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Aerodynamic for Student Pilot

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The four forces acting on the airplane during flight

a)

Lift, Drag, Gravity, Cruise

b)

Climb, Descend, Turn, Yaw

c)

Drag, Pitch, Yaw, Roll

d)

Lift, Drag, Weight, Thrust

2.

It’s caused by the separation of airflow from the wing’s upper surface. This results in a rapid decrease in lift, what definition for this statement

a)

Parasite Drag

b)

Induced Drag

c)

Stall

d)

Lift

3.

The angle of attack is

a)

The angle between the chord line of the airfoil and direction of the relative wind

b)

The angle between the chord line of the airfoil and direction of the flight path

c)

The angle between the chord line of the airfoil and direction of the longitudinal axis

d)

The angle between the camber of the airfoil and direction of the relative wind

4.

The angle of incidence is

a)

The angle between the chord line of the airfoil and direction of the relative wind

b)

The angle between the chord line of the airfoil and direction of the flight path

c)

The angle between the chord line of the airfoil and direction of the longitudinal axis

d)

The angle between the camber of the airfoil and direction of the relative wind

5.

What is parasite drag

a)

caused by any aircraft surface

b)

caused by roughness of the airplane’s surfaces

c)

caused by wake turbulence

d)

caused by creating lift

6.

What is skin friction drag

a)

caused by any aircraft surface

b)

caused by roughness of the airplane’s surfaces

c)

caused by creating lift

d)

results from the turbulent wake caused by separation of airflow from the surface of structure

7.

Directional stability of an airplane

a)

Stability about an airplane’s vertical axis

b)

Stability about an airplane’s longitudinal axis

c)

Stability about an airplane’s horizontal axis

d)

Stability about an airplane’s lateral axis

8.

Longitudinal stability of an airplane

a)

Stability about an airplane’s longitudinal axis

b)

Stability about an airplane’s lateral axis

c)

Stability about an airplane’s vertical axis

d)

Stability about an airplane’s horizontal axis

9.

Aileron control movement for

a)

Rolling movement about lateral axis

b)

Yawing movement about lateral axis

c)

Rolling movement about longitudinal axis

d)

Yawing movement about longitudinal axis

10.

Rudder control movement for

a)

Rolling movement abaout lateral axis

b)

Yawing movement abaout lateral axis

c)

Rolling movement abaout longitudinal axis

d)

Yawing movement abaout vertical axis