ASTB-E EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What aircraft generally climbs at a steeper angle - Answers -F-4 Phantom
The first Digital-Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) was first tested in 1972 on a - Answers -Vought F-
8 Crusader
A rating of "AQ" means - Answers -Aviation Fire Control Technician
Pressure altitude is measured from the standard sea level pressure of - Answers -29.92
What are the four cycles of an internal combustion aircraft engine? - Answers -Intake,
compression, power, exhaust
Which aircraft would always have the right of way - Answers -A Boeing 747 decreeing
an emergency
Which navy built the first ships called "aviation vessels" solely for launching aerial
vehicles? - Answers -The Swedish Navy
Which of the control surfaces is the primary surface for turning an airplane? - Answers -
Aileron
Which of the control surfaces is the primary control for altitude? - Answers -Elevator
What type of aircraft is an F-14 - Answers -Interceptor
F-14s have two individuals in the during flight - The pilot and the naval flight officer
(NFO). In a F-14 another name for the NFO is? - Answers -Radar Intercept Officer
(RIO)
What is the Bonhomme Richard and what country did it serve? - Answers -Sailing Ship,
United States
What is compass deviation? - Answers -The error of a magnetic compass due to local
magnetism - dependendt upon the heading
What is the difference between neap tide and spring tide - Answers -•Spring tide - The
large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new full moon
•Neap tide - Those tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height
When is the moon at its perigee - Answers -When it is the closest to the earth
What is the difference between a Yawl and a Sloop - Answers -•Yawl - double mast
sailing vessel where the mizzen or rear mast is AFT of the rudder post
•Sloop - A single mast sailing vessel
,VASI - Answers -Visual Approach Slope Indicators
Cowlings - Answers -Cover an aircrafts engine
Maybe used for
- drag reduction
- engine cooling by directing airflow
- air intake for jet engines
- decorative purposes
Air Density - Answers -Lift and drag depend linearly on
Air density decreases as - Answers -Altitude increases
As air density decreases - Answers -Engine and aerodynamic performance decrease
Orlop Deck - Answers -Lowest deck in a ship, below the waterline where cables are
stowed
Poop Deck - Answers -Built on the upper deck forming the roof of a poop/poop cabin
Pitot Tube - Answers -Used to measure velocity
Ship Bell - Answers -1) intention to direct course vessel to own starboard
2) intention to direct course of vessel to own port
3) indicates that the vessel's engines are going astern
5) danger signal
Prolonged blast indicates restricted visibility
What plane served as a bomber escort in WWII? - Answers -P-51 Mustang
What is the island called on an aircraft carrier? - Answers -Command Center
Air-traffic control and the bridge is located - Answers -On the island / command center
of an aircraft carrier
What aircraft was a high performance piston driven fighter? - Answers -Hawker sea fury
or Grumman F8F
What is another name for a rudder on the ship? - Answers -Steering oar
Who does the commander of an air squadron report to? - Answers -USN: Wing
Commander
USAF: Group Commander
, What is a CVBG? - Answers -Large Carrier Battle Group
What is the name and the purpose of the flaps that come out of the deck of an aircraft
carrier that sits directly behind the jet engines when the jets take off from the carrier? -
Answers -Jet Blast Deflector
What is a Jet Blast Deflector? - Answers -Safety device that redirects the high energy
exhaust from a jet engine to prevent damage and injury
Who broke the sound barrier? - Answers -Chuck Yaeger
What plane was converted to an air tanker during Desert Storm? - Answers -S-3 Viking
What is aspect ratio? - Answers -Ratio of the distance between the wing tips of an
airplane to its average wing width
What is the primary purpose of a winglet? - Answers -Improve stability
The wings of the airplane are angled upward. What is this called? - Answers -Dihedral
What causes a sonic bomb when a supersonic jet breaks the sound barrier? - Answers -
An abrupt pressure change across the shock wave
Who is the father of the Navy - Answers -John Paul Jones
From where is latitude measured? - Answers -Equator
From where is longitude measured? Where is it located? - Answers -Prime meridian -
Greenwich, England
If a Navy ensign and lieutenants are company grade officers, commodores and admirals
are what type of officers? - Answers -Flag officers
Is an F-14 Tomcat's wings fixed or variable? Why? - Answers -•Variable Sweep
•Swept - to reduce drag at high speed
•Extended to provide decreased ground speed during landing - to provide increased lift
at low speed
Where is the most stable place to stand in a row boat? - Answers -Bottom Center
The aerodynamic effect that occurs near the ground is called? - Answers -Ground Effect
Aspect Ratio - Answers -The ratio of the distance between the wing tips of an airplane
