Q. Why does an FBW system use a smaller tail area?

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Q. An aircraft is negatively stable when ______

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Q. A highly stable aircraft is not easily maneuverable.

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Q. A FBW control stick is referred as _______

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Q. Why are dampers an essential element in FBW inceptors?

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Q. FBW has the power to reject pilot inputs in extreme situations.

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Q. What is the relation between autopilot and FBW?

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Q. Why is FBW essential in stealth aircraft?

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Q. What are control laws?

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Q. What is θi in pitch rate command law?

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Q. What is false true with respect to K in the pitch rate command law?

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Q. Derivative of a control system provides _________

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Q. Integral of a control system provides __________

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Q. Phase advance control is also known as __________

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Q. What is the MTBF of a solid state rate gyro?

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Q. What are the shortcomings of using an angle of incidence indicator for feedback sensor?

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Q. What is the angle of incidence limiting?

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Q. The aircraft is a rigid body.

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Q. FCS sensors which sense aircraft motion also sense the structural deflections.

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Q. What happens to the phase lag in an actuator as the frequency is increased?

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