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What aircraft generally climbs at a steeper angle correct answers F-4 Phantom
The first Digital-Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) was first tested in 1972 on a correct answers Vought F-8 Crusader
A rating of "AQ" means correct answers Aviation Fire Control Technician
Pressure altitude is measured from th...
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What aircraft generally climbs at a steeper angle correct answers F-4 Phantom
The first Digital-Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) was first tested in 1972 on a correct answers Vought F-8
Crusader
A rating of "AQ" means correct answers Aviation Fire Control Technician
Pressure altitude is measured from the standard sea level pressure of correct answers 29.92
What are the four cycles of an internal combustion aircraft engine? correct answers Intake,
compression, power, exhaust
Which aircraft would always have the right of way correct answers A Boeing 747 decreeing an
emergency
Which navy built the first ships called "aviation vessels" solely for launching aerial vehicles?
correct answers The Swedish Navy
Which of the control surfaces is the primary surface for turning an airplane? correct answers
Aileron
Which of the control surfaces is the primary control for altitude? correct answers Elevator
What is the primary purpose of a winglet? correct answers Improve stability
The wings of the airplane are angled upward. What is this called? correct answers Dihedral
What causes a sonic bomb when a supersonic jet breaks the sound barrier? correct answers An
abrupt pressure change across the shock wave
Who is the father of the Navy correct answers John Paul Jones
From where is latitude measured? correct answers Equator
From where is longitude measured? Where is it located? correct answers Prime meridian -
Greenwich, England
If a Navy ensign and lieutenants are company grade officers, commodores and admirals are what
type of officers? correct answers Flag officers
Is an F-14 Tomcat's wings fixed or variable? Why? correct answers •Variable Sweep
•Swept - to reduce drag at high speed
,•Extended to provide decreased ground speed during landing - to provide increased lift at low
speed
Where is the most stable place to stand in a row boat? correct answers Bottom Center
The aerodynamic effect that occurs near the ground is called? correct answers Ground Effect
Aspect Ratio correct answers The ratio of the distance between the wing tips of an airplane to its
average wing width
Fly-by-Wire correct answers Control linkages between the cockpit and the planes control surface
are electronic rather than mechanical
What are the colors on each side of a boat or ship? correct answers Port - Red
Starboard - Green
What type of aircraft is an F-14 correct answers Interceptor
F-14s have two individuals in the during flight - The pilot and the naval flight officer (NFO). In a
F-14 another name for the NFO is? correct answers Radar Intercept Officer (RIO)
What is the Bonhomme Richard and what country did it serve? correct answers Sailing Ship,
United States
What is compass deviation? correct answers The error of a magnetic compass due to local
magnetism - dependendt upon the heading
What is the difference between neap tide and spring tide correct answers •Spring tide - The large
rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new full moon
•Neap tide - Those tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height
When is the moon at its perigee correct answers When it is the closest to the earth
What is the difference between a Yawl and a Sloop correct answers •Yawl - double mast sailing
vessel where the mizzen or rear mast is AFT of the rudder post
•Sloop - A single mast sailing vessel
VASI correct answers Visual Approach Slope Indicators
Cowlings correct answers Cover an aircrafts engine
Maybe used for
- drag reduction
- engine cooling by directing airflow
- air intake for jet engines
- decorative purposes
, Air Density correct answers Lift and drag depend linearly on
Air density decreases as correct answers Altitude increases
As air density decreases correct answers Engine and aerodynamic performance decrease
Orlop Deck correct answers Lowest deck in a ship, below the waterline where cables are stowed
Poop Deck correct answers Built on the upper deck forming the roof of a poop/poop cabin
Pitot Tube correct answers Used to measure velocity
Ship Bell correct answers 1) intention to direct course vessel to own starboard
2) intention to direct course of vessel to own port
3) indicates that the vessel's engines are going astern
5) danger signal
Prolonged blast indicates restricted visibility
What plane served as a bomber escort in WWII? correct answers P-51 Mustang
What is the island called on an aircraft carrier? correct answers Command Center
Air-traffic control and the bridge is located correct answers On the island / command center of an
aircraft carrier
What aircraft was a high performance piston driven fighter? correct answers Hawker sea fury or
Grumman F8F
What is another name for a rudder on the ship? correct answers Steering oar
Who does the commander of an air squadron report to? correct answers USN: Wing Commander
USAF: Group Commander
What is a CVBG? correct answers Large Carrier Battle Group
What is the name and the purpose of the flaps that come out of the deck of an aircraft carrier that
sits directly behind the jet engines when the jets take off from the carrier? correct answers Jet
Blast Deflector
What is a Jet Blast Deflector? correct answers Safety device that redirects the high energy
exhaust from a jet engine to prevent damage and injury
Who broke the sound barrier? correct answers Chuck Yaeger
What plane was converted to an air tanker during Desert Storm? correct answers S-3 Viking
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