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General Aviation Trivia
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1
When is it necessary to file an alternate airport for your proposed flight?
Always
Only if the weather is bad
If the destination airport is far away
Never
2
Who invented the hot air balloon?
Warner Brothers
Montgolfier Brothers
The Wright Brothers
Ben and Jerry
3
What instrument is this?
Altimeter
Vertical Airspeed Indicator
Airspeed Indicator
Turn and Slip Indicator
4
Aircraft Recognition: What helicopter is this?
HH-65 Dolphin
Eurocopter EC120
Sikorsky S-64
Bell 206
5
What is the primary purpose of "air traffic control"?
to make sure planes don’t get lost over the ocean
All of the above
to tell pilots how the control stick works
to keep planes away from each other
6
Altitude in aviation in measured in?
Meters
Kilometers
Feet
Centimeters
7
What year did the Wright Brothers achieve the first powered flight?
1903
1901
1902
1904
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What type of landing gear does this aircraft have?
Retractable landing gear
Tail Dagger
Amphibious
Conventional landing gear
9
Aircraft Recognition: What plane is this?
USAFEF-111A Raven
USAF B-2A Spirit
Su-27
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucanos
10
Aircraft Recognition: What plane is this?
Cessna 172
Beechcraft Baron
Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Cessna 152
11
Aircraft Recognition: What plane is this?
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Supermarine Spitfire
Lockheed C-130
12
What instrument is this?
Airspeed Indicator
Altimeter
Heading Indicator
Altitude Meter
13
What type of landing gear does this aircraft have?
Conventional landing gear
Retractable landing gear
Amphibious
Fixed tricycle gear
14
What is the purpose of flaps?
Decrease airspeed
Allow faster climb performance
Increase lift at lower airspeed
Increase airspeed
15
Aircraft Recognition: What plane is this?
Airbus A320
Boeing 777
Airbus A380
Irkut MC-21
16
What are the four forces of flight?
Air law, trust, drag, and heavy
Crew, aircraft, luggage, and passengers
Aircraft, Air, Petrol, Pilot
Lift, thrust, drag, and weight
17
When did the Hudson River Crash happen?
2007
2006
2008
2009
18
What type of landing gear does this aircraft have?
Conventional landing gear
Fixed tricycle gear
Retractable landing gear
Amphibious
19
What does CASA stand for?
Civil Aviation Superficial Authority
Commercial Aviation Superficial Authority
Commercial Aviation Safety Authority
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
20
The era of aviation began with which type of craft?
Jet
Hot Air Balloon
Single Engine Plane
Helicopter
21
What's a defining trait of a biplane?
Two sets of wings
One set of wings
Two pilots
Two sets of wheels
22
Who was the first pilot to break the speed of sound?
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Chuck Yeager
Jimmy Doolittle
23
What part of the aircraft is this?
Engine
Fuselage
Cockpit
Wing
24
What’s the purpose of a "fighter" aircraft?
To find enemy troops
To shoot down other aircraft
to blast tanks
To look cool
25
What part of the aircraft produces lift?
Propeller
Wings
Ailerons
Rudder
26
What is this instrument?
Vertical Speed Indicator
Airspeed Indicator
Turn Indicator
Altimeter
27
What type of landing gear does this aircraft have?
Fixed tricycle gear
Ski Landing Gear
Retractable landing gear
Amphibious
28
Aircraft Recognition: What helicopter is this?
Sikorsky R-4
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Vertol H-21
Apache
29
Aircraft Recognition: What plane is this?
Tupolev Tu-16
MiG-15
Yakovlev Yak-23
Sukhoi Su-57
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What part of the aircraft is this?
Rudder
Landing Gear
Wing
Engine
