Aircraft Performance MCQs
Aircraft Performance MCQs
Our team has conducted extensive research to compile a set of Aircraft Performance MCQs. We encourage you to test your Aircraft Performance knowledge by answering these multiple-choice questions provided below.
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1: What term is used to describe the ability of an aircraft to accomplish certain things that make it useful for certain purposes?
A. Capability
B. Performance
C. Utility
D. Capacity
2: What defines the power and thrust available at various conditions of flight?
A. Powerplant characteristics
B. Airspeed
C. Altitude
D. Thrust
3: Fuel economy is a factor that is opposed to what other factor?
A. High rate of climb
B. Long range
C. Low cruise speed
D. Low weight
4: Which two factors are often directly opposed?
A. Low wing loading versus high speed
B. High wing loading versus low speed
C. High speed versus short landing distance, small payload versus great range
D. High speed versus short landing distance, long range versus great payload
E. Low speed versus short landing distance, long range versus great payload
5: To whom is the term Aircraft Performance relevant?
A. Aircraft manufacturer
B. Maintenance technician
C. Pilot
D. Aircraft Maintenance
E. Aircraft
6: What component defines the thrust required to maintain steady, level flight?
A. Thrust
B. Weight
C. Aircraft drag
D. Wing area
E. Air density
7: At what speed is induced drag most prevalent?
A. High speed
B. Low speed
C. Intermediate speed
D. Vacuum
8: How many times greater is parasite drag at high speeds than at low speeds?
A. Four times
B. Eight times
C. Twice
D. Twelve times
9: If a plane is flying at what speed?
A. 100 knots
B. 1,000 knots
C. 500 knots
10: The parasite drag increases at what rate when an aircraft is flying at 200 knots?
A. One and a half times
B. Four times
C. Twice
11: What type of drag is at its highest when an aircraft is traveling at the slowest speed?
A. Tail drag
B. Wingtip vortices
C. Tail vortex
D. Wing drag
E. Parasite drag
12: When an aircraft is in steady, level flight, the condition of what must prevail?
A. Forward motion
B. Drag
C. Upward motion
D. Vibration
E. Equilibrium
13: In what condition does an aircraft travel if the pilot does not accelerate?
A. On its back
B. At a dead stop
C. Unaccelerated
D. On the ground
E. Inverted
14: What is the condition of equilibrium that is necessary for an aircraft to be in steady, level flight?
A. Below the stall speed
B. Low speed condition of flight
C. Above the stall speed
D. High speed condition of flight
E. Unaccelerated condition of flight
15: What is the minimum level flight speed usually not defined by?
A. Thrust or power requirement
B. Airspeed
C. Wing loading
D. Airfoil
E. Mach number
16: What is the max speed of the aircraft when the power or thrust required equals the maximum power or thrust available?
A. Maximum safe speed
B. The aircraft will not reach its maximum speed
C. Minimum speed
D. Maximum level flight speed
17: What is the energy of position?
A. Kinetic Energy
B. Mechanical Energy
C. Electrical Energy
D. Potential Energy
18: What type of energy does the aircraft acquire when it moves?
A. Kinetic Energy
B. Mechanical Energy
C. Solar Energy
D. Chemical Energy
E. Electrical Energy
19: What kind of energy does an aircraft get from moving?
A. Electrical
B. Solar
C. Chemical
D. Mechanical
20: What is the velocity of an aircraft described as?
A. Miles per hour
B. Knots
C. Airspeed
D. Altitude
21: What is a measurement of the rate of performing work?
A. Power
B. Work
C. Speed
D. Productivity
E. Velocity
22: What is thrust measured in?
A. Pounds
B. Kilogram
C. Meters
D. Newton
E. Kilometers
23: How much horsepower is available to the pilot after using 130 to maintain level flight?
A. 80
B. 130
C. 100
D. 70
E. 75
24: What does a zoom climb convert?
A. Time
B. Fuel load
C. Airspeed
D. Height
E. Altitude
25: What does AOC provide climb performance to?
