Cpaer General Knowledge - Sharper Edge Exam 2024

CPAER General Knowledge - Sharper Edge Exam 2024Chord - ANS-Straight line joining leading edge to the trailing edgeCamber line - ANS-Line which runs midway between upper and lower surfaces of the airfoil joint the trailing and leading edge.Camber - ANS-The measure of the curvature of the airfoil.Expressed as a percentageAngle of attack - ANS-The angle between the chord of the wing and the relative airflowCentre of pressure - ANS-Lift and drag act through the centre of pressure of the wing. The centre of pressure moves with a change in the angle of attack.Centre of gravity - ANS-The point through which the resultant of the weight of all of the components on the aircraft can be considered to act.The centre of ____ is ahead of the centre of _____. - ANS-Gravity, pressure.Axes of rotation - ANS-Three axes which rotate about the aircrafts centre of gravityLateral axis associated with... - ANS-PitchLongitudinal axis associated with... - ANS-RollVertical axis associated with.... - ANS-YawLift acts... - ANS-Perpendicular to relative airflowWeight acts... - ANS-Towards the centre of earth (gravity)Thrust acts... - ANS-Along the longitudinal axis in the direction of motionDrag acts... - ANS-Parallel to relative airflowAspect ratio - ANS-The measure of the slenderness