal opposite reaction |
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The three principle airfoils on aircraft that produce lift are |
Wing propeller and horizontal tail surfaces |
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An imaginary straight line drawn from the Leading Edge to the trailing edge of a cross-section of an airfoil is called the |
Chord line |
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The direction of the relative wind determined by the |
Flight path of the aircraft |
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What force in Flight counteracts lift |
Weight |
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What is used to determine the angle of attack |
Relative wind and chord line |
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Actual atmospheric pressure at a given time does not depend on which of the following |
Wind |
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For an aircraft to maintain a constant AirSpeed and maintain straight and level flight what must be in balance |
Thrust and drag lift and weight |
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Which are the primary control surfaces on an airplane |
Rudder ailerons elevator |
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Movement around the vertical axis is controlled by the |
Rudder |
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Movement around the longitudinal axis is called |
Roll |
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Which action would cause a change in Pitch |
Pushing the control yoke |
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Which control as the pilot to relieve manual pressure on the primary controls |
Trim tab |
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At approximately what angle of attack will are no longer flows smoothly over the angles upper service |
15 - 20 |
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The most hazardous aspect of structural icing is |
Airfoil distortion |
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What type of icing is an aircraft likely encounter when a flying in temperatures above freezing |
Carburetor icing |
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The forces that are acting on a helicopter in flight are lift thrust blank and blank |
Wait and drag |
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What term defines a maneuver in which a helicopter is in Motionless flight over a reference point and maintaining a constant heading and altitude |
Hovering |
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What is the basic purpose of the auto rotation maneuver in a helicopter |
Provide a control and when the engine is no longer supplying power |
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The pitch of a helicopter rotor blade is controlled by the |
Collective |