Free Printable Glide Ratio VS. Slope

1.

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?

a)

32:1

b)

$\frac{1}{32}$

c)

$\frac{32}{1}$

d)

$-\frac{1}{32}$

2.

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)

a)

$-1:60$

b)

$60:1$

c)

$\frac{1}{60}$

d)

$\frac{60}{1}$

3.

If an aircraft had a glide ratio of

37:1

, what would the slope of it's path be?

a)

$\frac{37}{1}$

b)

$-\frac{37}{1}$

c)

$-\frac{1}{37}$

d)

$\frac{1}{37}$

4.

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?

a)

$-1:50$

b)

$50:1$

c)

$\frac{50}{1}$

d)

$\frac{1}{50}$

5.

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?

a)

2,880 feet

b)

120 feet

c)

5 feet

d)

None of the above

6.

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?

a)

3 feet

b)

25 feet

c)

75 feet

d)

225 feet

7.

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)

a)

33 feet

b)

26, 400 feet

c)

5 miles

d)

6.6 miles

8.

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)

a)

120 feet

b)

396 feet

c)

400 feet

d)

1 mile

9.

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?

a)

12.5

b)

27.5

c)

50

d)

440

10.

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?

a)

2 miles

b)

40 miles

c)

3,200 feet

d)

422,400 feet

Glide Ratio VS. Slope

Total questions: 10

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