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This is the forward motion generated by pulling air from the front of aircraft to the back, controlled by the throttle |
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In the diagram of the earth, which line represents latitude?
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The compartment of a ship which serves as the kitchen is called the
bulkhead
dining compartment
chow compartment
galley
plane-staff |
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When entering a climb from level flight, the weight of the aircraft
a. results in increased drag
b. results in decreased drag
c. is directly perpendicular to the flight path
d. results in increased angle of attack
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results in increased drag |
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When an airplane enters a climb, it changes its flight path from level flight to an inclined plane or climb attitude. In a climb, weight no longer acts in a direction perpendicular to the flight path. It acts in a rearward direction. This causes an increase in total _____. |
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Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in the water |
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This is the maximum width of a vessel |
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Wings work using the principle of the _______. This is when a faster flowing fluid exerts a lower pressure on its surroundings than a slower flowing liquid.
Charles Law
Newtons Law
Bernoulli Effect
Theory of Relativity |
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For the solid airplane, skin friction drag is reduced by keeping an the plane's surface highly polished and clean. For the fuel, the magnitude of the drag depends on the _________ .
density
volume
pressure
viscosity
temperature |
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The aerodynamic effect that occurs near the ground is called?
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This is a maneuver used by helecopter pilots to make an emerency landing when he or she has lost engine power during flight |
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What is the Bonhomme Richard and what country did it serve? |
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Sailing ship, United States |
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On an aircraft carrier, the lee helmsman
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controls the ship's speed |
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Depressing the left rudder pedal would move the tail of the aircraft |
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Air is _____ dense at higher altitudes, so the higher an aircraft flies, the _____ it must travel (in relation to the ground) in order to produce the same amount of lift.
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This is the angle at which the airfoil meets the airflow, and greatly affects the amount of lift generated. |
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This is the depth of water needed to float a vessel |
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B uses static pressure to indicate altitude above the Mean Sea Level (MSL) |
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The wings of the airplane are angled upward. What is this called? |
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What color is the Port running light? |
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The time in Greenwhich, England |
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The increased speed when air moving over the wing moves faster than the air moving under the wing results in a lower air pressure over the wing, compared to the air pressure under the wing, and creates |
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Forecastle refers to the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast. This is located where? |
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Due to the shape of aerofoils, the air that passes above the wings, other than taking a longer path also
a) gets across slower than below the wing, since there is more distance for the air to travel
b) has higher pressure, since more air travels above the wings
c) has lower pressure, since the air flowing over the top surface of the wing is moving faster
d) exerts less force that that flowing under the wing, resulting in generated lift
e) both a and b
f) both c and d
g) all of the above |
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F both C&D
c) has lower pressure, since the air flowing over the top surface of the wing is moving faster
d) exerts less force that that flowing under the wing, |
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This is the drag created by the vortices at the tip of an aircraft's wing. This is the drag due to lift.
Form drag
Pressure drag
Skin friction drag
Parasite drag
Induced drag |
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E Measures the fuel flow |
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Port, left side of a vessel |
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These are small control surfaces that permit the pilot to balance control forces in steady flight to relieve pressure on the aircraft's controls and this, pilots fatigue |
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If a plane is in straight and level accelerated flight, its |
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Propulsion is greater than drag |
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When is a plane more likely to stall?
In straight and level flight
In a great degree of bank turn
In a gentle turn
While on the ground idling |
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in a great degree of bank |
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The IFF on a military aircraft
indicates free flow of fuel
indicates free flow of air into the jet engine compressor
indicates rate of indicated free fall of a power-off glide
indicates whether an aircraft is an enemy or an ally
determines the flap positions |
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indicates whether an aircraft is an enemy or an ally
IFF stands for "Identification Friend or Foe" |
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________________ refers to the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast.
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The _____ are the most important lift-producing part of the aircraft. They vary in design depending on the aircraft type and its purpose. |
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This is caused by the actual contact of the air particles against the suraface of the aircraft.
Form drag
Pressure drag
Skin friction drag
Parasite drag
Induced drag |
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D couples electronic stabilizing features with magnetic compass to indicate magnetic heading of aircraft |
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What is the most stable place to stand in a row boat?
