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Principles of Flight

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Secondary Flight Controls
An increase of speed from the tri...,
Trim tabs move in the ___ directi...,
When the control column is moved ...
15  cards
Propellers
With increasing tas the angle of ...,
The propeller pitch angle is the ...,
At 0 tas the propeller angle of a...
25  cards
Forces in Flight
Sin climb angle 1,
The best angle of climb is achiev...,
Rate of climb formula 3
28  cards
Lift
Lift is always perpendicular to t...,
Aerodynamic aoa 2,
Geometric aoa 3
8  cards
Drag
Describe how the turbulent bounda...,
Which type of boundary layer is m...,
Thin wing profiles have separatio...
6  cards
Induced Drag and Total Drag
Induced drag will cause the effec...,
Cdi is ___ proportional to cl 2 2,
Aspect ratio is the ratio between...
8  cards
Stalling
Methods of eliminating tip stall 1,
Methods of eliminating swept wing...,
Risks associated with the main wi...
6  cards
Stability
The distance between the cg and n...,
The forward limit of the static m...,
The aft limit of the static margi...
40  cards
Spinning
In an erect spin roll and yaw are...,
In an inverted spin roll and yaw ...,
General spin recovery technique 3
3  cards
Lift/Drag and Wake Turbulence
The use of flaps will ___ the l d...,
A lower span loading will give a ...,
Tapered wings produce ___ vortices 3
14  cards
Climbing Flight
During climb pitch angle is the s...,
Climbing at constant pitch and ma...,
For shallow flight path angles in...
6  cards
Load Factor
Required lift can be calculated i...,
The stalling speed increases in p...,
Normal category load factor limit...
17  cards
Turning Flight
Thrust must be increased in a tur...,
In a slipping turn the slip indic...,
In a skidding turn the slip indic...
9  cards
High Speed Flight
When the local velocity on the up...,
With increased transonic speed th...,
Mach buffet forms as a result of ...
53  cards
Polar Curve
On the polar curve the best rate ...,
On the polar curve vmd best prop ...
2  cards
Descending Flight
In a glide __ and __ basically ha...,
If a twin prop encounters an engi...
2  cards
Manoeuvre Load Diagram
Both curves originate from _ spee...,
Vs1 is found at ___ load factor 2,
Va is found at ___ load factor 3
4  cards

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