Aircraft motion (pitch, yaw, roll) MCQs – Aerospace

1. What does the pitch axis of an aircraft control?
(A) Left-right movement
(B) Up-down movement
(C) Rotation around the longitudinal axis
(D) Movement in the horizontal plane

2. Which control surface is primarily used to change the pitch of an aircraft?
(A) Ailerons
(B) Elevators
(C) Rudder
(D) Flaps

3. What is the primary effect of ailerons on aircraft motion?
(A) Change in altitude
(B) Roll around the longitudinal axis
(C) Yaw around the vertical axis
(D) Pitch around the lateral axis

4. How does the rudder affect an aircraft’s movement?
(A) Changes pitch
(B) Changes roll
(C) Changes yaw
(D) Changes altitude

5. When an aircraft rolls to the left, what happens to the left wing?
(A) It moves up
(B) It moves down
(C) It stays level
(D) It moves backwards

6. Which axis is aligned with the aircraft’s longitudinal axis?
(A) Pitch axis
(B) Roll axis
(C) Yaw axis
(D) Vertical axis

7. What is the effect of increasing elevator input on an aircraft’s pitch?
(A) The nose goes up
(B) The nose goes down
(C) The aircraft rolls left
(D) The aircraft yaws right

8. What happens when an aircraft’s rudder is deflected to the left?
(A) The aircraft pitches up
(B) The aircraft rolls to the right
(C) The aircraft yaws to the left
(D) The aircraft climbs

9. If an aircraft is in a right bank, what is the relative position of the right wing compared to the left wing?
(A) The right wing is higher
(B) The right wing is lower
(C) The right wing is level
(D) The right wing is moving forward

10. Which control surface is used to adjust the roll of an aircraft?
(A) Elevators
(B) Rudder
(C) Ailerons
(D) Flaps

11. What is the axis about which an aircraft rotates when changing its pitch?
(A) Longitudinal axis
(B) Lateral axis
(C) Vertical axis
(D) Diagonal axis

12. What control surface is typically used to counteract unwanted yawing?
(A) Elevators
(B) Ailerons
(C) Rudder
(D) Spoilers

13. When an aircraft rolls to the right, what happens to the right wing?
(A) It rises
(B) It drops
(C) It remains level
(D) It moves backward

14. What is the effect of a positive pitch angle on an aircraft’s trajectory?
(A) It causes the aircraft to climb
(B) It causes the aircraft to descend
(C) It causes the aircraft to roll
(D) It causes the aircraft to yaw

15. How does a change in aileron position affect aircraft stability?
(A) It affects pitch stability
(B) It affects yaw stability
(C) It affects roll stability
(D) It affects altitude stability

16. Which axis controls the yaw motion of an aircraft?
(A) Longitudinal axis
(B) Lateral axis
(C) Vertical axis
(D) Diagonal axis

17. What happens when the elevators are moved downward?
(A) The aircraft’s nose pitches up
(B) The aircraft’s nose pitches down
(C) The aircraft rolls left
(D) The aircraft rolls right

18. How does the rudder help in correcting a bank-induced yaw?
(A) By increasing the roll
(B) By decreasing the pitch
(C) By changing the yaw
(D) By adjusting the altitude

19. What is the primary purpose of the ailerons during a bank maneuver?
(A) To control pitch
(B) To control yaw
(C) To control roll
(D) To control altitude

20. If an aircraft is in a left bank, what is the relative position of the left wing?
(A) It is higher than the right wing
(B) It is lower than the right wing
(C) It is level with the right wing
(D) It is moving forward