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AFOQT Study Guide -Aviation Information – Qs & As
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AFOQT Study Guide -Aviation Information – Qs & AsAbsolute Accuracy ✔️Ans -The ability to determine present
position in space independently, and is most often used by pilots.
Absolute Altitude ✔️Ans -The actual distance between an
aircraft and the terrain over which it is flying.
Absolute Pressure ✔️Ans -Pressure measured from the
reference of zero pressure, or a vacuum.
Acceleration error ✔️Ans -A magnetic compass error apparent
when the aircraft accelerates while flying on an easterly or westerly
heading, causing the compass card to rotate toward North.
Accelerate-go distance ✔️Ans -The distance required to
accelerate to V1 with all engines at takeoff power, experience an engine
failure at V1, and continue the takeoff on the remaining engine(s). The
runway required includes the distance required to climb to 35 feet by
which time V2 speed must be attained.
Accelerate-stop distance ✔️Ans -The distance required to
accelerate to V1 with all engines at takeoff power, experience an engine
failure at V1, and abort the takeoff and bring the airplane to a stop using
braking action only (use of thrust reversing is not considered).
Accelerometer ✔️Ans -A part of an inertial navigation system
(INS) that accurately measures the force of acceleration in one direction.
Adjustable-pitch propeller ✔️Ans -A propeller with blades
whose pitch can be adjusted on the ground with the engine not running,
but which cannot be adjusted in flight. Also referred to as a ground
adjustable propeller. Sometimes also used to refer to constant-speed
propellers that are adjustable in flight.
Adjustable stabilizer ✔️Ans -A stabilizer that can be adjusted in
flight to trim the airplane, thereby allowing the airplane to fly hands-off at
any given airspeed.
,Advection fog ✔️Ans -Fog resulting from the movement of
warm, humid air over a cold surface.
Adverse yaw ✔️Ans -A condition of flight in which the nose of
an airplane tends to yaw toward the outside of the turn. This is caused by
the higher induced drag on the outside wing, which is also producing more
lift. Induced drag is a by-product of the lift associated with the outside
wing.
Aerodynamics ✔️Ans -The science of the action of air on an
object, and with the motion of air on other gases. Aerodynamics deals with
the production of lift by the aircraft, the relative wind, and the atmosphere.
Aeronautical chart ✔️Ans -A map used in air navigation
containing all or part of the following: topographic features, hazards and
obstructions, navigation aids, navigation routes, designated airspace, and
airports.
Aeronautical decision-making (ADM) ✔️Ans -A systematic
approach to the mental process used by pilots to consistently determine
the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances.
Agonic line ✔️Ans -An irregular imaginary line across the
surface of the Earth along which the magnetic and geographic poles are in
alignment, and along which there is no magnetic variation.
Ailerons ✔️Ans -Primary flight control surfaces mounted on the
trailing edge of an airplane wing, near the tip. Ailerons control roll about
the longitudinal axis.
Aircraft altitude ✔️Ans -The actual height above sea level at
which the aircraft is flying.
Aircraft approach category ✔️Ans -A performance grouping of
aircraft based on a speed of 1.3 times the stall speed in the landing
configuration at maximum gross landing weight.
,Air Data Computer (ADC) ✔️Ans -An aircraft computer that
receives and processes pitot pressure, static pressure, and temperature to
calculate very precise altitude, indicated airspeed, true airspeed, and air
temperature.
Airfoil ✔️Ans -Any surface, such as a wing, which provides
aerodynamic force when it interacts with a moving stream of air.
AIRMET ✔️Ans -Inflight weather advisory issued as an
amendment to the area forecast, concerning weather phenomena of
operational interest to all aircraft and that is potentially hazardous to
aircraft with limited capability due to lack of equipment, instrumentation,
or pilot qualifications.
Airport Diagram ✔️Ans -The section of an instrument approach
procedure chart that shows a detailed diagram of the airport. This diagram
includes surface features and airport configuration information.
Airport markings ✔️Ans -
Airport signs ✔️Ans -
Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) ✔️Ans -Radar
equipment specifically designed to detect all principal features and traffic
on the surface of an airport, presenting the entire image on the control
tower console; used to augment visual observation by tower personnel of
aircraft and/or vehicular movements on runways and taxiways.
Airport surveillance radar (ASR) ✔️Ans -Approach control
radar used to detect and display an aircraft's position in the terminal area.
Airport surveillance radar approach ✔️Ans -An instrument
approach in which ATC issues instructions for pilot compliance based on
aircraft position in relation to the final approach course and the distance
from the end of the runway as displayed on the controller's radar scope.
Air route surveillance radar (ARSR) ✔️Ans -Air route traffic
control center (ARTCC) radar used primarily to detect and display an
aircraft's position while en route between terminal areas.
, Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) ✔️Ans -Provides ATC
service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans within controlled airspace
and principally during the en route phase of flight.
Airspeed ✔️Ans -Rate of the aircraft's progress through the air.
Airspeed Indicator ✔️Ans -A differential pressure gauge that
measures the dynamic pressure of the air through which the aircraft is
flying. Displays the craft's airspeed, typically in knots, to the pilot.
Air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) ✔️Ans -
Sometimes called secondary surveillance radar (SSR), which utilizes a
transponder in the aircraft. The ground equipment is an interrogating unit,
in which the beacon antenna is mounted so it rotates with the surveillance
antenna. The interrogating unit transmits a coded pulse sequence that
actuates the aircraft transponder. The transponder answers the coded
sequence by transmitting a preselected coded sequence back to the ground
equipment, providing a strong return signal and positive aircraft
identification, as well as other special data.
Airway ✔️Ans -An airway is based on a centerline that extends
from one navigation aid or intersection to another navigation aid (or
through several navigation aids or intersections); used to establish a
known route for en route procedures between terminal areas.
Alert Area ✔️Ans -An area in which there is a high volume of
pilot training or an unusual type of aeronautical activity.
Alternate Airport ✔️Ans -An airport designated in an IFR flight
plan, providing a suitable destination if a landing at the intended airport
becomes inadvisable.
Alternate static source valve ✔️Ans -A valve in the instrument
static air system that supplies reference air pressure to the altimeter,
airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator if the normal static pickup
should become clogged or iced over.
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