Aviation 2 Unit 4 Section A & B Quiz Study

The overall lift of an airfoil is dependent on what two factors? Select all that apply

• Airspeed
• Angle of Attack (AOA)
• Air Density
• Velocity

What factors affect the coefficient of lift? (Select all that apply)

• Camber of an airfoil
• Velocity of an airfoil
• Weight of an airfoil
• Thickness of an airfoil

The wing tip of an airfoil is designed to stall after the wing root, allowing the ailerons to be effective

• True
• False
• Do not answer
• Do not answer

The Angle of Attack (AOA) at which an airfoil of an aircraft stalls is constant

• True
• False
• Do Not Answer
• Do Not Answer

What variable is constant in the lift equation?

• Lift
• Velocity
• Surface Area
• Air Density

What increases the lift of an airplane (Select all that apply)

• Increasing the surface area
• Increasing the camber of the wing
• Increasing the weight of the airplane
• Decreasing the density of the air

The angle of attack (AOA) of an airfoil is the angle between the leading edge and the relative wind flow

• True
• False
• Do not pick
• Do not pick

When gases go through a Venturi tube pressure is lower where the tube is narrow and the speed of the fluid is faster.

• False
• True
• Don't pick this
• Don't pick this

The upward component of thrust is called what?

• Vertical Component of Thrust
• Horizontal Component of Thrust
• Backwards Component of Thrust
• Diagonal Component of Thrust

An airplane in a nose up position will have some of it's thrust acting as what?

• Upwards
• Backwards
• Downwards
• Horizontal