Medium level turn

Question 1

What is the equation to determine the load factor?

Answer 1

LF = Lift / Weight

Question 2

In a medium level turn what are your constants?

Answer 2

Medium level turn is changing direction at a constant:
- bank angle
- altitude
- airspeed

Question 3

What is the name of the force that pulls you into the turn?

Answer 3

Centripetal force

Question 4

What is the angle of bank?

Answer 4

The angle between the lateral axis and the horizontal plane.

Question 5

You get better turn performance by…

Answer 5

decreasing speed or increasing angle of bank

Question 6

What are two design features for ailerons that aim to reduce adverse aileron yaw?

Answer 6

Frise Aileron
Differential Aileron

Question 7

How does an increase in airspeed affect the radius and rate of a turn?

Answer 7

With an increase in airspeed the radius will increase and the rate will decrease

Question 8

How does an increase in angle of bank affect the radius and rate of a turn?

Answer 8

With an increase in the angle of bank the turn radius becomes smaller and the rate of turn increases.

Question 9

What is the work cycle to enter a turn?

Answer 9

BBB
Bank
Balance
Back pressure

Question 10

What should you do before any turn?

Answer 10

LOOK OUT
Left
Centre
Right
Behind

Question 11

What is the limit on the angle of bank in climbing turns?

Answer 11

the limit is a 15* bank angle

Question 12

What is the limit on the angle of bank for level or descending turns?

Answer 12

the limit is 30* bank angle

Question 13

what are the work cycles to enter, maintain and exit a climbing turn where you reach the target altitude first?

Answer 13

LOOK OUT
Reference point, heading and altitude

PAST
BBB
APAL (constant AoB and speed)
ASPT
BBB

Question 14

What are the work cycles to enter, maintain and exit a descending turn where the target HDG is reached first?

Answer 14

LOOK OUT
Reference point, heading and altitude

PAST
BBB
APAL (constants AoB and speed)
BBB
PAST

Question 15

What amount do you anticipate when coming out of a climb or descent?

Answer 15

10% of the VSI value

Question 16

What amount do you anticipate when coming out of a turn?

Answer 16

1/3 of the bank angle in degrees.

Example: 30* bank means you would start levelling 10* prior to reaching your target heading.

Question 17

What is it called when the empanage moves outside of the flight path in a turn?

Answer 17

Skidding

Question 18

What is it called when the empanage moves inside of the flight path in a turn?

Answer 18

Slipping

Question 19

How do frise ailerons work?

Answer 19

They have a small tab that protrudes below the wing when the aileron goes up. This introduces parasite drag to balance out the induced drag created by the higher wing.

Question 20

How do differential ailerons work?

Answer 20

Ailerons rise much higher than they go down which introduces additional form drag to help help balance the induced drag produced by the higher wing.