Bottom center
Starboard
Port
Bottom rear |
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When the moon is closest to the earth, it is said that |
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When nose gear steering is engaged, and the aircraft is moving on the ground, pressing the rudder pedals causes the ________ to turn.
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Moving the control stick to the left or right causes the ailerons to raise and lower, which results in the aircraft |
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Moving the control stick to the left or right causes the ailerons to raise and lower, which results in the aircraft |
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Rotation around horizontal axis (banking) |
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This rotates and powers a boat forward and backward |
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Freeboard
Freeboard is the distance from the waterline to the main deck. |
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Pitch is controlled around what axis? |
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The lateral axis that passes through the plane from wingtip to wingtip |
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Which of the following were not in the US program:
Redstone
Atlas
Challenger
Columbia
Delta
Titan |
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What type of air is "lighter"
Humid or dry air
Cold or warm air |
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faster than the speed of sound |
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turning around the vertical axis,controlled by the rudder |
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In aircraft communications, when a flight is identified as "heavy," such as "Foxtrot 29er heavy, you are cleared to land on runway 28L," the word "heavy" means |
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Gross weight more than 250,000lbs |
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A minimally safe airspeed decent is principally used
a. for low-level flight patterns
b. for normal landing approaches
c. when flaps are inoperative
d. on runways above the sea level
e. when clearing obstacles during landing |
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when clearing obstacles during landing
A minimum safe airspeed decent is a nose-high, power-assisted descent condition principally used for clearing obstacles during a landing approach to a short runway |
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Which of the following is not one of the five basic structural components of a modern aircraft?
fuselage
wings
empennage
power plant
undercarriage
flaps |
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The ____________ creates turbulence and results in the pockets of low and high pressure that leave a wake behind the airplane or airfoil (thus the name pressure drag).
increased thrust
separation of air
faster speed
high winds |
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Starboard, right side of a vessel |
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A yawl is
a) a single mast sailing vessel
b) double mast sailing vessel where the mizen or rear mast is aft of the rudder post |
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A
(B is called a "sloop") |
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On an aircraft, long wings are compared to shorter wings result in which of the following?
Shallower glide angle
Faster roll rate
Greater speed |
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The __________ is an upright wall within the hull of a ship or within the fuselage of an airplane. The term is now used for every vertical panel aboard a ship
Control Tower
Bulkhead
Forecastle |
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B is the Conn-____ Controls
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F is the chimney of a ship
Identify F |
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A identifies the port side or the starboard side of the ship? |
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The weakness of the ramjet was that the air intake must be traveling at _______ for good efficiency. A ramjet does not work well at low speeds.
a) a decreasing speed
b) an increasing speed
c) supersonic |
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In a turbofan, a large set of fan blades is set right in the front of the inlet. The fan works much like a propeller, thrusting the engine forward, pushing a large amount of air backwards.
Complete the paragraph in proper order:
a) The air goes into the turbojet behind the fan works the same as a turbojet.
b) The air that "jets" out the back of this engine has less thrust than the air that exits a turbojet.
c) As the air is pushed back by the fan, some of it goes into the engine and some bypasses the engine.
d) The turbine in a turbofan drives the fan as well as the compressor. |
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What purpose does the wing position serve?
increase speed
improve stability
sharper turns |
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From where is longitude measured?
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line |
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Transom, the aft side of the hull (toward the stern of the hull) |
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What color is the starboard running light?
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If Navy ensigns and lieutenants are company grade officers, commodors and admirals are what type of officers?
Color officers
Field grade officers
Flag officers
Banner officers |
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This is the control linkages between the cockpit and the planes control surfaces are electronic rather than mechanical |
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The morning watch on a naval vessel occurs during the hours of
0000 and 0400
0400 and 0800
0800 and 1200
1200 and 1600
1700 and 2000
2100 and 2400 |
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Depressing the left rudder pedal would ___ the aircraft to the ____. In other words, the tail would displace to the _____, while the nose of the aircraft would displace to the _____.
yaw, right, left, right
roll, left, right, left
pitch, right, left, right
yaw, left, right, left
roll, right, left, right
pitch, left, right, left |
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____________ is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport.
