Aircraft Wing Design Quiz

Which wing design is characterized by wings that slope upward from the fuselage?

• Inverted gull

• Anhedral wing

• Low wing

• Dihedral wing

What type of wing design has wings that slope downward from the fuselage?

• High wing

• Gull wing

• Anhedral wing

• Dihedral wing

Which wing design is named after a bird and features a central wing section that is higher than the wing tips?

• Inverted gull

• Gull wing

• Dihedral wing

• Low wing

Which of the following is NOT one of the major decisions in wing design mentioned in the slide?

• Wing Area / Wing Loading

• Span / Aspect Ratio

• Engine Thrust

• Flaps and Other High Lift Devices

What is the term used to describe the relationship between the span of a wing and its aspect ratio?

• Planform Shape

• Airfoils

• Span / Aspect Ratio

• Wing Area / Wing Loading

Which component is specifically designed to increase lift during takeoff and landing phases of flight?

• Twist

• Airfoils

• Planform Shape

• Flaps and Other High Lift Devices

What is wing loading in aerodynamics?

• The speed at which an aircraft can fly.

• The total mass of an aircraft divided by the speed of its wing.

• The total mass of an aircraft divided by the area of its wing.

• The area of an aircraft's wing divided by its total mass.

How does wing loading affect an aircraft's stalling speed?

• An aircraft with a high wing loading has a lower stalling speed.

• Wing loading has no effect on an aircraft's stalling speed.

• An aircraft with a low wing loading has a higher stalling speed.

• An aircraft with a low wing loading has a lower stalling speed.

Why can't an elephant fly like a bat, despite having strong muscles?

• Because an elephant does not have wings.

• Because an elephant is not as heavy as a bat.

• Because the wing area required for an elephant to fly would be impractically large.

• Because elephants do not have the same bone structure as bats.

What is the relationship between an aircraft's speed and the lift it can produce?

• The slower an aircraft flies, the more lift can be produced.

• There is no relationship between an aircraft's speed and the lift it can produce.

• The faster an aircraft flies, the less lift can be produced.

• The faster an aircraft flies, the more lift can be produced.