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The term abeam refers to? - ✔✔90 degrees or 270 degrees relative to one's own ship.
The wings are ______
These are a part of an aircrafts surface that help control what 5 things? - ✔✔-air foils
-Lift, direction, stability, thrust, propulsion
A port quartering sea would describe _______? - ✔✔Seas that are arriving at an angle on
the left side of the stern.
What is ground effect? - ✔✔When air downwash from the aircraft comes in contact
with the ground and is reflected back up to add lift to the aircraft.
"Come left/right to course" - ✔✔Make a slight change in course or heading, usually less
then 15 degrees.
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, -An aircraft engine cawling provides what advantes? - ✔✔-It allows for cooling air to
reach the power plant
-It protects the engine from external objects
-It provides an aerodynamic union between the engine and the aircraft fuselage or wing
What is a cleat? - ✔✔A strip of wood, metal, etc. fastened across a surface to provide
support and/or footing. an example of a deck fitting.
What is a knot? - ✔✔A unit of speed measuring one nautical mile (1.15 statue miles, 1.85
km per hour)
Slanted lettering on a nautical chart indicates _____? - ✔✔Slanted lettering on a nautical
chart indicates all information about objects that are affected by tidal changes and
currents.
The aerodynamic force that acts perpendicular to the direction of relative motion is
______? - ✔✔Lift
What is Bilge? - ✔✔Water that has leaked into the ship and/or waste water that can
accumulate in a holding tank or empty space until it is pumped out.
The ____ is the principal structural member that forms the centerline of the hull running
from bow to stern. - ✔✔Keel
What is a chit? - ✔✔A voucher or replacement for money or services.
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The term abeam refers to? - ✔✔90 degrees or 270 degrees relative to one's own ship.
The wings are ______
These are a part of an aircrafts surface that help control what 5 things? - ✔✔-air foils
-Lift, direction, stability, thrust, propulsion
A port quartering sea would describe _______? - ✔✔Seas that are arriving at an angle on
the left side of the stern.
What is ground effect? - ✔✔When air downwash from the aircraft comes in contact
with the ground and is reflected back up to add lift to the aircraft.
"Come left/right to course" - ✔✔Make a slight change in course or heading, usually less
then 15 degrees.
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, -An aircraft engine cawling provides what advantes? - ✔✔-It allows for cooling air to
reach the power plant
-It protects the engine from external objects
-It provides an aerodynamic union between the engine and the aircraft fuselage or wing
What is a cleat? - ✔✔A strip of wood, metal, etc. fastened across a surface to provide
support and/or footing. an example of a deck fitting.
What is a knot? - ✔✔A unit of speed measuring one nautical mile (1.15 statue miles, 1.85
km per hour)
Slanted lettering on a nautical chart indicates _____? - ✔✔Slanted lettering on a nautical
chart indicates all information about objects that are affected by tidal changes and
currents.
The aerodynamic force that acts perpendicular to the direction of relative motion is
______? - ✔✔Lift
What is Bilge? - ✔✔Water that has leaked into the ship and/or waste water that can
accumulate in a holding tank or empty space until it is pumped out.
The ____ is the principal structural member that forms the centerline of the hull running
from bow to stern. - ✔✔Keel
What is a chit? - ✔✔A voucher or replacement for money or services.
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