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ASTB Aviation and Nautical Information
Questions with Correct Answers for Specific
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Empennage
Ans: consists of the vertical stabilizer, rudder, horizontal stabilizer, hinge
elevator
Parts of plane
Ans: fuselage, wings empennage
Flaps
Ans: located on the trailing edge of the wing; increase wing's surface area
and deflect the air flow downward. Allow planes to lift at slower speeds.
Slats
Ans: Flaps but on the leading edge of the wing
Spoilers
Ans: hinged panels that move upward once landed; maximizes friction on
runway and deceleration.
Air brakes
Ans: decelerate aircraft in flight and increase rate of descent. not designed
to destroy lift.
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Spar
Ans: the structural member inside of the wing runs the length
Shape Dribs
Ans: attached perpendicular to the spare provides wing with more structure
and strength
Skin
Ans: attaches all the framework
Swept back wings
Ans: Used on jets to delay the drag associated with air compressibility at high
subsonic speeds
variable geometry wings
Ans: pilot adjusts wings perpendicular to the fuselage during low speeds
(take off and landing) and back at high subsonic.
aileron
Ans: hinged flight control surface on the outer trailing edge of each wing.
operate opposite each other in order to control rolling motion (performs
banking turns)
trim tab
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: on the rudder, elevator, and aileron reduces the need for the pilot to
apply constant pressure on the control column.
afterburner
Ans: on tubojet engine; to increase thrust above afterburner full throttle
reverse thrust
Ans: turbo prop; used to reduce runway distance of decelerating plane.
rotation of blades three to six to cause forward thrust. With jet engines, engine
exhausts stop from going aft and direct hot flow forward. (closed by buckets
or clamshell doors
pivoting doors
Ans: on the aft of the engines and direct the thrust forward.
aerodynamic forces
Ans: weight, lift, thrust, drag
center of gravity
Ans: where the total force of weight acts on the aircraft
rolling
Ans: turning left or right the amount of G increase
30 degrees - 16 percent more
60 degrees - 100 percent
Pretest - Stuvia US
ASTB Aviation and Nautical Information
Questions with Correct Answers for Specific
Exam Mail
Empennage
Ans: consists of the vertical stabilizer, rudder, horizontal stabilizer, hinge
elevator
Parts of plane
Ans: fuselage, wings empennage
Flaps
Ans: located on the trailing edge of the wing; increase wing's surface area
and deflect the air flow downward. Allow planes to lift at slower speeds.
Slats
Ans: Flaps but on the leading edge of the wing
Spoilers
Ans: hinged panels that move upward once landed; maximizes friction on
runway and deceleration.
Air brakes
Ans: decelerate aircraft in flight and increase rate of descent. not designed
to destroy lift.
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Spar
Ans: the structural member inside of the wing runs the length
Shape Dribs
Ans: attached perpendicular to the spare provides wing with more structure
and strength
Skin
Ans: attaches all the framework
Swept back wings
Ans: Used on jets to delay the drag associated with air compressibility at high
subsonic speeds
variable geometry wings
Ans: pilot adjusts wings perpendicular to the fuselage during low speeds
(take off and landing) and back at high subsonic.
aileron
Ans: hinged flight control surface on the outer trailing edge of each wing.
operate opposite each other in order to control rolling motion (performs
banking turns)
trim tab
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: on the rudder, elevator, and aileron reduces the need for the pilot to
apply constant pressure on the control column.
afterburner
Ans: on tubojet engine; to increase thrust above afterburner full throttle
reverse thrust
Ans: turbo prop; used to reduce runway distance of decelerating plane.
rotation of blades three to six to cause forward thrust. With jet engines, engine
exhausts stop from going aft and direct hot flow forward. (closed by buckets
or clamshell doors
pivoting doors
Ans: on the aft of the engines and direct the thrust forward.
aerodynamic forces
Ans: weight, lift, thrust, drag
center of gravity
Ans: where the total force of weight acts on the aircraft
rolling
Ans: turning left or right the amount of G increase
30 degrees - 16 percent more
60 degrees - 100 percent
Pretest - Stuvia US
