What is anhedral?

What is anhedral?

anhedral is the downward inclinitation of the wing from the root to the tip.

Why do some airplanes have dihedral wings?

Why do some airplanes have dihedral wings?

Dihedral provides:

Lateral stability (during a roll) Wing clearance, wingtip to ground has more space

Can you explain to me what Mach tuck is?

Can you explain to me what Mach tuck is?

Mach tuck is a nose-down pitching moment experienced as an aircraft passes Mcrit.

Mach tuck is a form of longitudinal instability that is caused by the centre of pressures rearward movement (caused by the shock wave) behind the centre of gravity.

If you only have a compass, which is easier to navigate along: a line of longitude or a line of latitude?

If you only have a compass, which is easier to navigate along: a line of longitude or a line of latitude?

A line of latitude.

Why are airplanes wary of windshear?

Why are airplanes wary of windshear?

Airplanes can get uncontrollable during windshear.

Why does a swept wing increase Mcrit?

Why does a swept wing increase Mcrit?

A swept wing makes the velocity vector normal to the leading edge a shorter distance than the chordwise resultant.

What is a wing tip?

What is a wing tip?

A wing tip is the part of the wing that is the most distant from the fuselage of a fixed-wing aircraft.

What is radiation fog?

What is radiation fog?

Radiation fog forms on cloudless nights with only very light winds and high relative humidity when the cold ground cools the air above it to its dew point causing condensation (fog).

Usually occurs inland in valleys and low lying areas (as these areas tend to have more moisture) and usually occurs in a high pressure system.

How do you get out of a spiral dive on a Cessna?

How do you get out of a spiral dive on a Cessna?

  1. Unload. Make sure you are no longer 'pulling G's'

  2. Roll wings level

  3. Power Reduce the power to avoid overspeeding.

  4. gently pull back on the control wheel to ease out of the dive.

When slowed down to a safe airspeed apply throttle as needed.

(N.b.: Do not confuse a spiral dive with a spin)

How can you calculate the range of a VOR?

How can you calculate the range of a VOR?

By using the formula: Range (nm) = 1.23(√H1 + √H2)

H1=height of transmitter (feet)

H2=height of receiver (feet)

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