DGCA Technical General: Power Available & Required Questions
76 exam-style Power Available & Required questions for the DGCA Technical Generalpaper (CPL & ATPL). The first 12 are free below with answers and explanations — sign up free to practise all of them with progress tracking.
- Q1
If TAS is increased from 300 Kts to 400 Kts with no change in altitude, configuration, or weight, by what percentage will power required change?
- ADecrease by 135%.
- BDecrease by 35%.
- CIncrease by 135%.
- DIncrease by 235%.
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Correct answer: C. Increase by 135%.
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- Q2
What is the relationship between power required and TAS, as an aircraft accelerates above VMD?
- APower required increases in direct proportion to TAS.
- BPower required increases in inverse proportion to TAS.
- CPower required increases in proportion to (TAS)3.
- DPower required increases in proportion to (TAS)2.
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Correct answer: C. Power required increases in proportion to (TAS)3.
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- Q3
At what % of its stalling speed must a jet aircraft fly to achieve maximum endurance for a given fuel load?
- A122%.
- B132%.
- C142%.
- D152%
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Correct answer: B. 132%.
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- Q4
For a piston aircraft at constant weight, angle of attack, and configuration, what mill be the effect of Increasing altitude?
- Alncreased power and TAS will be required.
- BIncreased power will be required but at the same TAS.
- CLower power will be required at the same TAS.
- DThe same power will be required but at an increased TAS.
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Correct answer: A. lncreased power and TAS will be required.
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- Q5
For a piston aircraft at a constant altitude, angle of attack, and configuration, what will be the effect of increasing weight?
- AMore power will be required but at the same TAS.
- BMore power will be required but at a higher TAS.
- CThe same power will be required but at a higher TAS.
- DMore power will be required but at a lower TAS.
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Correct answer: B. More power will be required but at a higher TAS.
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- Q6
Compared with still air, when flying for maximum range into a headwind, speed should be?
- AFaster.
- BThe same,
- CSlower.
- DDepends on weight.
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Correct answer: A. Faster.
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- Q7
What flight condition requires least power at a given IAS?
- AZero flap high altitude.
- BZero flap low altitude.
- C30°flap low altitude.
- D30° flap high altitude.
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Correct answer: B. Zero flap low altitude.
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- Q8
Maximum propeller aircraft range occurs at?
- AVMD.
- BVMP.
- CVX.
- DVY.
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Correct answer: A. VMD.
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- Q9
Power required for a given IAS at 40000 feet altitude, is .......... times that required at ISA MSL?
- A2.
- B4.
- C8.
- D16.
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Correct answer: A. 2.
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- Q10
Power required is proportional to?
- ATAS.
- BIAS.
- CTAS2.
- DTAS3.
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Correct answer: D. TAS3.
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- Q11
Power required equals?
- ADrag x IAS.
- BDrag x CAS.
- CDrag x EAS.
- DDrag x TAS.
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Correct answer: D. Drag x TAS.
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- Q12
As altitude increases, power available from a piston or turbo-prop ......... whilst that of a turbo-jet ........... ?
- AIncreases, Increases.
- BIncreases, Decreases.
- CDecreases, Decreases.
- DDecreases, Increases.
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Correct answer: C. Decreases, Decreases.
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