Aviation Information Questions Flashcards

When in the down position, wing flaps provide
(A) Increased lift and decreased drag(B) Decreased lift and increased drag(C) Increased lift and increased drag(D) Increased lift only(E) Decreased wing camber

Municipal airports often provide at least one extended or unusually long runway to facilitate the take off of
(A) Heavily loaded aircraft in calm conditions(B) Lightly loaded aircraft taking off in a crosswind(C) Small aircraft in rainy weather(D) Aircraft with higher than average climbing speeds(E) Rotary-wing aircraft in trail formation

The small hinged section on the elevator of most airplanes is known as the
(A) Aileron(B) Flap(C) Stabilator(D) Elevon(E) Trim tab

The rearward retarding force on the airplane known as drag is opposed by
(A) Lift(B) Thrust(C) Weight(D) Laminar air flow(E) Compression

At night, airport taxiways are identified by omnidirectional edge lights that are ______ in color
(A) Red(B) White(C) Alternating red and white(D) Blue(E) Green

A runway with the Approach Lighting System (ALS) would show an incoming pilot
(A) A pair of synchronized flashing lights at the runway threshold.(B) A series of lightbars and/or strobe lights extending outward from the runway approach end.(C) White elevated lights running the length of the runway on both sides.(D) White lights embedded in the runway centerline at 50 foot intervals(E) Unidirectional blue lights

The thrust of a turbojet is developed by compressing air in the inlet and compressor, mixing the air with fuel and burning it in the combustor, and
(A) Venting the combusted air through side nozzles.(B) Rerouting the airflow through the compressor for extra power.(C) Expanding the gas stream through the turbine and nozzle.(D) Using the resulting accelerated airflow to turn the propeller shaft.(E) Diffusing the gas stream through the designated relief valves.

A ramjet engine consists of
(A) An intake, a compressor, a combustion chamber, and an outlet.(B) An inlet, a turbine, a compressor, and a nozzle.(C) An intake, a compression chamber, and a nozzle.(D) An inlet, a combustion zone, and a nozzle.(E) An inlet, a compression chamber, a turbine, and a nozzle.

The four forces that act on an aircraft in flight are
(A) Lift, gravity, thrust, and drag.(B) Lift, mass, propulsion, and resistance.(C) Aerodynamics, mass, propulsion, and drag.(D) Lift magnitude, mass, thrust, and drag.(E) Roll, pitch, yaw, and magnitude.

For a fixed-wing aircraft, lift is generated _______ to the direction of flight.
(A) Parallel(B) Reciprocal(C) Proportionate(D) Vectored(E) Perpendicular

The angle formed by the chord of an airfoil or wing and the direction of the relative wind is known as the
(A) Critical angle.(B) Stall angle.(C) Angle of pitch.(D) Delta angle.(E) Angle of attack.

Pitot tubes furnish data to an instrument that is used by aircraft pilots in about the same way that a(n) _____ is used by an automobile driver.
(A) Pressure transducer(B) Odometer(C) Speedometer(D) Tachometer(E) Ohmmeter

The part of an airplane that holds the cargo and/or passengers, as well as providing a base for the other aircraft parts, is known as the
(A) Fuselage.(B) Empennage.(C) Cargo Compartment.(D) Cockpit array.(E) Static line.

On a conventional fixed-wing aircraft, the _____ maintain(s) pitch and the _____ maintain(s) yaw.
(A) Elevators, rudder(B) Horizontal stabilizers, vertical stabilizer(C) Elevons, stabilator(D) Rudder, elevators(E) Trim tabs, wing flaps

_____ are additional hinged rear sections mounted to the wing near the body that are deployed downward on takeoff and landing to increase the amount of force produced by the wing.
(A) Ailerons(B) Elevators(C) Flaps(D) Trim tabs(E) Elevons