PPL – PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT

1. Which is true regarding the use of flaps during level turns?

Answer: The raising of flaps increases the stall speed

2. A rectangular wing, as compared to other wing platforms, has a tendency to stall first at the?
Answer: Wing root, with the stall progression toward the wingtip

3. The angle of attack of a wing directly controls the?

Answer: Distribution of pressures acting on the wing

4. By changing the angle of attack of a wing, a pilot can control the airplanes?
Answer: Lift, airspeed, and drag

5. The angle of attack at which a wing stalls remains constant regardless of:
Answer: Weight, dynamic pressure, bank angle, or pitch attitude

6. Stall speed is affected by:

Answer: Weight, load factor, and power

7. An airplane will stall at the same:

Answer: Angle of attack regardless of the attitude with relation to the horizon

8. The stalling speed of an airplane is most affected by:

Answer: Variations in airplane loading

9. Which statement is true relative to changing angle of attack?

Answer: An increase in angle of attack will increase drag

10. Which is true regarding the forces acting on an aircraft in a steady-state descent? The sum of all:
Answer: Forward forces is equal to the sum of all rearward forces

11. During the transition from straight-and-level flight to a climb, the angle of attack is increased and
lift:
Answer: Is momentarily increased

12. Which is true regarding the force of lift in steady, un-accelerated flight?
Answer: There is a corresponding indicated airspeed required for every angle of attack to generate
sufficient lift to maintain altitude

13. In theory, if the airspeed of an airplane is doubled while in level flight, parasite drag will become:
Answer: Four times greater

14. As airspeed decreases in level flight below that speed for maximum lift/drag ratio, total drag of an
airplane
Answer: Increases because of increased induced drag

15. What performance is characteristic of flight at maximum lift/drag ratio in a propeller-driven

airplane? Maximum:
Answer: Range and maximum distance glide

16. In theory, if the angle of attack and other factors remain constant and the airspeed is doubled, the
lift produced at the higher speed will be:
Answer: Four times greater than at the lower speed

17. An aircraft wing is designed to produce lift resulting from a difference in the:
Answer: Higher air pressure below the wing’s surface and lower air pressure above the wing’s
surface

18. Lift on a wing is most properly defined as the:

 Answer: Force acting perpendicular to the relative wind

19. On a wing, the force of lift acts perpendicular to and the force of drags acts parallel to the:
Answer: Flight path

20. Which statement is true regarding the opposing forces acting on an airplane is steady-state level
flight?
Answer: These forces are equal

21. An airplane leaving ground effect will:

Answer: Experience an increase in induced drag and required more thrust

22. To produce the same lift while in ground effect as when out of ground effect, the airplane requires:
Answer: A lower angle of attack

23. If the same angle of attack is maintained in ground effect as when out of ground effect, lift will
Answer: Increase and induced drag will decrease

24. Longitudinal stability involves the motion of the airplane controlled by its:
Answer: Elevator

25. If airspeed is increased during a level turn, what action would be necessary to maintain altitude?
The angle of attack
Answer: Must be decreased or angle of bank increased

26. Why is it necessary to increase back elevator pressure to maintain altitude during a turn? To
compensate for the:
Answer: Loss of the vertical component of lift

27. To maintain altitude during a turn, the angle of attack must be increased to compensate for the
decrease in the
Answer: Vertical component of lift

28. In what flight condition is torque effect the greatest in a single-engine airplane?
Answer: Low airspeed, high power, high angle of attack

29. The left turning tendencies of an airplane caused by P-Factor is the result of the?
Answer: Propeller blade descending on the right producing more thrust that the ascending blade
on the left

30. Which basic flight maneuvers increase the load factor on an airplane as compared to straight-and-
level flight?
Answer: Turns

31. What is the relation of lift, drag, thrust and weight when the airplane is an straight and level flight?
Answer: Lift equals weight, and thrust equals drag.

32. Which statement is the Bernoulli’s principal?

Answer: Air travelling faster over the curved upper surface of an airfoil causes lower pressure on
the top surface

33. The four forces acting on an airplane in flight are

Answer: Lift, weight, thrust, and drag

34. During spin to the left, which wings are stalled?

Answer: Both wings are stalled

35. In what flight condition must an aircraft be placed in order to spin?

Answer: Stalled

36. Then angle of attack at which an airplane wing stalls will?

 Answer: Remain in the same regardless of gross weight

37. How will frost on the wings of an airplane affect take off performance?
Answer: Frost will disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wing adversely affecting its lifting
capability.

38. Why is frost considered hazardous to flight?

Answer: Frost spoils the smooth flow of air over the wings, thereby decreasing lifting capability