How does anti-skid work?
How does anti-skid work?
Antiskid has a detection system that senses the moment a wheel stops rotating.
Once it senses that the wheel is not rotating, the antiskid system releases brake pressure. This allows the wheel to regain traction with the surface, so that break application can be resumed and prevents complete loss of controllability.
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)
What is N1, N2, EGT and EPR?
What is N1, N2, EGT and EPR?
N1= Low pressure compressor spool or fan rotation speed. Usually expressed as a % of Max N1.
N2= High pressure compressor rotation speed.
EGT= Exhaust gas temperature, indicates the temperature at the first stage of the turbine, which is the most critical temperature in the engine.
EPR= Engine pressure ratio of the inlet to the jet pipe, displayed on the EPR gauge to use as a parameter for setting engine thrust
What does a Mach trimmer do?
What does a Mach trimmer do?
A Mach trimmer automatically compensates for Mach tuck above Mcrit.
What is the difference between angle of attack and angle of incidence?
What is the difference between angle of attack and angle of incidence?
Angle of attack is the angle between the chord of the aerofoil and the relative airflow.
Angle of incidence is the angle between the chord and the aircrafts longitudinal datum.
What increases Mcrit?
What increases Mcrit?
Swept wings, thin wings.
What pressure does a pitot tube measure?
What pressure does a pitot tube measure?
The total pressure (static and dynamic pressure).
What uses the most battery power, to transmit or to receive?
What uses the most battery power, to transmit or to receive?
Transmitting uses more power.
If you climb to FL300 at a constant IAS of 250kts, what would happen to the TAS?
If you climb to FL300 at a constant IAS of 250kts, what would happen to the TAS?
TAS will increase.
On a tapered wing, where would the stall occur first?
On a tapered wing, where would the stall occur first?
At the tip as downwash and spanwise flow effect the angle of attack at each section, but because of the tapered wing the effective angle of attack near the tips is greater than that near the center.