Tetraethyl lead (TEL) is used principally as an additive that: correct answers increases gasoline antiknock quality
Standard weights have been established for numerous items used in weight and balance computations. The standard weight for gasoline used in an airplane is: correct answers 6 lbs./U...
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Tetraethyl lead (TEL) is used principally as an additive that: correct answers increases gasoline
antiknock quality
Standard weights have been established for numerous items used in weight and balance
computations. The standard weight for gasoline used in an airplane is: correct answers 6 lbs./US
gal
At a controlled airport, the light signal used by the tower to warn an aircraft in flight that the
airport is unsafe and not to land is a(n): correct answers flashing red
The pitot is an important component in measuring: correct answers airspeed
Airport runway lights used to illuminate the runway are: correct answers white
Which type of rope is the strongest? correct answers nylon
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the LEFT side of a channel when facing inland, is called a:
correct answers can buoy
The International Date Line is located at: correct answers the 180th meridian
The Beaufort scale is generally used at sea in estimating: correct answers wind speed
When a person is reported overboard, the action to take first is to: correct answers throw life
buoys over at once
At sea, the time zones are generally bands of longitude: correct answers 15 degrees in width
Which of the following is NOT considered to be an "aid to navigation"? correct answers
mountain peaks
Fog is generally formed when: correct answers warmer air moves over colder water
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the RIGHT side of a channel when facing inland, is called a:
correct answers nun buoy
Ships or boats are steered by one or more rudders at the stern. The faster the vessel is moving:
correct answers the GREATER the pressure against the rudder and the QUICKER the turning
effect
What do the terms PORT, STARBOARD, FORE, and AFT mean? correct answers left, right, in
front, and behind
,On an aircraft carrier deck, what color shirt would a plane handler or tractor driver wear? correct
answers blue
The angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind or
airflow is called the: correct answers angle of attack
A wall or vertical surface within a ship is called a: correct answers bulkhead
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by means of the:
correct answers ailerons
Two statute miles are equal to: correct answers 1.74 nautical miles
The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft above a particular pressure level in:
correct answers thousands of feet
The time of 7 PM would be expressed using the 24-hour clock as: correct answers 1900
When a pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will: correct answers move upward
The order given to the helmsman to align the rudder with the keel of the ship is: correct answers
"Rudder amidships."
If one end of a runway was numbered 09, what number would designate the other end of the
same runway? correct answers 27
The coordinates of latitude and longitude are used to express _______ in _______. correct
answers position, degrees
Which of the following engines could operate outside the earth's atmosphere? correct answers
rocket engine
The bridge of a ship is where: correct answers all orders and commands affecting the ship
originate
Which of the following is a flight instrument? correct answers altimeter
The tailhook of a carrier-borne aircraft is used to: correct answers catch one of four arresting
cables stretched across the deck
A nautical mile is approximately: correct answers 6076 feet
The four aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft in flight are: correct answers lift, weight,
thrust, and drag
, A flashing green air traffic control directed to an aircraft on the ground is a signal that the pilot:
correct answers has clearance to taxi
The Latin phrase "Semper Paratus" is the motto of the: correct answers U.S. Coast Guard
The empennage of an airplane is usually referred to as the: correct answers tail section
On an aircraft carrier, the standard watch length for the Officer of the Deck is: correct answers
four hours
________ are designed to help minimize a pilot's workload by aerodynamically assisting
movement and position of the flight control surfaces to which they are attached. correct answers
Trim systems
The Carrier Strike Group could be employed in a variety of roles, such as: correct answers all of
the above
(i.e. protection of commercial and/or military shipping, protection of a Marine amphibious force,
establishing a naval presence in support of national interests)
Ailerons: correct answers all of the above
(i.e. extend from the midpoint of the wing outward toward the tip, create aerodynamic forces that
cause the airplane to roll, move in opposite directions)
"Pri-Fly" is: correct answers the control tower for flight operations on an aircraft carrier
The two types of turn indicators used in an aircraft are: correct answers turn-and-slip indicator
and turn coordinator
In the Navy, the term "Bravo Zulu" has come to traditionally mean: correct answers well done
When an airplane banks into a turn: correct answers the horizontal lift component acts
PARALLEL to the earth's surface and opposes INERTIA
Which aircraft generally climbs at a steeper angle?
The first Digital-Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) was first tested in 1992 on a: correct answers F-8
A rating of "AQ" means: correct answers Aviation Fire Control Technician
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