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Which mathematicians principle of fluid dynamics is the most widely taught explaination of how planes fly?

Daniel Bernoulli. The Bernoulli Principle is the most widely taught,but not fully accepted as a totally correct explaination. The Bernoulli Principle says that air travelling over the top curved surface of the wing is forced to travel faster(and thus lower in pressure) to reach the back of the wing at the same time as the air travelling under the wing. The resulting difference in pressure causes the lift. Scientists also argue that Newtons third law (for every action there is an equal, and opposite, reaction ) plays a major role in creation of lift.

Movement of the plane about the vertical axis of motion is called?

yaw. The 3 axes of motion are vertical,longitudinal and horizontal. Movement about the vertical axis is yaw. Movement about the longitudinal axis is bank or roll. Movement about the horizontal axis is pitch.

When taxiing a moving light aircraft on the ground, how do you make a right turn?

depress the right rudder pedal/brake. The flight control yokes controls will have no affect on the ground. The turn would need to be achieved by braking the right wheel or to a lesser extent depressing the right rudder.

Under ICAO guidelines for aviation radio telephony, how would the aircraft tailnumber N1359J be pronounced?

No-vem-ber Wun Tree Fife Nine-er Jew-lee-ett. The proper pronunciation including parts that should be stressed (in capitals) is no VEM ber WUN TREE FIFE NINE er JEW lee ETT

You are climbing when suddenly the left wing drops dramatically and the nose pitches down in a stall. What is the most correct action to recover from the stall?

Push the nose down, right rudder,smooth increase in power. Whilst all movements should be almost in unison,the first movement should be to decrease the angle of attack by lowering the nose, right rudder will cause increased airflow over the dropped wing thus lifting it, and the use of gradual throttle will help increase airspeed as you return to straight and level flight.

When the pilot moves the wheel on the control/yoke to the left the result will be?

The left aileron goes up and the right aileron goes down. A left turn of the control will result in the left aileron going up and the right aileron going down. The aerodynamic effect will cause more lift on the right wing and thus a roll to the left.

What does VOR stand for?

Very high frequency Omnidirectional Range. A radio navigation aid operating in the 108-118 MHz band. A VOR ground station transmits a two-phase directional signal through 360 degrees. The aircraft's VOR receiver enables a pilot to identify his radial or bearing from/to the ground station. VOR is the most commonly used radio navigation aid in private flying.

Where on the aircraft would you find the green navigation light?

Right Wingtip. Navigation lights are the small lights located on each wingtip of an aeroplane. There is a red light on the left(port) wingtip, and a green light on the right(starboard) wingtip. In low visiblity these can help determine an aircrafts position and direction.

What does the term "trimming" most commonly mean in aviation?

Use of a tab or wheel to equalise control input/pressure so that no input will maintain current flight status. Trimming controls allow a pilot to balance the lift and drag being produced by the wings and control surfaces over a wide range of load and airspeed. This reduces the effort required to adjust or maintain a desired flight attitude.

In aviation,was does CAVOK stand for?

Ceiling and Visibility OK. Pronounced CAV-okay (ceiling and visibility OK), visibility at least ten kilometres, with no cloud below 5,000 feet, with no precipitation, thunderstorms, shallow fog or low drifting snow.