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Experimental Aircraft

Quiz Number:  26
Course Name:  Industrial Technology/Engineering
Quiz N0. = 26
Teacher:  Ed Schmidt
Teacher's Home Page:  http://www.oocities.org/Baja/2140/ENG.htm
Teacher's Email:  schmidte@putnam.k12.il.us

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No. of Questions= 20 ,Pass mark is - 70 %.

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1.  The difference between an airplane and a rotorcraft is that the rotorcraft has a wing that spins:

a) true
b) false
2.  Rotorcraft don't stall like planes do:

a) true
b) false
3.  Rotorcraft are hard to maneuver:

a) true
b) false
4.  A rotorcraft can fly sideways:

a) true
b) false
5.  Homebuilt rotorcraft have removable wings for easy storage:

a) true
b) false
6.  Homebuilt rotorcraft by law must be stored in a hanger:

a) true
b) false
7.  The section that the pilot sits in is called a body pod:

a) true
b) false
8.  Crosswinds are very dangerous when flying a rotorcraft:

a) true
b) false
9.  Rotorcraft produce less drag than a plane:

a) true
b) false
10.  The rotorblades spin about 300 to 400 miles per hour:

a) true
b) false
11.  Rotorcraft are more for commercial flying rather than sport flying:

a) true
b) false
12.  Rotorcraft are no more dangerous than other homebuilt aircraft:

a) true
b) false
13.  The most dangerous part of a flight is the automobile drive to the airport:

a) true
b) false
14.  The open-frame gyro is a type of rotorcraft:

a) true
b) false
15.  Continental and lycoming are types of certified aircraft engines:

a) true
b) false
16.  Both helicopters and autogyros can glide to a landing in a very small area, touching down at about zero airspeed:

a) true
b) false
17.  Autogyros have rotors driven by engines just like a helicopter:

a) true
b) false
18.  Most pilots say a helicopter is more difficult to fly than an airplane:

a) true
b) false
19.  A gyroplane and gyrocopter are the same thing:

a) true
b) false
20.  The gyroplane has 3 controls, a stick, rudder and throttle:

a) true
b) false




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