TITLE : THEORY OF FLIGHT AND CONTROL QUIZ 01/12

NAME:________________________________ ID: ________________________

DATE: _____________________ CLASS: _________________________

PART A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. An aircraft empennage is located in which aircraft zone?
A) Zone 100
B) Zone 400
C) Zone 300

2. The empennage of an aircraft consists of:
A) canard, elevator and tail fin.
B) vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, rudder and elevator
C) ruddervator and elevon.

3. Wing aerodynamic loads are transferred from the wings to the fuselage.
Which of the following is the right path taken?
A) Wing skin to ribs to spar to fuselage.
B) Wing skin to stringers to ribs to spar to fuselage.
C) Wing skin to longerons to spar to fuselage.

4. The atmosphere consists of the following gases composition and proportions:
A) 75% nitrogen, 10% oxygen and 5% inert gases.
B) 78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen and 1% inert gases.
C) 21% oxygen, 1% inert gases and 78% nitrogen.


5. What is the relationship between altitude, temperature and pressure in the
troposphere:
A) Altitude increase, temperature increase, pressure decrease.
B) Altitude increase, temperature decrease, pressure decrease.
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C) Altitude decrease, temperature decrease, pressure increase.

6. A gauge on an air bottle reads 3000 psig. What is the absolute pressure if the
measurement is taken at sea level?
A) 3014.7 psi
B) 300 psi
C) 285.3 psi

7. The current relative humidity of the air is 100%. Which of the following
statement is true?
A) The relative humidity will increase if the air temperature is increased.
B) Water droplets will form if the air temperature decreases.
C) Relative humidity is not affected by change in air temperature.

8. Absolute humidity is defined as::
A) The actual water content in a liter of gas/air.
B) The actual amount of water in the air compared to what the air is capable
of holding at that particular temperature.
C) The actual water content of the air at a specific altitude.

9. What is the relationship between altitude and density?
A) Density will increase with increase in altitude due to drop in temperature.
B) Density decreases with increase in altitude due to decrease in pressure.
C) Density is not affected by the change in altitude in the troposphere.

10. This fuselage design consists of stressed skin, formers and bulkheads only.
This type of construction is known as:
A) Semimonocoque.
B) Monocoque.
C) Trust girder.

11. Which of the wing components gives it the aerofoil shape?
A) The spars.
B) The stringers.
C) The ribs.
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12. What is the meaning of NACA 2412 airfoil?
A) Airfoil with maximum camber of 2% located 4% from the leading edge
and a maximum thickness of 12% of the chord.
B) Airfoil with maximum camber of 2% located 40% from the leading edge
and a maximum thickness of 12% of the chord.
C) Airfoil with minimum camber of 2% located 40% from the leading edge
and a maximum thickness of 12% of the chord.

13. Anhedral angle is defined as:
A) The upward angle of the wing in relation to the horizontal line.
B) The downward angle of the wing in relation to the longitudinal axis.
C) The downward angle of the wing in relation to the horizontal line.

14. The directional stability of an aircraft is produced by:
A) The rudder.
B) The vertical fin.
C) The empennage.

15. Which of the following provides longitudinal stability for an aircraft?
A) The left and right wings.
B) The horizontal stabilizer.
C) The elevators.

16. This force is the component of the aerodynamic reaction that is perpendicular
to the relative airflow. What is this statement describing?
A) Drag.
B) Thrust.
C) Lift.


17. Which of the following statement not true about the mean camber line?
A) An imaginary line that is equidistant from the top and lower camber.
B) A symmetrical cambered airfoil is where the chord line and mean camber
line are the identical.
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C) Mean camber line of a positive cambered airfoil is located below the chord
line.

18. This ratio is the ratio of the wing span divided by the mean chord. What ratio
is this?
A) Taper ratio.
B) Aspect ratio.
C) Fineness ratio.

19. How would you describe a wing with high aspect ratio?
A) Wings with very long span but with short chord.
B) Thick wings with long chord.
C) Thin Wings with short span but tapered.

20. Where is the location of the stagnation point of an airfoil?
A) At the trailing edge.
B) At the leading edge.
C) On the upper surface at approximately 25% from the leading edge.

PART B: SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS.

1. At mean sea level the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) is defined by the
following figures (fill in the blanks):

A. Air temperature: _________________

B. Temperature lapse rate: ______________

C. Air pressure: _______________ psi

D. Relative humidity: _____________ %.
2. An aircraft requires longer take-off run when taking off from an airport in Tibet
(altitude above 10,000 feet) as compared to taking off from an airport located at
sea level. Write a short explanation to why this happened?

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3. Name all the parts of the airfoil as shown in the diagram.


A. ____________________________________
B. ____________________________________
C. ____________________________________
D. ___________________________________
E. ___________________________________
F. ___________________________________
G. ___________________________________
4. Fill in the blank boxes accordingly. An aircraft has 3 axis of rotation. State all the
3 axis of rotation, the related airplane movement and which primary flight control
controls the movements.
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AXIS OF ROTATION
AIRPLANE
MOVEMENT
PRIMARY CONTROL
SURFACE





ANSWER SHEET FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (CIRCLE
THE CORRECT ANSWER

1 A B C 11 A B C

2 A B C 12 A B C

3 A B C 13 A B C

4 A B C 14 A B C

5 A B C 15 A B C

6 A B C 16 A B C

7 A B C 17 A B C

8 A B C 18 A B C

9 A B C 19 A B C

10 A B C 20 A B C



TOTAL SCORE: _______________________