Quiz: Lift and Drag Fundamentals

Test your knowledge of the principles of lift and drag with this short quiz.
Andrew Wood | 13 June 2023
Test your knowledge of the principles of lift and drag with this short quiz.

How well do you understand the aerodynamic principles of lift and drag? Take the quiz and find out.

1. Increasing the aspect ratio of a sub-sonic wing will have what effect on the lift-induced drag produced by the wing?

2. Which of the following statements is FALSE

3. A thin layer of frost covering the upper surface of an aeroplane's wing will have the following effect:

4. Increasing the flap extension angle results in:

5. An aircraft's angle of attack is defined as the angle between:

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