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- 1.A pilot banks an airplane by using the
- A.
Brakes
- B.
Elevator
- C.
Ailerons
- 2.What part of the airplane controls the vertical axis?
- A.
Pilot
- B.
Rudder
- C.
Wing flaps
- 3.What is the backward or retarding force produced by air resistance termed?
- A.
Weight
- B.
Gravity
- C.
Drag
- 4.The angle between the chord line of the airfoil and the direction of the relative wind is termed:
- A.
Angle of attack
- B.
Angle of deflection
- C.
Triangle
- 5.In a steady flight condition,
- A.
Lift = weight; thrust = drag
- B.
Lift = gravity ; weight = drag
- C.
Drag = lift; weight = thrust
- 6.If a hard surfaced runway is numbered 22, then the opposite runway is:
- A.
4
- B.
12
- C.
40
- 7.Runway 36 is aligned in a:
- A.
North-South Direction
- B.
NNE-SSW Direction
- C.
East-West Direction
- 8.Arms crossing over head signals a pilot to make the airplane:
- A.
Stop
- B.
Go
- C.
Taxi
- 9.What was the name of the first spaceship that landed on the moon?
- A.
Aurora 7
- B.
Apollo 11
- C.
Skylab 1
- 10.Which of the following is an important performance deficiency of an over-loaded airplane?
- A.
Higher Landing Speed
- B.
Increased rate and angle of climb
- C.
Shorter take off runway
- 11.During take off, a headwind will:
- A.
Shorten the takeoff run and decrease the angle of climb
- B.
Shorten the takeoff run and increase the angle of climb
- C.
Increase the takeoff run and decrease the angle of climb.
- 12.The pilot always advances the throttle during:
- A.
Climb
- B.
Nose dive
- C.
Spin
- 13.What makes an airplane turn?
- A.
Horizontal component of lift
- B.
Rudder and aileron
- C.
Vertical component of lift
- 14.The pilot of an airplane can best detect the approach of a stall by the:
- A.
Decrease in pitch
- B.
Ineffectiveness of the ailerons and elevator
- C.
Increase in the effectiveness of the rudder
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