AFOQT - Aviation Information

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40 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
When in the down (extended) position, wing flaps provide
Increased lift and increased drag
Municipal airports often provide at lease one extended or unusually long runway to facilitate the takeoff of
Heavily loaded aircraft in calm conditions
The small hinges section on the elevator of most airplanes is known as the
Trim tab
The rearward retarding force on the airplane known as drag is opposed by
Thrust
At night, airport taxiways are identified by omnidriectional edge lights that are ____ in color.
Blue
If the ammeter in an aircraft shows a negative value, this means that
The alternator or generator output is inadequate
The thrust of a turboject is developed by compressing air in the inlet and compressor, mixing the air with fuel and burning it in the combustror, and
Expanding the gas stream through the turbine and nozzle
A ramject engine consists of
An inlet, a combustion zone, and a nozzle
The four forces that act on an aircraft in flight are
Lift, weight, thrust, and drag
For a fixed-wing aircraft, lift is generated ____ to the direction of flight.
Perpendicular
The angle formed by the chord of an airfoil or wing and the direction of the relative wind is known as the
Angle of attack
Pitot tubes furnish data to an insturment that is used by aircraft pilots in about the same way that a(n) ________ is used by an automobile driver.
Speedometer
The part of an airplane that holds the cargo, fuel, and passengers-as well as providing a base for the other aircraft parts-is known as the
Fuselage
On a conventional fixed-wing aircraft, the _____ control(s) pitch and the _______ control(s) yaw.
Horizontal stabilizers, vertical stabilizer
________ 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.
Flaps