Aircraft Maneuvers and Load Factors

Which basic flight maneuver increases the load factor on an airplane as compared to straight-and-level flight?

• Climbs

• Turns

• Stalls

The amount of excess load that can be imposed on the wing of an airplane depends upon the

• position of the CG

• speed of the airplane

• abruptness at which the load is applied

During an approach to a stall, an increased load factor will cause the aircraft to

• stall at a higher airspeed

• have a tendency to spin

• be more difficult to control

Structural damage or failure is more likely to occur in smooth air at speeds above

• VNO

• VA

• VNE

Limit load factor is the ratio of

• angle of attack to stall speed

• angle of attack to power-on configuration-specific stall speed

• maximum sustainable load to the gross weight of the airplane