Vayudoot Aviation

Questions for THE TURN CO-ORDINATOR

Answer the following questions

1. The gimbal ring of a turn co-ordinator is inclined at about 30° with respect to the aircraft's longitudinal axis in order

make the gyro sensitive to banking of the aircraft as well as to turning

make the rate of turn more accurate

make the gyro more effective during inverted flight

have a higher rotor speed which will prolong the life of the instrument

2. A turn co-ordinator has (i) ..... pivoted (ii) ........ in the case

two gimbal rings mutually perpendicular

two gimbal rings orthogonally

a single gimbal ring longitudinally

one gimbal ring laterally