Strakes

When are strakes most useful

• During taxi

• Takeoff and landing

• Cruise flight

Which is NOT a type of strake

• Propeller Strake

• Nose strake

• Wing strake

• Nacelle Strake

Strakes counteract air flow separation that is experienced at high angle of attacks and low airspeeds. 

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What determines a strakes effectiveness

• Installation location

• Surface area

• Shape

• All of the Above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Rear strakes (ventral strakes) increase the AOA of the wing of the aircraft

• True

• False

Strakes are common on jet airliners

• True

• False

What's the preferred materiel that will be in inflatable strakes

• Hydraulic fluid

• Air

• Milk

What famous airplane had nose strakes

• A-10 Warthog

• Concorde

• Antonov AN-225

• Cessna 172

Strakes can increase the stall angle by roughly what degree

• 1 degree

• 3 degrees

• 5 degrees

• 10 degrees

Rear stakes reduce Vmc speed by

• 14 knots

• 1 knot

• 6 knots

• 2 knots