Aircraft Performance MCQ

What is the most important element in controlling an airplane's speed?

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Correct Answer: Airspeed

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What does the term "low flight speeds" mean to pilots?

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Correct Answer: The region of reversed command

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Pilots have to pay attention to what particular aspect of control when flying in the low speeds of the region of reversed command?

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Correct Answer: Precise control of airspeed

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What could pilots do to prevent entering the region of reversed command?

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Correct Answer: Climb out of ground effect

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What may the airplane be incapable of doing?

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Correct Answer: Climbing or even maintaining altitude

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What may an airplane incapable of flaring for landing do?

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Correct Answer: Stall

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What does the lowest point on the power required curve represent?

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Correct Answer: Speed at which the lowest brake horsepower sustains level flight

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What is the minimum control speed of an airplane?

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Correct Answer: Stall speed

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What percentage of aircraft flying is conducted in the region of normal command?

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Correct Answer: The majority

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What is the majority of aircraft flying?

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Correct Answer: Climb, cruise, and maneuvers

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What determines available power at various conditions of flight?

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Correct Answer: Powerplant capabilities

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What does maintaining a cruise at high altitude allow the aircraft to achieve?

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Correct Answer: Range

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What is the maximum cruise power rating of an engine?

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Correct Answer: The lean range of engine operation

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What does an increase in altitude produce a decrease in?

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Correct Answer: Specific range

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If an aircraft's propeller-driven and an engine are the same, an example of how altitude might affect specific range is that it might cause an increase or decrease in speed and power required per unit of distance?

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Correct Answer: Unchanged

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What is the same for both altitude and sea level?

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Correct Answer: Drag

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What is the term for the true airspeed of an aircraft?

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Correct Answer: TAS

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What can be simplified during cruise control?

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Correct Answer: A constant speed and power setting

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What does it mean to "slow down in a tail wind"?

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Correct Answer: To achieve max range

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What is the maximum range condition?

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Correct Answer: At maximum lift/ drag ratio

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What is another term for range?

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Correct Answer: Max range

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There are different variables for every situation, and what is one example of a variable for every situation?

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Correct Answer: Aircraft configuration

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AOA and lift coefficient are unaffected by what?

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Correct Answer: Weight

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What would be the maximum endurance condition?

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Correct Answer: Minimum power

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What characteristic would be obtained at the point of minimum power?

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Correct Answer: Maximum endurance

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At what speed to power ratio would the maximum range condition be obtained?

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Correct Answer: Greatest

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How is the fuel flow related to the power required to maintain an aircraft in steady, level flight?

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Correct Answer: Directly

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A propeller driven aircraft combines what with the reciprocating engine for propulsive power?

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Correct Answer: The propeller

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Propellers and reciprocating engines both serve to provide what?

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Correct Answer: Propulsive power

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Maximum design-operating radius is also known as what?

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Correct Answer: Total range

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For the purposes of range, what condition must an aircraft be operated at?

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Correct Answer: Long-range cruise condition

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How does cruise control work?

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Correct Answer: Control of the optimum airspeed, altitude, and power setting

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Which mode of flight requires specific values for airspeed, altitude, and power setting to produce the recommended cruise condition?

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Correct Answer: Cruise flight

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What does it mean to fly an aircraft to maintain the recommended long-range cruise condition?

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Correct Answer: Cruise control

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What does a slightly higher airspeed mean?

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Correct Answer: Long-range cruise operation

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The external aerodynamic configuration of the aircraft. what are the values of specific range versus speed affected by?

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Correct Answer: Three principal variables

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What is the recommended airspeed for long-range cruise?

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Correct Answer: Slightly higher

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What is the range defined by the relationship between specific range and cruise flight operations?

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Correct Answer: Maximum

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Flight operations for maximum range should be conducted so that the aircraft obtains what?

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Correct Answer: Maximum specific range

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Where would fuel flow be high at point A in Figure 7?

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Correct Answer: Ground operations

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What is the minimum fuel flow needed for maximum endurance?

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Correct Answer: Point B

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What type of operations have two important requirements for range operations?

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Correct Answer: Flying operations

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How important is the ability of an aircraft to convert fuel energy into flying distance?

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Correct Answer: One of the most important items of aircraft performance

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What does endurance include?

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Correct Answer: Flying time

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What is the term for the amount of flying time considered?

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Correct Answer: Endurance

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How is the ability of an aircraft to convert fuel energy into flying distance one of the important items of aircraft performance?

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Correct Answer: Range Performance

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What is the weight of the aircraft in pounds divided by the horsepower of the engine?

