Can you explain what a coastal breeze is?

Can you explain what a coastal breeze is?

A coastal breeze is a wind from the sea that develops over land near coasts.

It is formed by increasing temperature differences between the land and water; these create a pressure minimum over the land due to its relative warmth, and forces higher pressure, cooler air from the sea to move inland.

Generally, air temperature gets cooler relative to nearby locations as one moves closer to a large body of water.

What is Mcrit?

What is Mcrit?

Mcrit is the aircraft’s Mach speed at which the airflow over a wing becomes sonic.

What does a Mach trimmer do?

What does a Mach trimmer do?

A Mach trimmer automatically compensates for Mach tuck above Mcrit.

Where is thrust produced in a gas turbine engine?

Where is thrust produced in a gas turbine engine?

Mostly in the fan, but also from the exhaust nozzle duct.

What do high lift devices do?

What do high lift devices do?

High lift devices increase the lift produced by a wing, allowing the aircraft to operate at lower speed ranges usually for take off and landing.

During what phase of flight is lift the greatest?

During what phase of flight is lift the greatest?

For a commerical aeroplane: During take off. At this point the aircraft has it it's maximum weight, and accelerating in the vertical plane requiring the highest ammount of lift to counteract the weight.

You are at the end of the runway with the static ports blocked. What will be the reading on the altimeter after departure?

You are at the end of the runway with the static ports blocked. What will be the reading on the altimeter after departure?

The elevation at which the airplane departed from the runway.

What is RVSM?

What is RVSM?

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) is the reduction, from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet, of the standard vertical separation required between aircraft flying between flight level 290 (29,000 ft) and flight level 410 (41,000 ft).

What will happen if the primer of your engine/fuel system kept operating?

What will happen if the primer of your engine/fuel system kept operating?

A variable pitch propeller provides an optimum angle of attack for the propeller blades for a longer range which reduces fuel usage, fixed pitch propellers only have a certain rpm.

What does a bypass ratio of 11:1 mean?

What does a bypass ratio of 11:1 mean?

For every 1kg of air passing through the combustion chamber, 11kg of air pass bypass the combustion chamber.

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