to its average wing width
What aircraft generally climbs at a steeper angle - Answers -F-4 Phantom
The first Digital-Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) was first tested in 1972 on a - Answers -Vought F-
8 Crusader
A rating of "AQ" means - Answers -Aviation Fire Control Technician
Pressure altitude is measured from the standard sea level pressure of - Answers -29.92
What are the four cycles of an internal combustion aircraft engine? - Answers -Intake,
compression, power, exhaust
Which aircraft would always have the right of way - Answers -A Boeing 747 decreeing
an emergency
Which navy built the first ships called "aviation vessels" solely for launching aerial
vehicles? - Answers -The Swedish Navy
Which of the control surfaces is the primary surface for turning an airplane? - Answers -
Aileron
Which of the control surfaces is the primary control for altitude? - Answers -Elevator
What type of aircraft is an F-14 - Answers -Interceptor
F-14s have two individuals in the during flight - The pilot and the naval flight officer
(NFO). In a F-14 another name for the NFO is? - Answers -Radar Intercept Officer
(RIO)
What is the Bonhomme Richard and what country did it serve? - Answers -Sailing Ship,
United States
What is compass deviation? - Answers -The error of a magnetic compass due to local
magnetism - dependendt upon the heading
What is the difference between neap tide and spring tide - Answers -•Spring tide - The
large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new full moon
•Neap tide - Those tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height
When is the moon at its perigee - Answers -When it is the closest to the earth
What is the difference between a Yawl and a Sloop - Answers -•Yawl - double mast
sailing vessel where the mizzen or rear mast is AFT of the rudder post
•Sloop - A single mast sailing vessel
,VASI - Answers -Visual Approach Slope Indicators
Cowlings - Answers -Cover an aircrafts engine
Maybe used for
- drag reduction
- engine cooling by directing airflow
- air intake for jet engines
- decorative purposes
Air Density - Answers -Lift and drag depend linearly on
Air density decreases as - Answers -Altitude increases
As air density decreases - Answers -Engine and aerodynamic performance decrease
Orlop Deck - Answers -Lowest deck in a ship, below the waterline where cables are
stowed
Poop Deck - Answers -Built on the upper deck forming the roof of a poop/poop cabin
Pitot Tube - Answers -Used to measure velocity
Ship Bell - Answers -1) intention to direct course vessel to own starboard
2) intention to direct course of vessel to own port
3) indicates that the vessel's engines are going astern
5) danger signal
Prolonged blast indicates restricted visibility
What plane served as a bomber escort in WWII? - Answers -P-51 Mustang
What is the island called on an aircraft carrier? - Answers -Command Center
Air-traffic control and the bridge is located - Answers -On the island / command center
of an aircraft carrier
What aircraft was a high performance piston driven fighter? - Answers -Hawker sea fury
or Grumman F8F
What is another name for a rudder on the ship? - Answers -Steering oar
Who does the commander of an air squadron report to? - Answers -USN: Wing
Commander
USAF: Group Commander
, What is a CVBG? - Answers -Large Carrier Battle Group
What is the name and the purpose of the flaps that come out of the deck of an aircraft
carrier that sits directly behind the jet engines when the jets take off from the carrier? -
Answers -Jet Blast Deflector
What is a Jet Blast Deflector? - Answers -Safety device that redirects the high energy
exhaust from a jet engine to prevent damage and injury
Who broke the sound barrier? - Answers -Chuck Yaeger
What plane was converted to an air tanker during Desert Storm? - Answers -S-3 Viking
What is aspect ratio? - Answers -Ratio of the distance between the wing tips of an
airplane to its average wing width
What is the primary purpose of a winglet? - Answers -Improve stability
The wings of the airplane are angled upward. What is this called? - Answers -Dihedral
What causes a sonic bomb when a supersonic jet breaks the sound barrier? - Answers -
An abrupt pressure change across the shock wave
Who is the father of the Navy - Answers -John Paul Jones
From where is latitude measured? - Answers -Equator
From where is longitude measured? Where is it located? - Answers -Prime meridian -
Greenwich, England
If a Navy ensign and lieutenants are company grade officers, commodores and admirals
are what type of officers? - Answers -Flag officers
Is an F-14 Tomcat's wings fixed or variable? Why? - Answers -•Variable Sweep
•Swept - to reduce drag at high speed
•Extended to provide decreased ground speed during landing - to provide increased lift
at low speed
Where is the most stable place to stand in a row boat? - Answers -Bottom Center
The aerodynamic effect that occurs near the ground is called? - Answers -Ground Effect
Aspect Ratio - Answers -The ratio of the distance between the wing tips of an airplane
to its average wing width
