UAS final practice exam questions &
answers 2024/2025
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - ANSWERSAutonomous and
remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? -
ANSWERSTo represent all of the components of a UAS not just the air vehicle
What was the primary mission of the Lightning Bug in Vietnam? - ANSWERSReconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? - ANSWERS2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS? -
ANSWERSTelevision guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - ANSWERSAeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - ANSWERSMicro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - ANSWERSAutomatic stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - ANSWERSSopwith Aerial Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? -
ANSWERSReliability, development of Detect and Avoid technology, control link security
,UAS like the Lightning Bug initially used INS guidance. What technology increased the accuracy
and capability of UAS? - ANSWERSGlobal Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - ANSWERSLess than 55 pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - ANSWERSModern UAS
are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - ANSWERSScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - ANSWERSUnmanned aircraft, payload, control
station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - ANSWERS2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - ANSWERSPublic
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - ANSWERSScout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - ANSWERSNikola Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - ANSWERSLeading Systems
Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - ANSWERSMass produced UAS
,What was the first operational targeting drone? - ANSWERSDe Havilland Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic
structure - ANSWERSFuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - ANSWERSVTOL and
hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? -
ANSWERSElevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - ANSWERSsix
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. -
ANSWERSdecreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - ANSWERSBrushless DC electric
motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? -
ANSWERSTricopter
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - ANSWERSPitch,
roll, and yaw
What type of flight control system was developed in the 1950s and 60s to relax the stability of
an aircraft in an effort to make it more maneuverable? - ANSWERSFly-by-wire
, What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? -
ANSWERSFixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? -
ANSWERSDecrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - ANSWERSBarometric
pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - ANSWERSServo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? - ANSWERSAir
density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - ANSWERSHelicopter and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - ANSWERSrotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - ANSWERSLift and
drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - ANSWERSLift, weight, thrust, and drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - ANSWERSEstablish reliable communications between the
AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - ANSWERSWay in which radio waves move from the source antenna
to the receiving end
answers 2024/2025
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - ANSWERSAutonomous and
remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? -
ANSWERSTo represent all of the components of a UAS not just the air vehicle
What was the primary mission of the Lightning Bug in Vietnam? - ANSWERSReconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? - ANSWERS2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS? -
ANSWERSTelevision guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - ANSWERSAeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - ANSWERSMicro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - ANSWERSAutomatic stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - ANSWERSSopwith Aerial Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? -
ANSWERSReliability, development of Detect and Avoid technology, control link security
,UAS like the Lightning Bug initially used INS guidance. What technology increased the accuracy
and capability of UAS? - ANSWERSGlobal Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - ANSWERSLess than 55 pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - ANSWERSModern UAS
are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - ANSWERSScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - ANSWERSUnmanned aircraft, payload, control
station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - ANSWERS2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - ANSWERSPublic
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - ANSWERSScout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - ANSWERSNikola Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - ANSWERSLeading Systems
Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - ANSWERSMass produced UAS
,What was the first operational targeting drone? - ANSWERSDe Havilland Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic
structure - ANSWERSFuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - ANSWERSVTOL and
hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? -
ANSWERSElevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - ANSWERSsix
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. -
ANSWERSdecreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - ANSWERSBrushless DC electric
motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? -
ANSWERSTricopter
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - ANSWERSPitch,
roll, and yaw
What type of flight control system was developed in the 1950s and 60s to relax the stability of
an aircraft in an effort to make it more maneuverable? - ANSWERSFly-by-wire
, What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? -
ANSWERSFixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? -
ANSWERSDecrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - ANSWERSBarometric
pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - ANSWERSServo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? - ANSWERSAir
density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - ANSWERSHelicopter and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - ANSWERSrotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - ANSWERSLift and
drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - ANSWERSLift, weight, thrust, and drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - ANSWERSEstablish reliable communications between the
AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - ANSWERSWay in which radio waves move from the source antenna
to the receiving end
