Why don’t you want to fly your Seneca into a thunderstorm?
Why don’t you want to fly your Seneca into a thunderstorm?
Due to the structural damage that may occur in thunderstorms, due to hail, severe turbulence and severe windshear.
Besides that, lightning strikes may cause damage to electrical systems and severe icing may occur.
What is the range of a VOR?
What is the range of a VOR?
VOR stations are fairly short range: the signals are line of sight between transmitter and receiver and are useful for up to 200 miles.
Each station broadcasts a VHF radio composite signal including the navigation signal, station's identifier and voice, if so equipped.
What navigational instruments does the Boeing 737-800 have?
What navigational instruments does the Boeing 737-800 have?
IRS / GPS / VOR / DME
What are the advantages of swept wings?
What are the advantages of swept wings?
Swept wings are:
Better for high speed flight as they have minimal camber and thickness reduce drag and delay Mcrit More stable in turbulence as they produce less lift and as a result they are less responsive to updraughts
What is the speed of sound at sea level according to ISA?
What is the speed of sound at sea level according to ISA?
662 kts
Local speed of sound = 39 x √(Temperature in Kelvin)
15°C in Kelvin is (15 + 273) = 288
So the local speed of sound = 39 x √288 = 662 kts
If you have a fire from the engine in the Warrior, what do you do?
If you have a fire from the engine in the Warrior, what do you do?
On the Warrior, I would perform the following items:
throttle closed mixture closed fuel selector off fuel pump off magnetos off (mayday + 7700 if time permits) and check if fire is out heater defrost off batt alt switches off top door latch unlatch seat belts erect secure and make a forced landing
What is DA?
What is DA?
Decision altitude (precision), the altitude at which a decision must be made during an ILS, MLS, or PAR instrument approach to either continue the approach or to execute a missed approach.
What is the difference between angle of attack and angle of incidence?
What is the difference between angle of attack and angle of incidence?
Angle of attack is the angle between the chord of the aerofoil and the relative airflow.
Angle of incidence is the angle between the chord and the aircrafts longitudinal datum.
What is the difference between a supercharger and a turbocharger?
What is the difference between a supercharger and a turbocharger?
A turbo charger is externally driven by exhaust back pressure turning a turbine which in turn drives a compressor in the induction manifold to increase the air pressure (constant volume, higher pressure) and is controlled by waste gate.
A supercharger is internally driven by the propellor shaft to compress mixture and is controlled by RPM.
Some wings, flaps and rudders are indented, why?
Some wings, flaps and rudders are indented, why?
To increase the strength of the surfaces.
The same strategy is employed by plastic water bottles, by adding ridges to a surface you increase it's structural rigidity