CHALLENGERS MERIT: BASIC AERODYNAMICS
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 1.  Study chapter 1 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:

     a.  Principles of Flight, Section B - Four Forces of Flight
     b.  Principles of Flight, Section C - Aerodynamics of Maneuvering FLight
     c.  Principles of FLight, Section D - Stability

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 2.  What are the 4 aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft during flight?
     Explain their relationship during the following:

     a.  Climbs.
     b.  Descents.
     c.  Straight and level unaccelerated flight.
     d.  Turns.

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 3.  What are 2 ways lift is generated?

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 4.  What is static stability?

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 5.  What is dynamic Stability?

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 6.  Define the following:

     a.  Aerodynamic Stall.  _______________________________________________________

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     b.  Angle of Attack.  _________________________________________________________

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     c.  Angle of Incidence.  ______________________________________________________

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     d.  Bernoulli Effect.  ________________________________________________________

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     e.  Ground Effect.  ___________________________________________________________

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     f.  Gyroscopic Precession.  ___________________________________________________

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     g.  Newton's Third Law.  ______________________________________________________

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     h.  P-factor.  ________________________________________________________________

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     i.  Spiraling Slipstream.  ____________________________________________________

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     j.  Torque.  __________________________________________________________________

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