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Correct Answer: Power loading

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What is the weight of an airplane divided by the horsepower of the engine to get a representation of power loading?

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Correct Answer: Pounds per horsepower

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What is the measurement unit for Blade Loading?

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Correct Answer: Pounds per square foot

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What increases as altitude increases?

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Correct Answer: Power required

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What is the speed at which steady level flight is possible at the absolute ceiling?

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Correct Answer: One

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What is the altitude at which an aircraft cannot climb at a rate greater than 100 fpm?

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Correct Answer: The service ceiling

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What is the maximum rate of climb called?

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Correct Answer: ROC

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If an aircraft's weight increases, it must fly at what AOA to maintain its altitude?

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Correct Answer: Higher

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An increase in weight on an aircraft means that more of what is needed to overcome it?

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Correct Answer: Thrust

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How is climb performance is dependant upon the ability to produce either excess thrust or excess power?

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Correct Answer: Directly

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What is directly dependent on the ability to produce either excess thrust or excess power?

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Correct Answer: Climb performance

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What is the maximum ROC for a typical jet airplane?

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Correct Answer: Greater than L/DMAX

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What is the rate of performing work?

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Correct Answer: Power

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How many feet does the aircraft climb in 30 seconds with the maximum AOC profile?

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Correct Answer: 1,000

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What is the altitude that a maximum AOC profile reaches in 30 seconds?

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Correct Answer: 1,000 feet

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How long does an aircraft need to reach 1,000 feet in a maximum AOC profile?

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Correct Answer: 30 seconds

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How is ROC improved by flying the aircraft at VY?

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Correct Answer: To achieve a maximum gain in altitude over a given period of time

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What term is used to describe the comparison of altitude gained relative to the time needed to reach that altitude?

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Correct Answer: Rate of Climb

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What varies amongst aircraft types?

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Correct Answer: Airspeed and AOA combination

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What is the L/DMAX for a jet?

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Correct Answer: Minimum

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What can be accomplished by having excess thrust available?

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Correct Answer: Climb

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Which parameter is a comparison of altitude gained relative to distance traveled?

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Correct Answer: Angle of Climb

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What is the comparison of altitude gained relative to distance traveled?

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Correct Answer: Angle of Climb AOC

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What does AOC provide climb performance to?

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Correct Answer: Ensure an aircraft will clear obstacles

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What does a zoom climb convert?

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Correct Answer: Airspeed

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How much horsepower is available to the pilot after using 130 to maintain level flight?

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Correct Answer: 70

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What is thrust measured in?

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Correct Answer: Pounds

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What is a measurement of the rate of performing work?

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Correct Answer: Power

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What is the velocity of an aircraft described as?

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Correct Answer: Airspeed

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What kind of energy does an aircraft get from moving?

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Correct Answer: Mechanical

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What type of energy does the aircraft acquire when it moves?

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Correct Answer: Mechanical Energy

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What is the energy of position?

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Correct Answer: Potential Energy

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What is the max speed of the aircraft when the power or thrust required equals the maximum power or thrust available?

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Correct Answer: Maximum level flight speed

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What is the minimum level flight speed usually not defined by?

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Correct Answer: Thrust or power requirement

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What is the condition of equilibrium that is necessary for an aircraft to be in steady, level flight?

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Correct Answer: Unaccelerated condition of flight

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In what condition does an aircraft travel if the pilot does not accelerate?

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Correct Answer: Unaccelerated

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When an aircraft is in steady, level flight, the condition of what must prevail?

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Correct Answer: Equilibrium

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What type of drag is at its highest when an aircraft is traveling at the slowest speed?

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Correct Answer: Parasite drag

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The parasite drag increases at what rate when an aircraft is flying at 200 knots?

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Correct Answer: Four times

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If a plane is flying at what speed?

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Correct Answer: 100 knots

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How many times greater is parasite drag at high speeds than at low speeds?

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Correct Answer: Four times

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At what speed is induced drag most prevalent?

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Correct Answer: Low speed

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What component defines the thrust required to maintain steady, level flight?

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Correct Answer: Aircraft drag

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To whom is the term Aircraft Performance relevant?

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Correct Answer: Pilot

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Which two factors are often directly opposed?

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Correct Answer: High speed versus short landing distance, long range versus great payload

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Fuel economy is a factor that is opposed to what other factor?

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Correct Answer: High rate of climb

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What defines the power and thrust available at various conditions of flight?

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Correct Answer: Powerplant characteristics

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What term is used to describe the ability of an aircraft to accomplish certain things that make it useful for certain purposes?

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Correct Answer: Performance

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