Take This Air Navigation Quiz - 1
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- 1.In a triangle ABC, a=421.9, c=321.6, ∟A = 65deg12', find angle C.
- A.
52deg23'
- B.
62deg12'
- C.
43deg47'
- D.
23deg10'
- 2.The spacing of the parallels along the meridian is given by the following formulae
- A.
Difference of latitude ---------------------------- X 2πr 360
- B.
360 X 2πr X difference of latitude
- C.
Difference of longitude ----------------------------- X 2πr 360
- D.
360 X 2πr X difference of longitude
- 3.ICAO's definition of a nautical mile is that it is a measure of distance of _____
- A.
1258 kms
- B.
1852 meters
- C.
8521 meters
- D.
1825 kms
- 4.What is the distance from Kolkatta (30degN 90degE) to New Orleans, USA (30degN 90degW) over the north pole?
- A.
7200nm
- B.
2300nm
- C.
6500nm
- D.
None of the above
- 5.Give the ch long (change of longitude) between160degW and 158degE
- A.
2degW
- B.
2degE
- C.
42degW
- D.
56degW
- 6.GC bearing of Q from P is 060deg, CA = 4deg; if the two places are in the northern hemisphere, what is the a) RL bearing of Q from P?b) RL bearing of P from Q?c) GC bearing of P from Q?
- A.
A) 089deg b) 270deg c) 247 deg
- B.
A) 064deg b) 244deg c) 258deg
- C.
A) 244deg b) 247deg c) 064deg
- D.
A) 063deg b) 214deg c) 248deg
- 7.An aircraft takes off from 47deg30'S 178deg30'W and flies a rhumb line track of 270deg for 224 nm. What is its new position? (Sec 47deg30' = 1.48)
- A.
47deg30'E 170deg59'S
- B.
147deg30'S 17deg40'E
- C.
47deg30'S 175deg23'E
- D.
47deg30'S 175deg59'E
- 8.A flight is planned from 40degS 110degE to 40degS 102degE. Give the distance in kilometers if the flight is taking place along the rhumb line track. (Cos 40deg = 0.766)
- A.
598.5 km
- B.
680 km
- C.
681.5 km
- D.
686 km
- 9.An aircraft takes 15 minute 12 seconds to cover the distance 6.6cm between A and B on a chart having a scale of 1:2 000 000. Calculate the aircraft's ground speed in knots.
- A.
254.2
- B.
132
- C.
281.3
- D.
244.7
- 10.The distance flown by an aircraft in 40seconds at a ground speed of 480kt is shown on a chart by a straight line, 1.4 inches long. Give the scale of the chart in centimeters to kilometers.
- A.
1 cm to 38.9km
- B.
1 cm to 2.778km
- C.
1 cm to 3.89 km
- D.
1 cm to 23km
- 11.On a Mercator, two meridians one degree apart are spaced at a distance of 7.62 cm. What is the scale on this chart at 48degN (Sec 48deg = 1.49, cos 48deg = 0.67)
- A.
1 : 977664
- B.
1 : 652314
- C.
1 : 97466
- D.
1 : 235689
- 12.At 60degN, a 30 cm on the chart measures a ground distance of 390nm. What is the scale of the chart at the equator?
- A.
1: 2451368
- B.
1: 2350000
- C.
1: 4810000
- D.
1: 2333125
- 13.A Mercator has a scale of 1:1000 000 at the eqator. On this scale, two positions A and B, both on 54degN are shown 10 inches apart. What is the difference in longitude between them?
- A.
2deg16.2'
- B.
2deg17.1'
- C.
1deg16.2'
- D.
1deg17.1'
- 14.Aircraft on heading 270deg(T) in DR position 46degN 84degW obtains relative bearing 239deg from station 40degN 81degW. What would you plot?
- A.
331deg
- B.
231deg
- C.
352deg
- D.
335deg
- 15.Aircraft in DR position 69deg30'S 65degW obtains QDM 277deg from station at 71degS 70degW variation at a/c position 19degW; mean variation 22degW, variation at station 25degW. What would you plot?
- A.
078deg
- B.
069deg
- C.
075deg
- D.
072deg
- 16.The transverse Mercator Projection is
- A.
Conformal and convergency is correct everywhere
- B.
Conformal and convergency is correct along all lines(great circles) at 90 deg to the central and anti-meridians
- C.
Not conformal and convergency is not correct anywhere
- 17.On a oblique Mercator,scale error is negligible for practical aviation purposes(ie less than 2 %)within a distance from the datum great circle of
- A.
70 nm
- B.
700 nm
- C.
1700 nm
- 18.Hdg(T) is 258 deg,Convergence 20 deg E;what is Hdg(G)?
- A.
278
- B.
280
- C.
258
- D.
269
- 19.An aircraft has a grid heading of 310 deg using a chart based on grid datum of 40 deg W. If the variation is 10 deg E, n=0.8 and Hdg(M) 340 deg, what is the aircraft's longitude
- A.
10 deg S
- B.
9 degW
- C.
10degE
- D.
9 degE
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