What is the movement of the center of pressure during/approaching a stall?
What is the movement of the center of pressure during/approaching a stall?
Center of pressure moves forward when approaching a stall.
How do you get out of a spiral dive on a Cessna?
How do you get out of a spiral dive on a Cessna?
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Unload. Make sure you are no longer 'pulling G's'
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Roll wings level
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Power Reduce the power to avoid overspeeding.
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gently pull back on the control wheel to ease out of the dive.
When slowed down to a safe airspeed apply throttle as needed.
(N.b.: Do not confuse a spiral dive with a spin)
How does GPWS work?
How does GPWS work?
GPWS is a central computer system that receives various data inputs on configuration, (radio altimeter) height/altitude and instrument landing system glide slope deviation and is able to alert the pilot when a dangerous situation is about to occur.
How can you calculate the Operating Mass?
How can you calculate the Operating Mass?
OM = DOM + crew and fuel
What is tire creep, and is it important?
What is tire creep, and is it important?
Tire creep is the tendency of the tire to rotate slowly around the wheel hub as a result of a millisecond landing friction on the tire before wheel spin occurs.
Yes, it is important because if there is too much creep the tire can tear out the inflation valve and cause the tire to burst.
What are the lift qualities of a swept wing?
What are the lift qualities of a swept wing?
Poor, because the sweep-back design has the effect of reducing the lift capabilities of the wing.
At high altitudes, what speed do aircrafts climb on?
At high altitudes, what speed do aircrafts climb on?
Mach number
What is a wing tip?
What is a wing tip?
A wing tip is the part of the wing that is the most distant from the fuselage of a fixed-wing aircraft.
Where does a swept wing stall first?
Where does a swept wing stall first?
At the tip
At what speed does Mach tuck occur?
At what speed does Mach tuck occur?
Mcrit