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Which type of stability is concerned with the way the restorative forces act with regard to time?
Which type of stability is concerned with the way the restorative forces act with regard to time?
- Negative dynamic stability
- Dynamic stability (correct)
- Positive static stability
- Static stability
What type of stability does a ball possess when it tends to roll back down to its original position after being rolled up the side of a valley?
What type of stability does a ball possess when it tends to roll back down to its original position after being rolled up the side of a valley?
- Positive static stability (correct)
- Negative static stability
- Positive dynamic stability
- Neutral static stability
What type of stability does a ball possess when it has no tendency to return to its original position after being released from the top of a slope?
What type of stability does a ball possess when it has no tendency to return to its original position after being released from the top of a slope?
- Negative static stability (correct)
- Positive static stability
- Neutral static stability
- Negative dynamic stability
What type of stability does a body possess when the restorative forces that tend to bring it back to its position of equilibrium neither increase nor decrease in amplitude with time?
What type of stability does a body possess when the restorative forces that tend to bring it back to its position of equilibrium neither increase nor decrease in amplitude with time?
Which axis of an aircraft is also known as the yaw axis?
Which axis of an aircraft is also known as the yaw axis?
Which axis of an aircraft passes through the centre of gravity and extends parallel to the wing span?
Which axis of an aircraft passes through the centre of gravity and extends parallel to the wing span?
What is the control of movement (roll) about the longitudinal axis of an aircraft?
What is the control of movement (roll) about the longitudinal axis of an aircraft?
Which axis of an aircraft is a straight line through the fuselage, passing through the centre of gravity?
Which axis of an aircraft is a straight line through the fuselage, passing through the centre of gravity?
Which axis of an aircraft is controlled by the elevators connected to the control column?
Which axis of an aircraft is controlled by the elevators connected to the control column?
What is the term for the unwanted yaw in the opposite direction of a roll, caused by the drag of the downward moving aileron on the higher wing in the roll and the additional lift of the wing?
What is the term for the unwanted yaw in the opposite direction of a roll, caused by the drag of the downward moving aileron on the higher wing in the roll and the additional lift of the wing?
Which method can be used to counteract the adverse yaw in an aircraft?
Which method can be used to counteract the adverse yaw in an aircraft?
What is the term for the unwanted roll in the same direction as a yaw, due to the faster outer wing in the turn generating more lift?
What is the term for the unwanted roll in the same direction as a yaw, due to the faster outer wing in the turn generating more lift?
Which of the following is true about longitudinal stability in an aircraft?
Which of the following is true about longitudinal stability in an aircraft?
Which statement accurately describes the effect of a downdraft on an aircraft trimmed for a given airspeed?
Which statement accurately describes the effect of a downdraft on an aircraft trimmed for a given airspeed?
Which factor primarily provides lateral stability in an aircraft?
Which factor primarily provides lateral stability in an aircraft?
What is the purpose of the elevators on the tail plane in an aircraft?
What is the purpose of the elevators on the tail plane in an aircraft?
Which of the following statements is true about the directional stability of an aircraft?
Which of the following statements is true about the directional stability of an aircraft?
What is the purpose of the vertical fin in an aircraft?
What is the purpose of the vertical fin in an aircraft?
What is the effect of the corkscrewing slipstream on an aircraft?
What is the effect of the corkscrewing slipstream on an aircraft?
What is the cause of the yawing moment in an aircraft following the failure of an engine?
What is the cause of the yawing moment in an aircraft following the failure of an engine?
Which of the following factors primarily affects lateral stability in an aircraft?
Which of the following factors primarily affects lateral stability in an aircraft?
What is the purpose of dihedral in an aircraft?
What is the purpose of dihedral in an aircraft?
How does sweepback affect the lateral stability of an aircraft?
How does sweepback affect the lateral stability of an aircraft?
What is the purpose of the vertical fin in an aircraft?
What is the purpose of the vertical fin in an aircraft?
Which of the following factors primarily affects the ability of the pilot to counteract the yawing moment due to asymmetric thrust?
Which of the following factors primarily affects the ability of the pilot to counteract the yawing moment due to asymmetric thrust?
Which of the following is true about the minimum control speed (VMC)?
Which of the following is true about the minimum control speed (VMC)?
What is the effect of torque on an aircraft?
What is the effect of torque on an aircraft?
What is Dutch Roll and Spiral Instability?
What is Dutch Roll and Spiral Instability?
What is the purpose of the vertical fin in an aircraft?
What is the purpose of the vertical fin in an aircraft?
What is the term for the tendency of the aircraft to roll in the opposite direction to that in which the propeller is rotating?
What is the term for the tendency of the aircraft to roll in the opposite direction to that in which the propeller is rotating?
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