What is the center of pressure?

What is the center of pressure?

An aerofoil when placed in a flow will (normally) cause said flow to accelerate over the aerofoil and decelerate below it.

This will cause a pressure differential between the upper and lower surface of the aerofoil, and the resultant force will be applied at the center of pressure.

Why do some airplanes have dihedral wings?

Why do some airplanes have dihedral wings?

Dihedral provides:

Lateral stability (during a roll) Wing clearance, wingtip to ground has more space

What is the movement of the center of pressure during/approaching a stall?

What is the movement of the center of pressure during/approaching a stall?

Center of pressure moves forward when approaching a stall.

What is a Rhumb Line?

What is a Rhumb Line?

A line across the surface of the earth that cuts all meridians at the same angle. i.e. a track of constant direction.

A straight line on a Mercator chart.

When would you expect windshear?

When would you expect windshear?

Cumulonimbus clouds

Thunderstorms

Virga

What is an MCP and what is an FMA?

What is an MCP and what is an FMA?

The mode control panel is used to select the autothrottle, autopilot, and flight director operating modes. The flight mode annunciator displays current flight modes.

What are SOP's? And why do you think Airlines have SOP's?

What are SOP's? And why do you think Airlines have SOP's?

SOP's are Standard Operating Procedures, they provide safety, uniformity and work ethics.

What are winglets and what is the advantage of winglets?

What are winglets and what is the advantage of winglets?

They are aerodynamically efficient surfaces located at the wing tips, designed to reduce induced drag and increase fuel efficiency.

They increase efficiency by reducing the size of the wingtip vortices, which are created by the difference between the pressure on the upper surface of the wing and that on the lower surface.

Can you go through DA or MDA?

Can you go through DA or MDA?

You can go through a DA, but not a MDA.

A Decision Height, used in precision approaches, defines the point where a go around should be performed. It accounts for the altitude loss during the initial seconds of the go around maneuver.

The MDA does not account for this and assumes the pilot will never go below this altitude. When performing a CDFA most operators establish a Derived Decision altitude (DDA) to account for the extra lost altitude.

Why does the speed tape on the PFD reads 45kt when the aircraft is stationary?

Why does the speed tape on the PFD reads 45kt when the aircraft is stationary?

The speed is too low for an indication.

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