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ASTB - Aviation/Nautical Information Section
The ANT portion study quide for the Navy/Marine Aviation Selection Battery
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Aviation
Undergraduate 4
04/08/2010

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Term
The wing span is the distance from. . .
Definition
Wing tip to wing tip
Term
The pilot banks the airplane by using the. . .
Definition
Ailerons
Term
The airplane is controlled on its vertical axis by the. . .
Definition
Rudder
Term
In straight level flight, the backward or retarding force produced by air resistance is termed. . .
Definition
Drag.
Term
What is the resistance by air particles striking and flowing around the airplane when it is moving through the air?
Definition
Drag
Term
In steady flight condition: Lift equals _____ and thrust equals ______.
Definition
Lift equals weight and thrust equals drag
Term
What does "36" mean on a runway?
Definition
360 degrees
Term
What does "4" mean on a runway?
Definition
40 degrees
Term
What does "22" mean on a runway?
Definition
220 degrees
Term
What is the opposite magnetic heading of 360 degrees?
Definition
180 degrees
Term
A runway marked with a "36" has a heading of: a) north-south, b) east-west, c) NE-SW, d) NW-SE ?
Definition
a) North-South. If it is marked with a 36 then the magnetic heading is 360 degrees north and the opposite magnetic heading would be 180 degrees south.
Term
What was the name of the space vehicle that carried the first American astronauts to land on the moon?
Definition
Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collin landed on the moon in 1969.
Term
Would you weigh more or less on the moon?
Definition
Less
Term
What engine can operate outside earth's atmosphere and why?
Definition
Rocket engine. Carries its own oxidizer which allows it to travel where there is no oxygen.
Term
What performance deficiency is caused by an overloaded airplane?
Definition
Higher landing speed.
Term
What does a head wind do during take off?
Definition
Shortens the takeoff run and increases the angle of climb
Term
What does a tailwind do during takeoff?
Definition
Increases the take off run and decreases angle of climb
Term
The outer walls of a ship are called the?
Definition
Hull
Term
The ships windlass is designated primarily for
Definition
Handling the anchor chain
Term
A nautical mile is approximately how many feet and how many meters?
Definition
6,076 feet and 1,852 meters
Term
The coordinates latitude and longitude are generally used by the navigator to express what? Direction, Distance, Position, Speed, or Time?
Definition
Position
Term
Using the 24-hour basis in navigation (military time), 9:05 PM would be written as?
Definition
2105 hours
Term
At sea, the time zones are generally bands of longitude _______ degrees in width?
Definition
15 degrees in width. (360 degrees/15 = 24 time zones)
Term
A ship is at a latitude of 25 degrees N and a longitude of 90 degrees W. Is it in the: Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, or Red Sea?
Definition
Gulf of Mexico
Term
A line drawn in the direction in which a ship is moving is called a: Date line, Course Line, or Line of Position?
Definition
Course Line
Term
In marine navigation, soundings are used to measure what?
Definition
depth of water
Term
What is the rotation of the lateral axis refereed to as?
Definition
Pitch
Term
What is the rotation of the vertical axis referred to as?
Definition
Yaw
Term
What is the rotation of the Longitudinal axis referred to as?
Definition
Roll
Term
What part of the plane controls the vertical axis movement?
Definition
Rudder
Term
As the weight of the load carried by a sip increases. . .
Definition
Freeboard decreases and the draft increases.
Term
Which is considered NOT to be an "aid to navigation"? Buoys, Fog Signals, Mountain Peaks, Lightships, Loran?
Definition
Mountain Peaks. (Objects not established for the sole purpose of assisting a navigator in fixing a position are not considered to be an "aid to navigation")
Term
Fog is generally formed when?
Definition
Warmer air moves over colder water
Term
What color is the light associated with "starboard"?
Definition
Green
Term
What color is the light associated with "Port"?
Definition
Red
Term
What color is the light associated with the direction the vessel is going?
Definition
White
Term
What does a yellow light mean?
Definition
Special circumstances
Term
What is the opposite magnetic heading of 180 degrees
Definition
360 degrees
Term
What is the opposite magnetic heading of 220 degrees?
Definition
40 degrees
Term
Longitude is measure in: E to W or N to S?
Definition
E to W
Term
Latitude is measured in E to W or N to S?
Definition
N to S
Term
What is a nun buoy?
Definition
An unlighted, conical shaped buoy used to mark the right side of a channel when facing inland.
Term
Ships or boats are steered by one or more rudders at the stern. The faster the vessel is moving the. . .

1. Greater the pressure against the rudder and the quicker the turning effect
2. Greater the pressure against the rudder and the slower the turning effect
Definition
1. Greater the pressure against the rudder and the quicker the turning effect
Term

What does the hand signal mean when:

the individual has arms bent at the elbow, palms facing his backward direction, hands moving forward to backward motion.

Definition
Come ahead
Term

Hand Signal:

Person standing with arms spread at a downward angle, moving hands up and down.

Definition
Slow down
Term

Hand Signal:

Person with arms extended above head, waving them croswise above his head.

Definition
Emergency Stop
Term

Hand Signal:

Person with one arm hangin down and one arm bent at the elbow with thumb up.

Definition
All Clear
Term

Hand Signal:

Person with both arms straight down, thumbs extended and moving towards eachother.

Definition
Insert shocks
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