Q1. Which kind of tailplane is known for being commonly used in fighters and not in civil airliners?
T-tail
Conventional Tail
H-tail
Twin-tail
Q2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of high-wing planes?
Used for STOL planes (prevent ground effect)
In small planes blocks pilot`s visibility during turns
Limited engine size due to ground clearance
Wings usually manufactured in only 1 section
Q3. Structure usually used in missiles is
Semi-monocoque
Monocoque
A and B are correct
A and B are wrong
Q4. How many spars does an airplane usually have?
2
1
8
16
Q5. Which problem is solved by the stringers?
Buckling
Compression
Pulling
Shear
Q6. Advantage of mid-wing
Increases aircraft maneuverability
Increases aircraft weight
Decreases aircraft weight
Better supersonic performances
Q7. Advantage of cannards
Reduces the probability of stall
Reduces fuel consumption
More fuel can be carried in the airplane
Cannards have no advantages
Q8. The main advantage of the Low Wing is
Leaves a continuous zone to introduce passengers
It provides stability to the aircraft
It improves supersonic performances
It is useful for acrobatical maneuvers
Q9. Name of the element used by the aircraft to reduce induced resistance due to flat tip vortices:
Stringers
Longerons
Winglets
Flaps
Q1. The first manufacturer using a damping system in their landing gears was (CL):
Breguet
Fokker
Santos-Dumont
Wright ́s Brothers
Q2. The first plane using retractable train was (TR- Diap 5 Tema 3)
Bristol 72 Racer
Packet C109
P51 Mustang
Shopwith Camel
Q3. The most widespread used landing gear configuration is:
Bicycle
Multi-bogey
Traildragger
Tricycle
Q4. Liquid springs dumping systems (CL):
Where very common in the first years of aviation.
Are very common nowadays.
A and B are both correct.
None of the above.
Q5. What would be a manufacturer looking for in order to choose a fixed landing gear over a retractable one? (CL)
A plane as cheap as possible.
Good performances at low speed.
Good performances at high speed.
Good performances at low altitude.
Q6. Liquid spring dumpling systems (CL):
Are slightly affected by temperature changes.
Must be used in retractable landing gears only.
Cannot be used in planes with MTOW > 5000 kg.
Q7. Multi-bogey landing gear is a solution to which problem? (CL):
Excessive impact pressure, especially in landing, for a single wheel.
Excessive temperature, especially after landing, for a single wheel.
Excessive temperature for a single brake after landing.
Excessive temperature for a single brake before take-off.
Q8. Select which landing gear configuration is less likely to spin when taxiing (CL):
Quadricycle
