Do single engined planes have a VMCG?

Do single engined planes have a VMCG?

No, VMCG is defined as the minimum control speed on the ground, with one engine inoperative (critical engine on two engine airplanes), takeoff power on other engine(s), using aerodynamic controls only for directional control and thus only applicable to ME aircraft.

Why is anhedral used instead on some aircraft?

Why is anhedral used instead on some aircraft?

Anhedral:

compensates for the wing sweep improves roll maneuverability

What weather is associated with windshear?

What weather is associated with windshear?

CAT

Frontal passage

Microburst

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

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 will happen if the primer of your engine/fuel system kept operating?

What will happen if the primer of your engine/fuel system kept operating?

A variable pitch propeller provides an optimum angle of attack for the propeller blades for a longer range which reduces fuel usage, fixed pitch propellers only have a certain rpm.

Why do we measure speed as a Mach number?

Why do we measure speed as a Mach number?

Mach number describes the speed of sound, which changes with the density of the medium it is travelling through.

When you reach the speed of sound, the compressibility effect creates a supersonic flow along the wing if you exceed a certain mach number.

This causes airflow separation and flutter.

It is therefore much safer and much easier to use a Mach number to express a limit at which compressibility effects start to tear the aircraft apart, as it is a constant value at all altitudes.

You need to uplift four tonnes of fuel, how many litres would you ask for if the SG is 0.8?

You need to uplift four tonnes of fuel, how many litres would you ask for if the SG is 0.8?

5000 litres

(4 tonnes / 0.8 = 5000 litters)

If you are outside the range of any VOR’s/NDB's, how does the aircraft know where it is?

If you are outside the range of any VOR’s/NDB's, how does the aircraft know where it is?

Via INS/IRS/GPS

Where is thrust produced in a gas turbine engine?

Where is thrust produced in a gas turbine engine?

Mostly in the fan, but also from the exhaust nozzle duct.

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