A. Decrease drag
B. Ensure an aircraft will clear obstacles
C. Enhances communication
D. Increases situational awareness
E. Increase lift
26: What is the comparison of altitude gained relative to distance traveled?
A. Angle of Climb AOC
B. Rate of ascent RA
C. Altitude A
D. Altitude AOA
E. Rate of Climb ROC
27: Which parameter is a comparison of altitude gained relative to distance traveled?
A. Rate of Climb
B. Airspeed
C. Altitude
D. Angle of Climb
28: What can be accomplished by having excess thrust available?
A. Speed
B. Sink
C. Go in a different direction
D. Climb
E. Speed up
29: What is the L/DMAX for a jet?
A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Normal
D. Equal to the critical Mach number
30: What varies amongst aircraft types?
A. Airspeed and AOA combination
B. Airspeed and altitude
C. Airspeed and weight
31: What term is used to describe the comparison of altitude gained relative to the time needed to reach that altitude?
A. Speed of Climb
B. Altitude
C. Altitude Gain
D. Rate of Climb
E. Time to Climb
32: How is ROC improved by flying the aircraft at VY?
A. To achieve a given altitude as quickly as possible
B. To maintain a desired heading
C. To reduce fuel consumption
D. To maintain an optimum airspeed
E. To achieve a maximum gain in altitude over a given period of time
33: How long does an aircraft need to reach 1,000 feet in a maximum AOC profile?
A. 2 minutes
B. 1 minute
C. 3 minutes
D. 4 minutes
E. 30 seconds
34: What is the altitude that a maximum AOC profile reaches in 30 seconds?
A. 3,000 feet
B. 1,000 feet
C. 2,000 feet
D. 1,500 feet
35: How many feet does the aircraft climb in 30 seconds with the maximum AOC profile?
A. 1,500
B. 3,000
C. 1,000
D. 2,000
36: What is the rate of performing work?
A. Power
B. Output
C. Efficiency
D. Speed
E. Capacity
37: What is the maximum ROC for a typical jet airplane?
A. Less than L/DMAX
B. Greater than L/DMAX
C. Equal to L/DMAX
38: What is directly dependent on the ability to produce either excess thrust or excess power?
A. Fuel efficiency
B. Climb performance
C. Cruising speed
D. Turning performance
39: How is climb performance is dependant upon the ability to produce either excess thrust or excess power?
A. Neither
B. Directly
C. It is not dependant
D. Indirectly
40: An increase in weight on an aircraft means that more of what is needed to overcome it?
A. Capacity
B. Drag
C. Wings
D. Thrust
E. Fuel
41: If an aircraft's weight increases, it must fly at what AOA to maintain its altitude?
A. Equal
B. Same
C. Lower
D. Higher
E. Less
42: What is the maximum rate of climb called?
A. V-10
B. S-9
C. AUTONOMY
D. ROC
E. CLIMB
43: What is the altitude at which an aircraft cannot climb at a rate greater than 100 fpm?
A. 25,000 ft
B. The minimum safe altitude
C. The maximum cruising altitude
D. The service ceiling
E. 10,000 ft
44: What is the speed at which steady level flight is possible at the absolute ceiling?
A. Two
B. One
C. Three
D. Twice
45: What increases as altitude increases?
A. Air pressure
B. Temperature
C. Fuel efficiency
D. Thrust
E. Power required
46: What is the measurement unit for Blade Loading?
A. Cubic inches
B. Pounds per square foot
C. Meters persecond
D. Kilograms per hour
47: What is the weight of an airplane divided by the horsepower of the engine to get a representation of power loading?
A. Horsepower per kilogram
B. Pounds per pound of thrust
C. Kilowatts per horsepower
D. Pounds per horsepower
E. Kilowatts per pound
48: What is the weight of the aircraft in pounds divided by the horsepower of the engine?
A. Gross weight
B. Drag
C. Thrust
D. Power loading
49: How is the ability of an aircraft to convert fuel energy into flying distance one of the important items of aircraft performance?
A. Speed
B. Capacity
C. Range Performance
50: What is the term for the amount of flying time considered?
A. Flight time
B. Mileage
C. Endurance
D. Flight frequency
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