Glide Ratio VS. Slope

If an aircraft can move forward 32 feet for every one foot that it loses in altitude, what would the SLOPE of its flight path be?

• 32:1

• $\frac{1}{32}$

• $\frac{32}{1}$

• $-\frac{1}{32}$

Which of the following correctly represents the GLIDE RATIO of an aircraft that loses one foot in altitude for every 60 feet of forward flight? 

 (Check all that apply)

•  $-1:60$  

•  $60:1$  

•  $\frac{1}{60}$  

•  $\frac{60}{1}$  

If an aircraft had a glide ratio of

 $37:1$  , what would the slope of it's path be?

•  $\frac{37}{1}$  

•  $-\frac{37}{1}$  

•  $-\frac{1}{37}$  

•  $\frac{1}{37}$  

If we were to graph the path of flight for a glider, and the slope of that path was

 $-\frac{1}{50}$  , how are the different ways we could represent the GLIDE RATIO?

•  $-1:50$  

•  $50:1$  

•  $\frac{50}{1}$  

•  $\frac{1}{50}$  

A glider has a GLIDE RATIO of 24:1. If the glider is 120 feet lower than where it started in the sky, how far has it traveled horizontally?

• 2,880 feet

• 120 feet

• 5 feet

• None of the above

If the slope of the path traveled by a glider in the sky is

 $-\frac{3}{75}$  , how many feet does it move forward for every 1 foot of altitude that it loses during flight?

• 3 feet 

• 25 feet

• 75 feet

• 225 feet

If the GLIDE RATIO for a particular aircraft is 33:1, then what is the distance it has traveled horizontally if it has dropped in altitude 800 feet? (Keep in mind that 1 mile = 5280 miles)

(Check all that apply)

• 33 feet

• 26, 400 feet

• 5 miles

• 6.6 miles

If you are flying in a glider that has a GLIDE RATIO of 40:1, what heights could you start at in order to fly over a lake that is 3 miles across? (Remember that 1 mile = 5,280 feet)

(Check all that apply)

• 120 feet

• 396 feet

• 400 feet

• 1 mile

If the slope of the path traveled by a glider in the sky is

 $-\frac{4}{110}$  , how many feet of altitude will it lose after traveling a horizontal distance of 1375 feet?

• 12.5

• 27.5

• 50

• 440

If you are on an island and you want to glide to a neighboring island that is about 80 miles away (remember that 1 mile = 5,280 feet), how high in the sky would you need to start if you are in a glider that has a GLIDE RATIO of 40:1?

• 2 miles

• 40 miles

• 3,200 feet

• 422,400 feet