UAS end of course exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Autonomous and remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? - CORRECT
ANSWER - To represent all of the components of a UAS not just the air vehicle
What was the primary mission of the Lightning Bug in Vietnam? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - CORRECT
ANSWER - AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Micro, Small,
UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Automatic stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sopwith
Aerial Target
,What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reliability, 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Global Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Less than 55
pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Modern UAS are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - CORRECT ANSWER -
ScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unmanned
aircraft, payload, control station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nikola Tesla
,What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Leading Systems Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mass produced UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - CORRECT ANSWER - De Havilland
Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic structure -
CORRECT ANSWER - Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - VTOL and hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - CORRECT
ANSWER - six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. - CORRECT
ANSWER - decreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Brushless DC electric motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tricopter
, What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pitch, 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fly-by-wire
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Barometric pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Servo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Air density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - CORRECT ANSWER - Helicopter
and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - CORRECT ANSWER - rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lift and drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lift,
weight, thrust, and drag
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Autonomous and remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? - CORRECT
ANSWER - To represent all of the components of a UAS not just the air vehicle
What was the primary mission of the Lightning Bug in Vietnam? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - CORRECT
ANSWER - AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Micro, Small,
UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Automatic stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sopwith
Aerial Target
,What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reliability, 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Global Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Less than 55
pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Modern UAS are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - CORRECT ANSWER -
ScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - Unmanned
aircraft, payload, control station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nikola Tesla
,What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Leading Systems Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mass produced UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - CORRECT ANSWER - De Havilland
Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic structure -
CORRECT ANSWER - Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - VTOL and hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - CORRECT
ANSWER - six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. - CORRECT
ANSWER - decreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Brushless DC electric motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tricopter
, What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pitch, 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fly-by-wire
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Decrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Barometric pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Servo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Air density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - CORRECT ANSWER - Helicopter
and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - CORRECT ANSWER - rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lift and drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lift,
weight, thrust, and drag
