SIFT Army Aviation Information
Practice Test Questions and Answers
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A helicopter is - ✔✔A type of rotorcraft
Helicopter turbine engines produce ___________ thrust per pound than piston engines -
✔✔More
The four main forces working on a helicopter are - ✔✔Lift, weight, thrust, drag
Helicopters typically have between ___ and ___ main rotor blades - ✔✔2 and 6
Depending on the type of helicopter, main rotor system components can include - ✔✔A
stabilizer bar, upper/lower swashplates, counterweights, pitch horns, teeter/coning
hinges, blade grips, pitch/scissor links, control rods
The function of the flybar is - ✔✔To decrease crosswind thrust on the blades and
enhance flight stability by keeping the bar stable as the rotor spins
Many helicopters have a horizontal stabilizer located _____ - ✔✔On the tail boom
The purpose of the tail rotor is: - ✔✔To produce an anti-torque force acting
perpendicular to the helicopter's longitudinal axis.
Wheels on _____ types of helicopters are _____ - ✔✔Some, retractable
A pilot controls a helicopter using: - ✔✔Pedals, a collective, throttle, cyclic
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Practice Test Questions and Answers
100% Pass
A helicopter is - ✔✔A type of rotorcraft
Helicopter turbine engines produce ___________ thrust per pound than piston engines -
✔✔More
The four main forces working on a helicopter are - ✔✔Lift, weight, thrust, drag
Helicopters typically have between ___ and ___ main rotor blades - ✔✔2 and 6
Depending on the type of helicopter, main rotor system components can include - ✔✔A
stabilizer bar, upper/lower swashplates, counterweights, pitch horns, teeter/coning
hinges, blade grips, pitch/scissor links, control rods
The function of the flybar is - ✔✔To decrease crosswind thrust on the blades and
enhance flight stability by keeping the bar stable as the rotor spins
Many helicopters have a horizontal stabilizer located _____ - ✔✔On the tail boom
The purpose of the tail rotor is: - ✔✔To produce an anti-torque force acting
perpendicular to the helicopter's longitudinal axis.
Wheels on _____ types of helicopters are _____ - ✔✔Some, retractable
A pilot controls a helicopter using: - ✔✔Pedals, a collective, throttle, cyclic
© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR 2025-2026, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
