AFOQT Aviation Questions and Answers Already Passed

AFOQT Aviation Questions and Answers Already Passed Four Areodynamic forces acting on an airplane are? Drag, Lift, Thrust, Weight An airplane wing is designed to produce lift resulting from relatively: Positive below the wing/Negative above the wing Forces acting on a plane in a steady flight condition? Lift equals weight and thrust equals drag A flashing green air traffic control signal directed to an aircraft on the surface is a signal that the pilot is: Cleared to taxi Steady red light from the tower means? Keep circling Flashing red light means? Unsafe to land The propeller blades are curved on one side and flat on the other side to: Produce thrust When in the Down position position wingflaps provide? Increase drag and lift What makes an airplane turn? Horizontal component of lift What is one advantage of an airplane said to be inherently stable? The Airplane will require less effort to control. If the elevator trim tabs on a plane are lowered, the plane will tend to? Nose up The pilot always advances the throttle during a: Climb The pilot of an airplane can best detect the approach of a stall by the? Ineffectivness of the airlerons and elevator It is ordinarily desirable to provide an unusually long flight strip at municipal airports for the takeoff of? Heavily loaded ships in the air The small hinged section on the elevator of the most airplanes is known as the: Trim Tab At night, airport taxiways are identified by omnidirectional edge lights that are? Blue If the ammeter in an aircraft shows a negative value this means: Output from the alternator or generator output is inadequate The thrust of a turbojet is developed by compressing air in the inlet and compressor, mixing the air with fuel and burning it in the combustor and... Expanding the gas stream through the turbine and nozzle A ramjet engine consists of? Inlet, combustion zone and a nozzle For a fixed wing aircraft, lift is generated _____ to the direction of flight. Perpendicular The angle formed by the chord of an airfoil or wing and the direction of the relative wind is known as the: Angle of attack Pilot tubes furnish data to an instrument that is used by aircraft pilots in about the same way that a ________ is used by and automobile driver. Speedometer The part of the aircraft that holds the cargo, fuel