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CPL Aerodynamics (CADA) Practice Exam Questions
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Getting Started
Wings
Wing Washout
Wing span and Wing Area
Aspect Ratio
Tapered and Swept Back Wings
Dihedral / Anhedral
Wing Loading
Lift and Drag
Lift and Drag
Aerodynamic Forces on a wing
Static and Dynamic Pressure
Bernoulli’s Principle
Bernoulli’s Principle and Lift
Lift Explained Simply
Pressure Distribution over a Wing
The Lift Formula
Varying Lift
Total Drag
Parasite Drag
Parasite Drag vs. Airspeed
Induced Drag
Induced Drag and Aspect Ratio
Wing washout and Induced Drag
Winglets
Ground Effect
Induced Drag vs. Airspeed
Total Drag vs. Airspeed
Lift/Drag Ratio
Boundary Layer
Laminar and Turbulent Boundary Layer
Separated Boundary Layer
Boundary Layer
Airspeed
Airspeed
V Speeds
Types of Airspeed
CAS vs TAS
Groundspeed
Flight Controls
Flight Controls
The Primary Effect of the Ailerons
The Secondary Effect of the Ailerons
The Primary Effect of the Elevator
The Secondary Effect of the Elevator
The Primary Effect of the Rudder
The Secondary Effect of the Rudder
Control Effectiveness
The Effect of Power
Slipstream Effect
Flight Controls
Taxi, Take-off and Landing
Taxi, Take-off and Landing
Weather cocking
Slipstream Effect
Torque Effect
Asymmetric Blade Effect
Gyroscopic Precession
Take-Off
Landing
Flapless Landing
Wheel barrowing
Wind shear on Take-Off
Wind shear on Approach
Straight and Level
Straight and Level
Forces in Straight and Level
Angle of Attack vs. Airspeed
Thrust Required and Thrust Available
Power Required and Power Available
Maximum Range
Drag and Power Curves and Best Range
Maximum Endurance and the Power Curve
Factors Affecting Maximum Range
Maximum Endurance
Maximum Endurance and the Power Curve
Region of Reverse Command
Effect of Shifting the Centre of Gravity
Climbing
Climbing
Forces in a Climb
Types of Climb
Angle of Climb
Rate of Climb
The Effect of Wind on Climbing
Factor Affecting Climbing
Descending
Descending
Forces in a Descent
Forces in a Glide Descent
Effect of Wind
Effect of Thrust on a Descent
Effect of Weight
Best L/D Ratio and Descending
Weight and Gliding
The Effect of Wind on Descending
The Effect of Flap on Descending
Turning
Turning
Centripetal Force
Forces in a turn
Load Factor
Stall Speed Calculation
Balance
Adverse Aileron Yaw
Rate and Radius of Turn
Effect of increased TAS on Turn Performance
Effect of increased Angle of Bank on Turn Performance
Turning Summary
Overbank
Illusion of Turn with Wind Close to the Ground
Effect of increasing Angle of Bank on over banking in a Level Turn
Overbanking in a Climbing Turn
No over banking or under banking in a descending turn
Stalls, Spins and Spiral Dives
Stalls, Spins and Spiral Dives
What is a stall?
Boundary Layer and the Stall
Calculating the Straight and Level Stall Speed
CL AND CD Curves
Effect of Power on Stall Speed
Effect of Power on the stall
Effect of Flap on the stall
Effect of Weight and Load Factor on Stall Speed
Effect of power on the stall
Effect of Frost, Ice and Damage on Stall Speed
Symptoms of a Stall
Recovery from a Stall
Aileron use at High Angles of Attack
Spins vs. Spiral Dives
Spinning
Spinning Recovery
Lift Augmentation
Lift Augmentation
Reasons
Principle of Flap Operation
Purpose of Flaps
Types of Trailing Edge Flaps
Effect of Flap on Pitching Moments
Vortex Generators
Design Features
Design Features
Trim Tab
Fixed Trim Tab
Horn Balance
Balance Tab
Anti Balance Tab
Servo Tab
Mass Balance
Spoilers
Stability
Stability
Definition
Dynamic Stability
Terminology
Longitudinal Stability
Lateral Stability – Dihedral
Lateral Stability – High Wing vs. Low Wing
Lateral Stability – Sweep Back
Spiral Instability
Dutch Roll
Turbulence
Turbulence
Vortices
Take-off and Landing
Helicopters and Wake Turbulence
Thrust Stream Turbulence