AIRPORT MASTER FIREFIGHTER QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+

FAR 139-315 airport index rating A has what qualifications? - less than 90' in length 5 departures If an area is not suitable for aircraft operations it is marked with? - Yellow Chevrons Open flames should be strictly controlled or prohibited in the AOA within how many feet of of fueling operations?... - 50ft which flight path is at right angles to the landing runway off its upwind leg? - crosswind leg Far Part 139.315 ARFF Index determination? - length of aircraft and number of daily departures Components of flight traffic pattern - crosswind, downwind, base, and final Runway and taxiway destinations are rounded to nearest? - 10 degrees Safety area usually extends how many feet on either side of center line? - 250 with a total of 500 blue lights spaced 100' apart are found where? - taxiways white lights are used where? - edged of runways 200' and also centerlines 50' Yellow lights or guard lights are used where? - last 2000' of runway edge, location of hold bars. red lights are located where? - alternate between the last 3000' white and red and solid the last 1000'. also mark obstructions What marking consist of two solid yellow lines and two dashed yellow lines? - runway hold position Location signs consist of what color pattern? - yellow on black directional signs consist of what color pattern? - black on yellow CRFFAA is extends how many feet from center line and how many feet beyond each runway? - 500' and 3300' hazardous materials, narrow passageways, conveyer belts can be found where? Making it difficult to extend hand lines. - Terminals: baggage handling and storage areas. what must be considered in a soft concrete arresting bed? - aircraft will sink, arff vehicle can drive on during elevated threat levels vehicle should park a minimum of how many feet apart? - 10 what size of extinguisher is required where fuel flow is greater than 200gpm per NFPA 407? - 80B-125LB open flames are prohibited within how many feet of a fueling aircraft? - 50' internal fuel tanks in helicopters are usually located where? - under the cargo floor. what is a hazard specific to galleys, lavatories, and storage bins? - they can break loose during crash impact which system provides aircraft power while the apu is not operating? - Ground power unit older narrow body commercial aircraft use what type of cabin doors? - plug-type Most wide body commercial aircraft have slides that can be de armed from? - outside and inside. fuel capacities range from? - 70 - 1000 gal gyroplanes are also called? - auto=gyros, gyrocopters, rotaplanes (unpowered rotor) gyrodynes have powered rotor forward propulsion by one or more propellers. True or false - true what is the most common gas turbine engine found on aircraft today? - turbofan what is a disadvantage of aluminum? - it melts at 1200 degrees where are the fuel tanks in small general aviation aircraft? - the wings what provides power to the aircraft if it is not running and not using its apu? - ground power unit light color on left side wing tip? - red light color on right side wingtip? - green light color on tail - white what color is the anticolision light - rotating or flashing red flight crews always use compressed oxygen systems on commercial aircraft? true or false - true what type of aircraft typically have doors that hinge from the bottom? - commuter FAA requires an aircraft slide if the door sill is above what height? - 6' above the ground where should you place a ladder on an aircraft with an emergency slide? - to the side opposite the hinges