Does the Boeing 737 have a critical engine?
Does the Boeing 737 have a critical engine?
No, there is no P-factor (asymmetric blade effect) as on a propeller-driven aircraft.
How does a stall strip work?
How does a stall strip work?
A stall strip, usually located close to the wing root, causes the airflow to separate at a lower angle of attack and ensures that the wing root stalls before the wing tips.
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.
If the yaw damper fails and the aircraft experiences Dutch roll, how can the pilot stabilize the aircraft?
If the yaw damper fails and the aircraft experiences Dutch roll, how can the pilot stabilize the aircraft?
Apply opposite aileron to the direction of the roll.
If you take off on a two engine airplane with no engine failure and are below VMCA, will you have directional control?
If you take off on a two engine airplane with no engine failure and are below VMCA, will you have directional control?
Yes, some directional control as we still have two functioning engines.
What is an FMA used for?
What is an FMA used for?
Bright yellow lights will light up in the cockpit.
How does an airspeed indicator work and which errors can an airspeed indicator experience?
How does an airspeed indicator work and which errors can an airspeed indicator experience?
The airspeed indicator uses part of the aircraft's pitot-static system to measure and compare the dynamic air pressure between air moving into the pitot tube and static air pressure measured in the case.
The ASI is calibrated to ISA at MSL and represents the dynamic pressure as indicated airspeed in knots per hour.
ASI errors can originate and vary from:
Instrument Pressure Density Compressibility Maneuver Blocked pitot static system
What frequency range and band is an NDB in?
What frequency range and band is an NDB in?
Frequency range from 200-1750kHz, medium and low range frequency bands.
How does an altimeter work and which errors can an altimeter experience?
How does an altimeter work and which errors can an altimeter experience?
When an aircraft climbs, the static pressure in the instrument case decreases, which allows the enclosed capsule to expand.
This in turn moves the needle on the instrument to indicate a corresponding altitude.
During descent, the opposite function applies.
Altimeter errors can originate and vary from:
Instrument Pressure Time-lag Barometric Density Temperature Blocked static port
Would you be happy if VMCG is higher than V1?
Would you be happy if VMCG is higher than V1?
No, because if your critical engine fails at V1 you have to continue your takeoff roll, but because you’re under VMCG you are unable to maintain directional control.