AERODYNAMICS

Pre Board Examination

NAME: _______________________ DATE: ______________

1. Which statement concerning Bernoulli’s principle is true?

A. The pressure of a fluid increases at points where the velocity of the fluid
increases.
B. The pressure of a fluid decreases at points where the velocity of the fluid
increases.
C. It applies only to gases.
2. Under which conditions will the rate of flow of a liquid through a metering
orifice (or jet) be the greatest (all other factors being equal)?
A. Unmetered pressure – 18 PSI, metered pressure – 17.5 PSI, atmospheric
pressure – 14.5 PSI.
B. Unmetered pressure – 23 PSI, metered pressure – 12 PSI, atmospheric
pressure – 14.3 PSI.
C. Unmetered pressure – 17 PSI, metered pressure – 5 PS, atmospheric
pressure – 14.7 PSI.
3. Which condition is the actual amount of water vapor in a mixture of air and
water?
A. Relative humidity.
B. Dew point.
C. Absolute humidity.
4. Which will weigh the least?
A. 98 parts of dry air and 2 parts of water vapor.
B. 35 parts of dry air and 65 parts of water vapor.
C. 50 parts of dry air and 50 parts of water vapor.
5. If all, or a significant part of a stall strip is missing on an airplane wing, a
likely result will be
A. Decreased lift in the area of installation at high angles of attack.
B. Asymmetrical lateral control at low angles of attack.
C. Asymmetrical lateral control at or near stall angles of attack.
6. Which is the ratio of the water vapor actually present in the atmosphere to
the amount that would be present if the air were saturated at the prevailing
temperature and pressure?
A. Absolute humidity.
B. Relative humidity.
C. Dew point.
7. Which atmospheric conditions will cause the true landing speed of an aircraft
to be the greatest?
A. Low temperature with low humidity.
B. High temperature with low humidity.
C. High temperature with high humidity.
8. What is absolute humidity?
A. The temperature to which humid air must be cooled at constant pressure
to become saturated.

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 B. The actual amount of water vapor in a mixture of air and water.
C. The ratio of the water vapor actually present in the atmosphere to the
amount that would be present if the air were saturated at the prevailing
temperature and pressure.
9. The temperature to which humid air must be cooled at constant pressure to
become saturated is called
A. Dew point.
B. Absolute humidity.
C. Relative humidity.
10. The purpose of aircraft wing dihedral is to
A. Increase lateral stability.
B. Increase longitudinal stability.
C. Increase lift coefficient of the wing.
11. Aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the ratio of the
A. Wingspan to the wing root.
B. Square of the chord to the wingspan.
C. Wingspan to the mean chord.
12. A wing with a very high aspect ratio (in comparison with a low aspect ratio
wing) will have
A. Increased drag at high angles of attack.
B. A low stall speed.
C. Poor control qualities at low airspeed.
13. An increase in the speed at which an airfoil passes through the air increases
lift because
A. The increased speed of the airflow creates a greater pressure differential
between the upper and lower surfaces.
B. The increased speed of the airflow creates a lesser pressure differential
between the upper and lower surfaces.
C. The increased velocity of the relative wind increases the angle of attack.
14. The purpose of stall strips on airplane wings is to
A. Increase lift in the areas of installation.
B. Prevent stall in the areas of installation.
C. Ensure that the wing root areas stall first.
15. The speed of sound in the atmosphere is most affected by variations in which
of the following?
1. Sound frequency (cps).
2. Ambient temperature.
3. Barometric pressure.
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
16. Horsepower measured simply from the power produced by moving the
pistons
a) indicated horsepower
b) brake horsepower
c) friction horsepower
d) propeller horsepower