Control Tower
Bulkhead
Forecastle |
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When fuel is dumped into the hot exhaust gas exiting the nozzel, another controlled explosion has been caused by the
Turbojet
Turbines
Turboprop
Afterburners
Ramjet |
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On the ship, the "head" is
the keel of the ship
the control room
the toilet
the Captain
the main sailing mast |
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the toilet
The use of the term "head" to refer to the ship's toilet dates as early as 1708, when Woodes Rogers used the word in his book,A Cruising Voyage Around the World |
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This is the distance from water to the lowest point of the boat where water could come board |
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D is an area or room from which the ship can be commanded
Identify D |
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An airfoil creates more lift at lower altitudes with low humidity due to the ______ of the air being greater.
pressue
temperature
volume
density |
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Because skin friction drag is an interaction between a solid (the airplane surface) and a gas (the air), the magnitude of skin friction depends on
a) the properties of both the solid and the gas.
b) the amount of magnetic force surrounding each object
c) just the density of the gas
d) all of the above |
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a) the properties of both the solid and the gas. |
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In the diagram of the earth, which line represents longitude?
A
B |
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Select all the characteristics out of the list below for a warm front.
a) Hard, short period of rain
b) Steady, long period of rain
c) Fog
d) Strong winds |
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b) Steady, long period of rain
c) Fog |
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The body of a ship, excluding sails, masts, riggings and yards is called the
keel
hull
foreline
bulkhead
main stay |
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Camber is the:
a. curvature of an airfoil between the leading edge and the trailing edge b. distance between the leading edge and the trailing edge c. distance between each wingtip d. angle between the chord line of the wing and the relative wind e. angle between the longitudinal axis of an airplane and the wing chord line |
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a. curvature of an airfoil between the leading edge and the trailing edge |
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The upward angle of wings on a plane is called the dihedral. This
a) helps keep a plane from rolling unexpectedly during flight
b) improves manuverability of the airplane
c) prevents yaw-roll coupling |
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a) helps keep a plane from rolling unexpectedly during flight
(increases lateral stability) |
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When you take off at sea-level on a hot and humid day, the density altitude of the airport is much ______ than normal.
higher
lower
almost equal |
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Parasite drag is simply the combination of drag and skin friction drag. How do you write this in matematical terms? |
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Parasite Drag = Form Drag + Skin Friction Drag |
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The high pressure underneath the wing causes the airlow at the tips of the wings to curl around
a) from the bottom to top in a circular motion.
b) from the top to the bottom in a circular motion |
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a) from the bottom to top in a circular motion. |
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The critical angle of attack is the angle of attack which produces maximum lift coefficient. This also known as:
vector angle
stall angle of attack
maximum angle
angle of incidence |
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stall angle of attack
(where a stall would take place) |
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Why do pilots prefer to land into the wind?
a) to have the wind in their hair to remind them how glamorous being a pilot is
b) to accelerate just before touching down
c) to reduce ground speed
d) to decrease lift |
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c) to reduce ground speed |
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Which of the following is not a primary flight control?
aileron
rudder
elevator
flaps
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On the ground, and aircraft is steered by
a. moving the stick or turning the yoke
b. engine thrust
c. pushing on the rudder peddles
d. applying turning trim
e. moving the ailerons |
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c. pushing on the rudder peddles |
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J are lights
What is J |
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If P is the bow of the ship, then O is basically the ____ of the ship |
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B identifies the port side or the starboard side of the ship? |
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___________ is a measure of the combined effects of outside air temperatue and air pressure compared to a normal temperature/pressure day.
Volume
Specific gravity
Hydrolic pressure
Density altitude |
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Identify A
(shows pitch and bank) |
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G indicates magnetic heading but unstable |
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Roll happens around which axis
1. The vertical axis, may also be the body, wind, or stability axis
2. The lateral axis that passes through the plane from wingtip to wingtip
3. The longitudinal axis passes through the plane from nose to tail. |
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3. The longitudinal axis passes through the plane from nose to tail. |
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This is the error of a magnetic compass due to local magnetism |
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