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Aerodynamics Exam Questions and Answers

The document contains an exam with multiple-choice questions focused on aerodynamics, covering topics such as the pendulum effect on high wing aircraft, humidity capacity in the air, weight calculations, induced drag, airflow over wings, aspect ratio, stalling angles, lift factors, and wing design for high speed. Each question presents three answer options related to fundamental aerodynamic principles. The exam tests knowledge relevant to aviation and aerodynamics.

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Aerodynamics Exam Questions and Answers

The document contains an exam with multiple-choice questions focused on aerodynamics, covering topics such as the pendulum effect on high wing aircraft, humidity capacity in the air, weight calculations, induced drag, airflow over wings, aspect ratio, stalling angles, lift factors, and wing design for high speed. Each question presents three answer options related to fundamental aerodynamic principles. The exam tests knowledge relevant to aviation and aerodynamics.

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Module 8

Aerodynamics
Exam number 22

1. The pendulum effect on a high wing aircraft

a) increases lateral stability


b) decreases lateral stability
c) has no effect on lateral stability

2. The amount of water vapor capacity in the air (humidity


holding capacity of the air) is

a) greater on a colder day, and lower on a


hotter day
b) greater on a hotter day and lower on a colder
day
c) doesn't have a significant difference

3. Weight is equal to

a) volume x gravity
b) mass x acceleration
c) mass x gravity

4. Induced drag

a) increases with an increase in speed


b) reduces with an increase in angle of attack
c) increases with increase in aircraft weight

5. Airflow over the upper surface of the wing generally

a) flows towards the root


b) flows towards the tip
c) flows straight from leading edge to trailing
edge

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6. With an increase in aspect ratio for a given IAS,
induced drag will

a) remain constant
b) increase
c) reduce

7. With increasing altitude the angle at which a wing will


stall

a) remains the same


b) reduces
c) increases

8. If the density of the air is increased, the lift will

a) increase
b) decrease
c) remain the same

9. All the factors that affect the lift produced by an


aerofoil are

a) angle of attack, air density, velocity, wing


area
b) angle of attack, air temperature, velocity,
wing area
c) angle of attack, velocity, wing area,
aerofoil shape, air density

10. A wing section suitable for high speed would be

a) thick with high camber


b) thin with high camber
c) thin with little or no camber

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