Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell Test Study Guide questions with complete solutions- Aerospace
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combustion chamber
an enclosed chamber in which fuel and air are burned for the production of energy
cycle
a recurring series of events: the airplane engine has four cycles; intake, compression, power, and exhaust
lean mixture
a mixture of gasoline in which there is more air than f...
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Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell Test Study Guide- Aerospace
combustion chambercorrect answeran enclosed chamber in which fuel and air are burned for the production of energy
cyclecorrect answera recurring series of events: the airplane engine has four cycles; intake, compression,
power, and exhaust
lean mixturecorrect answera mixture of gasoline in which there is more air than fuel
magnetocorrect answeran electrical generator tat produces power when rotated
meter/meteringcorrect answerin terms of fuel this process of allowing amount of fuel to to pass to the combustion chamber
powerplantcorrect answerthe airplane's engine
reciprocatingcorrect answera type of engine that processes air and fuel by back and forth motion of its internal parts
rich mixturecorrect answera mixture in which there is more gasoline than air
stoichiometric fuel ratiocorrect answer15 parts air to 1 part fuel
strokecorrect answerthe movement of the piston within the engine
ATCcorrect answerAir traffic control controlled airportcorrect answeran airport with and operating control tower
uncontrolled airportcorrect answeran airport without an operating control tower
cartographycorrect answerthe science of making maps
latitudecorrect answerrun parallel to the equator
Nautical Milecorrect answer6076 feet
WACcorrect answerWorld Aeronautical Chart
Ionospherecorrect answera region in the upper atmosphere where electrons are gained or lost making ions
lapse ratecorrect answer3.5 F or 2 C for every 1000 feet traveled upward in the atmosphere
ozonospherecorrect answerthe region in the atmosphere where ozone is created
tropospherecorrect answerthe lowest region in the atmosphere ends about 4 miles up
tropopausecorrect answerthe region that provides a boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere
stratospherecorrect answerthe middle region of the atmosphere starts at about 4 miles and ends at 30
mesospherecorrect answerThe next region in the atmosphere starts at 30 miles and ends at 50 miles
Thermospherecorrect answerThe last layer of the atmosphere starts at 50 miles and ends at 350 miles, is
also the hottest with temperatures varying from 1,380 F to 2280 F depending on solar activity
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