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Practice questions for the most important standardized test you will ever take.
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1
Two statute miles are equal to:
2.0 knots
1.74 nautical miles
2.0 nautical miles
2.3 knots
2
When a pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevator moves ___ and the aircraft moves ___
up; down
up; up
down; down
down; up
3
Which of the following is NOT a control surface?
ailerons
rudder
flaps
elevator
4
On an aircraft carrier, what color shirts are the aviation refuelers?
red
white
purple
yellow
5
One mechanism used to increase lift in a slow-speed environment would be:
flaps
horizontal stabilizer
elevator
vertical stabilizer
6
The pitot is an important component in measuring:
oil pressure
direction
altitude
airspeed
7
The angle between the chord line of a wing & the direction of the relative airflow is called:
degree of yaw
angle of attack
degree of roll
angle of pitch
8
Who is the father of the Navy?
Chester Nimitz
John Paul Jones
Oliver Perry
Hyman G. Rickover
9
In the Navy, the term "Bravo Zulu" has come traditionally to mean:
two hours earlier than Zulu
well done
below the zone
two hours later than Zulu time
10
What is the color of the starboard light?
yellow
red
green
blue
11
Airport lights used to illuminate the runway are:
green
red
blue
white
12
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by means of the:
flaps
ailerons
trim tab
rudder
13
The signal used to warn an aircraft in flight that the airport is unsafe and not to land is:
flashing red
flashing green
alternating red and green
steady red
14
A wall or vertical surface within a ship is called:
bulkhead
keel
frame
gangway
15
How are runways numbered?
by their types of use
by their compass heading
chronologically
by order of most used
16
When discussing aircraft movement, what is yaw?
side-to-side movement of the nose
rotational movement of the fuselage
oscillation during high speed flight
up-and-down movement of the nose
17
The initials "VFR" stand for
velocity of flight restrictions
visual flight rules
visual flight requirements
VHF flight radio
18
Who was the first man in space?
John Glen
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
Yuri Gagarin
