Physics SMQ

The curvature which is present on top and bottom surface of an airfoil

What is the force if a fluid pressure is 600 PSI in and a piston has an area of 10 square inches

Which lift device, located inboard of the ailerons, increases lift at low speeds?

Aspect ratio of a wing

Find the horsepower (HP) used for Question 34 (HP=Power/HP unit)

How much work input is required to lower (not drop) a 40-pound weight from the top of a 3-ft table to the floor

In a pulley system with six ropes, what is the mechanical advantage, and how much force lifts a 420-lb load?

An airplane wing is designed to produce lift resulting from

What is a device that generates force by airflow using Bernoulli’s principle or Newton’s laws?

What is the ratio of actual water vapor to the air's capacity called

Small movable surface that attaches to the trailing edge of primary flight controls

What is the angle between the wing chord line and the aircraft's longitudinal axis?

Which primary control surface controls movement around the following aircraft axes?

Which of the following statements define stress

Which is not a standard sea level pressure

Force acting on an aircraft that is opposite of lift

The angle between the chord line and the relative wind:

In physics, which of the following factors are necessary to determine power

The temperature to which humid air must be cooled at constant pressure to become saturated is called:

Which will weigh less?

The force when one end of an object is twisted in one direction and the other end is twisted in the opposite direction

Which will weigh more?

Find the power required to raise 12,000-pound airplane six feet in two minutes?

As fluid flows through a divergent shape (consider subsonic speed):

The force acting on an aircraft that is opposite the drag is called:

When the air moving over the top of a wing starts to stall, it is known as:

What law states objects stay at rest or in motion unless acted on by an external force?

Which primary control surface controls movement around the following aircraft axes?

The actual amount of water vapor in a mixture of air and water is called:

The amount of water vapor present in the air

Temperature is a measurement of which type of energy?

In addition to increasing wing camber, this flap also increases wing area

Flow of air opposite of direction in which the wing is moving

Which of the following of Newton’s laws states that for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction

Which is NOT a form of potential energy

Which law states that the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the applied force?

As fluid flows through a convergent shape (consider subsonic speed):

When the drag force is less than the thrust force, the aircraft will experience

Which heat transfer method requires direct contact?

When the yoke of an airplane is turned to the right, the left aileron will go ____ and the right aileron will go ____?

Which of the following statements is correct:

The point where the angle of attack of the wing has become too great to sustain lift

Flap allows the air to pass through the flap and smooth out the air and allowing the wing to pass beyond the stall point

What law states that pressure in a confined fluid acts equally in all directions?

When the weight force is less than the lift force, the aircraft will:

What type of stress occurs when a force tries to cut or slice through an object?

Which statement concerning Bernoulli’s principle is true?

What type of stability involves movement around the longitudinal axis and is provided by the wing's dihedral?

An imaginary straight line running from the wing’s leading edge to its trailing edge

13. What force must be applied to roll a 460-pound barrel up an inclined plane 12 feet long to a height of 3 feet? LE=IR