What is anhedral?

What is anhedral?

anhedral is the downward inclinitation of the wing from the root to the tip.

What is convergency?

What is convergency?

Meridians converge from their maximum distance apart (at the equator) to the poles where they meet.

Great circles are the shortest distance between two points and convergency represents the change in direction experienced between those points.

What are the advantages of fuel injection vs a carburetor?

What are the advantages of fuel injection vs a carburetor?

Fuel injection provides:

  • Fuel free from vaporization ice

  • Better economy through metered delivery

  • More responsive and efficient engine

  • Less maintenance

If turboprops are more efficient aircraft, why do they not climb that high?

If turboprops are more efficient aircraft, why do they not climb that high?

Jet engines are designed to achieve their best specific fuel consumption at high rpm, which can only be achieved at high altitudes where the air density is low.

Thrust produced will be low enough to equal the required cruising thrust. Also high altitude gives the best operating conditions for the airframe i.e. minimum drag during the cruise.

Turboprops need relatively dense air for the propellers to work efficiently and at high altitude the density would be too low.

Why don’t you use carburetor heat on the ground for long periods?

Why don’t you use carburetor heat on the ground for long periods?

Battery power to the starter motors.

What is alternate air? And what is its relation with the air filter?

What is alternate air? And what is its relation with the air filter?

Alternate air is....

Explain what coffin corner is and what happens when reaching the coffin corner?

Explain what coffin corner is and what happens when reaching the coffin corner?

Occurs at absolute ceiling where low speed buffet and high speed (Mach) buffet are coincident.

When reaching the coffin corner, both increasing and decreasing the corner speed will result in a loss of control (either the aircraft stalls, or mach buffeting starts).

What would you do in the event of an engine failure below V1, and what would your initial actions be?

What would you do in the event of an engine failure below V1, and what would your initial actions be?

Assuming I'm performing single pilot operations:

  • power idle,

  • max brakes (and reversers if available),

-maintain directional control using rudder input,

  • After coming to a full stop set parking break.

  • Inform ATC 'Stopping'.

  • Initiate the appropriate process to diagnose the problem (ECAM, NITS DODAR, checklists....).

  • When performing multi pilot operations the actions performed by me will depend with my current role: PF, PM and/or CM1 CM2.

What’s the temperature at FL150 according to ISA?

What’s the temperature at FL150 according to ISA?

-15°C

because:

-2°C per 1000 feet gives -30°C.

ISA: 15°C at sea level - 30°C = -15°C at FL150

Name the different aircraft categories, speeds and on which speed these categories are based.

Name the different aircraft categories, speeds and on which speed these categories are based.

Aircraft categories are based on Vat (in knots):

A <91

B 91-120

C 121-140

D 141-165

E 166 - 210

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