Aeronautics Supersonic Flow and Shockwaves Quiz
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What is the focus of MLO 2?

  • Evaluating the need for engaging in life-long learning
  • Calculating and measuring parameters involving supersonic flow (correct)
  • Utilizing the effects of shockwaves
  • Differentiating types of shockwaves

Which CLO emphasizes the need for critical thinking skills?

  • CLO 4
  • CLO 3 (correct)
  • CLO 2
  • CLO 1

What is the main focus of TLO 1?

  • Interpreting the effects of shockwaves
  • Explaining supersonic flow to an object (correct)
  • Distinguishing types of shockwaves
  • Evaluating the need for engaging in life-long learning

Which topic is covered on page 11 of the content?

<p>Effect of shockwaves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key focus of CLO 5 for aircraft/avionics maintenance technology students?

<p>Professionalism and excellence in aviation work expertise (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which CLO emphasizes the ability to engage in life-long learning?

<p>CLO 4 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the sound coming from an airplane?

<p>The air being disturbed as the airplane moves through it (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the sound energy when the speed of the airplane reaches the speed of sound?

<p>It attaches itself to the wing leading and trailing edges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is heard when shock waves reach the ground and cross the path of a person?

<p>Sonic boom (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an aircraft approaches the speed of sound?

<p>The airflow behind the shock wave breaks up into a turbulent wake (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does air act at supersonic speeds?

<p>The airflow behind the shock wave breaks up into a turbulent wake (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an airplane exceeds the speed of sound?

<p>A shock wave forms just ahead of the wing's leading edge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What results in a single force that pushes the wing up and back?

<p>Higher pressure behind a shock wave and lower pressure behind an expansion wave (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What changes sharply and abruptly as air flows through a shock wave?

<p>Air pressure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What forms when a wing is tilted upward at supersonic speeds?

<p>Shock wave below its leading edge and expansion wave above it (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is created as an airplane plows through the air at supersonic speeds?

<p>Shock wave (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were sharply encountered by the first airplanes approaching the speed of sound?

<p>Unexpected conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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