What is the maximum operating ceiling of a typical jet?

What is the maximum operating ceiling of a typical jet?

41.000ft

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

How would you load an aircraft for max range?

How would you load an aircraft for max range?

The position of the CG directly influences the fuel consumption of an aircraft. An aft position of the CG makes the aircraft less stable, requiring less lift to be generated in both the horizontal stabilizer and wings, reducing the overall drag of the aircraft, and increasing the max range.

You want to load the the aircraft so that the CG is at, or as close as possible, to the aft limit (Without exceeding it).

What is the height of the tropopause according to ISA?

What is the height of the tropopause according to ISA?

36,090ft in ISA

What is the coefficient of Lift?

What is the coefficient of Lift?

An adymensional number relating the lift with the dynamic pressure of the incoming flow. It is dependent on the form of the object and the angle of attack.

You are on a flight from Stansted to Amsterdam and just after T/O you are at your cleared level of 2000ft when you have a complete radio failure. What are your actions?

You are on a flight from Stansted to Amsterdam and just after T/O you are at your cleared level of 2000ft when you have a complete radio failure. What are your actions?

First continue on the SID and try all available resources to check if you have a complete radio failure.

If so, squawk 7600 and return towards the airport.

How does TCAS work?

How does TCAS work?

TCAS works by sending interrogations to other aircraft's transponders.

The transponder will reply to the interrogation in a similar way it responds to radar. From the time difference between the interrogation and the reply, the distance to the other aircraft is calculated. The reply itself contains the altitude of the other aircraft.

The distance and the altitude difference with the other aircraft is tracked to identify a trend which may result in a TA or eventually a RA.

What is Vs?

What is Vs?

Stall speed is defined as the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable.

When does speed change from IAS to Mach?

When does speed change from IAS to Mach?

At FL260

Why is there an over boost protection on the Piper PA34 Seneca?

Why is there an over boost protection on the Piper PA34 Seneca?

To protect the engine from blowing up as it is easy to open the throttles to far during take off at sea level.

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