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 17. Due to friction along the connections of engine components such as gears,
lobes, shafts and any mechanical transmission would tend to

a) reduce the power being transmitted

b) increase the power being transmitted
c) multiply the power being transmitted
d) nothing happen to the power being transmitted
18. IHP minus BHP is
a) indicated horsepower
b) brake horsepower
c) friction horsepower
d) propeller horsepower
𝑃𝐿𝐴𝑁𝑛
19. In the equation 𝐻𝑃 = , N is
33,000
a) Mean Effective Pressure
b) Stroke in feet
c) Working strokes per minute
d) number of cylinders
20. Mean Effective Pressure simply mean
a) the amount of pressure present inside a cylinder
b) the amount of pressure present outside a cylinder
c) the amount of pressure present on the shaft
d) the amount of pressure present in the manifold
21. Aerodynamic forces and moments exerted on a body moving through a fluid
stem from two sources:
a) Pressure distribution and Shear stress distribution
b) Lift and Drag Distribution
c) Thrust and weight Distribution
d) Thermal and Age distribution
𝐶𝐿 2
22. In the equation 𝐶𝐷 = 𝑐𝑑0 + , cdo is
𝜋𝑒𝐴𝑅
a) Profile drag coefficient
b) induced drag coefficient
c) wake drag coefficient
d) structural drag coefficient
23. Minimum Thrust Required is achieved when
a) Max Aerodynamic Efficiency
b) Min Aerodynamic Efficiency
c) Minimum Power Required
d) Maximum Power Available
24. 𝑞∞ 𝑆𝑐𝑑0 is known as
a) Parasite Thrust required
b) Induced Thrust required
c) Parasite Power required
d) Induced Power required

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 25. Thrust required is associated with weight and velocity while Thrust Available
is associated with
a) The engine
b) The design of the airplane
c) Lift and drag produced
d) None of the above
26. Aerodynamic condition that holds Power Required minimum, Cdo must be
a) A third of cdi
b) Half of cdi
c) Twice of cdi
d) Thrice of cdi
27. The higher the L/D
a) Shallower the glide
b) Steeper the glide
c) The lesser the glide range
d) The lesser the glide endurance
28. The altitude at which the max R/C = 0 is the
a) Service ceiling
b) Landing run
c) Take-off run
d) Absolute ceiling
29. The altitude at which the max R/C = 100 ft/min is the
a) Service ceiling
b) Landing run
c) Take-off run
d) Absolute ceiling
𝜀 𝐶𝐿 𝑊
30. The formula 𝑙𝑛 𝑊0 is for
𝑐 𝐶𝐷 𝐿

a) range of a reciprocating engine powered airplane

b) endurance of a reciprocating engine powered airplane
c) range of a jet engine powered airplane
d) endurance of a jet engine powered airplane
31. In order to ensure a margin of safety during take-off, the lift-off velocity is
typically ___ higher than the stalling velocity
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) 35%
32. For the maneuvering performance of airplanes, it is advantageous to have
the smallest r and the smallest ω obtainable by
a) Have the highest Load factor and The lowest possible velocity
b) Have the lowest Load factor and The highest possible velocity
c) Have the highest Load factor and The highest possible velocity
d) Have the lowest Load factor and The lowest possible velocity

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1 −1⁄ −1⁄
𝜖 𝐶𝐿 2
33. The formula (2𝜌∞ 𝑆)2 (𝑊𝐿 2 − 𝑊0 2 )is for
𝑐 𝐶𝐷
a) range of a reciprocating engine powered airplane
b) endurance of a reciprocating engine powered airplane
c) range of a jet engine powered airplane
d) endurance of a jet engine powered airplane
34. Find the temperature at 5.5 Nautical miles at standard atmosphere.
a.) 232.55K
b.) 221.83K
c.) 216.15K
d.) 198.21K
35. On a hot day, the measured temperature and pressure are 38°C and 29.0 in
Hg, respectively. Calculate the density ratio.

a.) 0.696
b.) 0.797
c.) 0.898
d.) 0.999
36. Air having the standard sea level density has a velocity of 100 fps at a
section of a wind tunnel, at another section having an area half as great at
that at the first section the flow velocity is 400mph. What is the density at the
second section?
𝑘𝑔
a.) 0.417𝑚3
𝑘𝑔
b.) 0.427𝑚3
𝑘𝑔
c.) 0.437𝑚3
𝑘𝑔
d.) 0.537𝑚3
37. A horizontal pipe, 1ft in diameter, tapers gradually to 8 in. in diameter. If the
flow is 500 cu ft of water per minute, what is the difference between the
pressures at the two sections?
𝑙𝑏
a.) 389.39𝑓𝑡 2
𝑙𝑏
b.) 441.51𝑓𝑡 2
𝑙𝑏
c.) 577.22𝑓𝑡 2
𝑙𝑏
d.) 587.22𝑓𝑡 2
38. The fluids moves in a steady flow manner between two sections in a flow
line. At section 1, A=10sq.ft, V=100fpm, specific volume= 4cu.ft per slug, at
section 2, A=2sq.ft, ρ=0.20 slug per cu.ft. Calculate the mass flow rate.
𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔
a.)250ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔
b.)200 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔
c.)15,000ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔
d.)15,000 𝑓𝑡 3

