Aviation Basics Quiz

What is the term used to describe the path of the aircraft through the air?

• Airspeed

• Chord Line

• Relative Airflow

• Flight Path

What does the term 'airspeed' refer to?

• The speed of the air passing the aircraft

• The speed of the aircraft relative to the ground

• The speed of the aircraft through the air

• The speed of the aircraft during takeoff

What is 'relative airflow'?

• The airflow over the wings when the aircraft is stationary

• The direction and speed of the air as it passes the moving aircraft

• The speed of the aircraft relative to the speed of the air

• The airflow pattern behind the aircraft

What is the 'chord line'?

• The trajectory of the aircraft during flight

• An imaginary line from the nose to the tail of the aircraft

• An imaginary straight line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the wing

• The line that divides the upper and lower surfaces of the wing

Which force is responsible for pulling each part of the aircraft towards the center of the Earth?

• Lift

• Thrust

• Weight

• Drag

What force must the rotor thrust equal during a steady hover for a rotor-type aircraft?

• Weight

• Lift

• Drag

• Thrust

In unaccelerated, straight, and level flight, what must the forward component of rotor thrust equal?

• Lift

• Weight

• Drag

• Thrust

What are the two components that simplify the total reaction behind the wing of an aircraft?

• Lift and gravity

• Lift and induced drag

• Thrust and drag

• Thrust and weight

According to Bernoulli's principle, what remains constant in a fluid?

• The fluid's temperature

• The fluid's volume

• The total energy

• The fluid's pressure

What happens to static pressure as altitude increases?

• It remains constant

• It increases

• It decreases

• It fluctuates unpredictably