Flight Controls

What is the third type of flight control system?

• Warning systems

• Safety systems

• Digital/analogue systems

What is the typical boost ratio on a control surface?

• 14:1

• 15:1

• 16:1

Which type of control column uses wheels for roll and pitch operation?

• conventional

• fly by wire

• conventional and fly by wire

Which type of control column uses centre stick for roll and pitch operation?

• conventional

• fly by wire

• conventional and fly by wire

Which type of control column uses side stick for roll and pitch operation?

• comventional

• fly by wire

• conventional and fly by wire

What is used on the trailing edge of the elevator to adjust the download of the tail for hands off flying at any desired airspeed?

• Trim tab

• Auto tab

• Roll tab

Which alerion is aileron trim tabs fitted to?

• Either left or right, only one or the other.

• Both left and right.

• Only left.

In a complex flap system, how are the flaps raised and lowered?

• Hydraulic motor driven jackscrew via a torque tube system.

• Combination of push and pull rods driven from a flap motor.

• Electrically driven cables from a hydraulic motor.

What does asymmetry protection do in a flap system?

• Locks the flaps

• Over-rides the resistance for continual operation.

• Increases the amount of elevator control.

Which leading edge system does Boeing 737 use?

• Hydraulic driven

• Pneumatic driven

• Combination