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 39. Consider an airfoil in a flow at standard sea level conditions w/ the free
stream velocity of 50 m/s. At the given point on airfoil the pressure is
90000Pa, calculate the velocity at this point.
𝑚
a.) 144.88 𝑠
𝑚
b.) 154.88 𝑠
𝑚
c.) 134.88 𝑠
𝑚
d.) 124.88 𝑠
40. An airplane is flying at 10,000ft alt with an airspeed of 160knots. What is the
difference between static and impact pressure at psi?
𝑙𝑏
a.) 86.78𝑓𝑡 2
𝑙𝑏
b.) 0.446𝑖𝑛2
𝑙𝑏
c.) 0.346𝑖𝑛2
𝑙𝑏
d.) 0.546𝑖𝑛2
41. Find the speed of sound on a hot day where the temperature is 100°F.
𝑓𝑡
a.) 474.47 𝑠
𝑓𝑡
b.) 857.78 𝑠
𝑓𝑡
c.) 984.12 𝑠
𝑓𝑡
d.) 1,160.02 𝑠
42. An airplane is flying at sea level at airspeed of 160knots. What is the
difference between impact and static pressure?
a.) 1157.72Pa
b.) 2157.72Pa
c.) 3157.72Pa
d.) 4157.72Pa
43. Air at standard pressure and temperature is adiabatically compressed to 50
lb per sq in gage pressure. What is the temperature?
a.) 792.59°R
b.) 793.59°R
c.) 794.59°R
d.) 795.59°R
44. The diameter of section 1 of a Venturi tube is 0.3m. The diameter of
section 2 is 0.15m. What is the flow rate of a substance (s.g.=0.85) if the
pressure between sections 1 and 2 is 12.7cmHg?
𝑚3
a.) 0.125 𝑠
𝑚3
b.) 0.115 𝑠
𝑚3
c.) 0.105 𝑠
𝑚3
d.) 0.095 𝑠

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 45. A uniform current of air with a speed of 90 ft per sec. flows around a circular
cylinder at a distance from the cylinder the pressure is atmospheric. What is
the pressure at a point on the surface of the cylinder located that a radial line
through the point makes an angle of 15° with the direction of airflow at KPa?
𝑙𝑏
a.) 2123.85𝑓𝑡 2
𝑁
b.) 101,662.34 𝑚2
c.) 101.66KPa
d.) 102.57Kpa
46. A cylinder 4ft in diameter and 12ft long is rotating at 100 rpm in air stream of
40mph. What is the lifting force?
a.) 140.42 lb
b.) 240.42 lb
c.) 340.42 lb
d.) 440.42 lb
47. A cylinder 3 ft in diameter and 8 ft long is rotating at 150 rpm in an air
stream of 50 mph. What is the total lift?
a.) 309.66 lb
b.) 310.66 lb
c.) 311.66 lb
d.) 312.66 lb
48. Find the Raynold Number for an airplane wing 4ft chord, moving at 130mph
through standard atmosphere.
a.) 4,750,932.14
b.) 4,850,932.14
c.) 4,950,932.14
d.) 4,952,932.14
49. What is the force against the side of the building 70ft long and 40ft high in a
90mph wind?
a.) 44,219 lb
b.) 54,219 lb
c.) 64,219 lb
d.) 74,219 lb
50. A stream of air 72 sqft in cross section is moving horizontally at a speed of
100mph. What force is required to deflect it downward 10° without loss in
speed?
a.) 641.76 lb
b.) 644.76 lb
c.) 646.76 lb
d.) 648.77 lb

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