1. Questions Laws and Forces, Lift and Drag, Loads and Load Factors
Theory of Flight
Questions
Laws and Forces, Lift and Drag, Loads and Load Factors

2. Assignment Questions
List the 4 forces acting on an aircraft in their aerodynamic couples.
What are Newton’s 3 laws?
Is an aircraft considered to be in a state of equilibrium when it is on the ground? Given reason.
What are the two main types of drag?
What is the definition of lift?
What is one way to increase lift?
What is the centre of pressure?
What are three ways to minimize drag?
What is the definition of drag?
What are the three types of parasite drags?
Answers:
Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag
2. A body persists its state of rest or of uniform motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an external unbalanced force.
Force = mass x acceleration
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
3. No

3. Assignment Questions What changes wing tip vortices strength?
What is aspect ratio?
What happens to induced drag as speed increases?
What happens to parasite drag as speed increases?
What is the definition of wing loading?
What is load factor?
What is the difference between live load and dead load?
Describe the forces acting in a turn on an aircraft.
What is the load factor for a 45° banked turn?
How does increasing the load on an aeroplane effect the stalling speed?
Answers:
Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag
2. A body persists its state of rest or of uniform motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an external unbalanced force.
Force = mass x acceleration
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
3. No