What are wing tip vortices?

What are wing tip vortices?

Wingtip vortices are tubes of circulating air that are left behind a wing as it generates lift.

They are caused by the difference in pressure above and below the wing causing the air to 'escape' from the high pressure area below the wing to the low pressure area above the wing, by rolling around the tip of the wing. This creates a vortex that trails behind the wing.

What errors does an NDB suffer from?

What errors does an NDB suffer from?

NDB errors:

Interference from other NDB’s

  • Static, especially near thunderstorms

  • Night effect Coastal refraction

  • Mountain effect

  • Aircraft quadrantal error

What is the effect of weight on the glide range?

What is the effect of weight on the glide range?

The glide range is not affected by the weight. Howver Vmd is. The heavier the aircraft, the higher the Vmd.

Why does the speed tape on the PFD reads 45kt when the aircraft is stationary?

Why does the speed tape on the PFD reads 45kt when the aircraft is stationary?

The speed is too low for an indication.

How does anti-skid work?

How does anti-skid work?

Antiskid has a detection system that senses the moment a wheel stops rotating.

Once it senses that the wheel is not rotating, the antiskid system releases brake pressure. This allows the wheel to regain traction with the surface, so that break application can be resumed and prevents complete loss of controllability.

What is the cabin altitude of the Boeing 737 on a cruise flight level?

What is the cabin altitude of the Boeing 737 on a cruise flight level?

8.000ft

What frequency range and band is an NDB in?

What frequency range and band is an NDB in?

Frequency range from 200-1750kHz, medium and low range frequency bands.

What increases Mcrit?

What increases Mcrit?

Swept wings, thin wings.

What clearance do MSA values give?

What clearance do MSA values give?

They provide at least 1000ft clearance over obstacles within 25NM of the homing facility.

Does the N1 compressor produce thrust?

Does the N1 compressor produce thrust?

Yes, with the modern high bypass turbofans the N1 compressor works as a huge propeller, it takes a big mass of air and gives it a relative small acceleration.

Around 70% of the air will bypass the core of the engine, only 30% of air will be compressed further and will eventually go through the combustion chamber.

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