CPL Aerodynamics · Mock exam

A pilot performs an abrupt pull-up from level flight. The highest structural load occurs:

• A.at the bottom of the following pushover, when the aircraft is in negative g
• B.gradually, as the airspeed builds from the increased energy of the pull-up
• C.at the top of the pull-up, when the aircraft is inverted and maximum AoA is achieved
• D.immediately at the initiation of the pull-up