PPL Exam Secrets Guide: Aircraft General & Principles of Flight
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This essential eBook for candidates for the EASA Private Pilot’s Licence 'Aircraft General & Principles of Flight' ground school examination offers the current representation of multi-choice questions with answers and fully illustrated explanations.
It has been extensively researched and compiled to provide the equivalent of six differing complete examination papers for 'Aircraft General & Principles of Flight', thus providing the broadest possible spectrum of questions for each topic within the subject.
This ‘Aircraft General & Principles of Flight Exam Secrets Guide’ offers 150 questions & answers representing those appearing in the current examination papers.
Study the questions with their answers and explanations offered here and you cannot fail!
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PPL Exam Secrets Guide - Captain P. Smith
Exam Secrets Guides – Aircraft General & Principles of Flight
Capt. P Smith
eBook Edition
Published by Pilot Training Centre at Smashwords
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This is part of the expanding series to provide all candidates for the EASA Private Pilot’s Licence ground school examination subjects the current representation of multi-choice questions with answers and fully illustrated explanations, together with further study references if required.
Each of the ‘Exam Secrets Guides’ has been extensively researched and compiled to provide the equivalent of three differing complete examination papers for each subject, thus providing the broadest possible spectrum of questions for each topic within the subject.
The format of each question is exactly as they appear in the examination.
This ‘Aircraft General & Principles of Flight Exam Secrets Guide’ offers 150 questions & answers representing those appearing in the examination papers.
The ‘Aircraft General & Principles of Flight’ examination consists of 50 questions.
Each question offers a possible four answers.
No marks are deducted for an incorrect answer.
The pass mark is 75% hence at least 38 correct answers are required for a pass.
For the following 150 questions in this eBook we recommend you have a notepad to hand to record your answers. You can check your results in the ‘Answers and Explanations’ section in the second half of this eBook.
Aircraft General & Principles of Flight - Questions
Airframe
1. A semi-monocoque structure consists of a:
(a) light framework covered by doped fabric
(b) heavy duty framework covered by doped fabric
(c) light framework covered by an aluminium skin
(d) heavy duty framework covered by an aluminium skin
2. A flying control lock is used to lock the:
(a) controls on the ground to prevent damage in high wind conditions
(b) controls in flight to reduce pilot workload
(c) trim tabs on the ground to prevent damage in high wind conditions
(d) controls in flight in the event of failure
3. Study the diagram which shows the type of fuselage construction used on a typical light aeroplane. The component labelled X is a:
(a) stringer
(b) rib
(c) spar
(d) former
4. Tyre creep may be identified by:
(a) two yellow diametrically opposed arrows painted on the tyre sidewalls
(b) alignment marks painted on the tyre sidewall and wheel flange
(c) a pressure check
(d) two yellow diametrically opposed arrows painted on the wheel flange
5. If the positive load factor limit set for the aeroplane is briefly exceeded:
(a) immediate structural failure will occur
(b) structural damage or structural failure may occur
(c) is no cause for concern as operations above this limit is allowed for 10 seconds
(d) it is unlikely that the aeroplane will suffer damage
6. The load factors for an aircraft certificated in the aerobatic category compared to one certificated in the normal or utility category will be:
(a) higher
(b) the same
(c) lower
(d) higher than the normal but the same as the utility
7. The purpose of the control stops fitted to the aircraft structure are to:
(a) prevent damage to the controls in strong winds
(b) physically limit control column movement
(c) prevent excessive control surface movement
(d) prevent the control surfaces moving on the ground
8. Study the diagram which shows the type of wing construction used on a typical light aeroplane.
The component labelled X is a:
(a) rib
(b) spar
(c) former
(d) stringer
9. During a pre-flight inspection of a light aircraft’s fixed landing gear equipped with wheel fairings (spats) it is found that the spats are jammed with mud, in which case:
(a) no action need be taken since any congested mud