ATP QUIZ #3

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Instructions: Answer the multiple-choice question with the best possible answer. Write the answer to the essay question in the space provided. If more space is needed, use the reverse side.
 
1. When are inboard ailerons normally used?
 
 
 
2. When are outboard ailerons normally used?
 
 
 
 
3. Which of the following is considered an auxiliary flight control?
a. Ruddervator.
b. Upper rudder.
c. Leading-edge flaps.
 
 
 
 
4. What is the purpose of a control tab?
 
 
 
 
5. What is the purpose of an anti-servo tab?
 
 
 
 
6. What is the purpose of a servo tab?
 
 
 
 
7. Which is a purpose of leading-edge flaps?
 
 
 
 
8. For which purpose may flight spoilers be used?
a. Reduce the wings' lift upon landing.
b. Increase the rate of descent without increasing aerodynamic drag.
c. Aid in longitudinal balance when rolling an airplane into a turn.
 
 
 
9. Which is a purpose of wing-mounted vortex generators?
 
 
 
 
10. Which of the following are considered primary flight controls?
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. How can turbulent air cause an increase in stalling speed of an airfoil?

 

12. If an aircraft with a gross weight of 2,000 pounds were subjected to a total load of 6,000 pounds in flight, the load factor would be how many G’s?
 
 
 
13. What is the safest and most efficient takeoff and initial climb procedure in a light, twin-engine airplane?
 
 
 
 
14. What procedure is recommended for an engine-out approach and landing?
 
 
 
 
15. What performance should a pilot of a light, twin-engine airplane be able to maintain at VMC?
 
 
 
 
16. What criteria determines which engine is the ``critical'' engine of a twin-engine airplane?
 
 
 
 
17. What effect, if any, does altitude have on VMC for an airplane with unsupercharged engines?
 
 
 
 
18. Under what condition should stalls never be practiced in a twin-engine airplane?
 
 
 
19. Describe dynamic longitudinal stability.
 
 
 
 
20. What is the reason for variations in geometric pitch along a propeller or rotor blade?
 
 
 
 
21. If an engine failure occurs at an altitude above single-engine ceiling, what airspeed should be maintained?
 
 
 
22. What is the approximate resulting climb performance loss in terms of percent, when one engine on a twin-engine fails?
 
 
 
23. Under what condition is VMC the highest?
 
 
 
 
24. What characteristic should exist if an airplane is loaded to the rear of its CG range?
 
 
 
 
 
25. What is the highest speed possible without supersonic flow over the wing?

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