Air Force Officer Qualifying Test Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Ailerons - CORRECT ANSWER Located on the trailing edge of the wing to provide roll
control
Attitude - CORRECT ANSWER The aircrafts orientation relative to Earth's horizon
Cowling - CORRECT ANSWER Metal covering of an airplane engine, helps with cooling
Axes of Flight (Rotation) - CORRECT ANSWER Pitch, Roll, Yaw
Engine Instruments - CORRECT ANSWER Tachometer Ammeter (battery), Engine Oil
Pressure, Manifold Pressure, Engine Pressure Ratio, Fuel Pressure, Exhaust Gas Temperature Gauge
How does lower density air influence aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER Reduces power, thrust,
and lift
Propeller - CORRECT ANSWER Generates Thrust
What does the rudder do? - CORRECT ANSWER Moves the airplane nose left and right (Yaw)
What does the elevator do on an aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER Moves airplane nose up and
down? (Pitch)
How does atmospheric pressure influence aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER As altitude
increases, atmospheric pressure decreases reducing thrust, lift, and power
Air Density - CORRECT ANSWER decreases with altitude
,High Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER Decreases Air Density
The four aerodynamic forces acting on an airplane are - CORRECT ANSWER Lift, Weight
(Gravity), Thrust, Drag
When extended or down, wing flaps provide - CORRECT ANSWER Greater lift and more
drag
If the elevator trim tabs on the airplane are lowered, the plane will tend to - CORRECT ANSWER
Nose Up
an elephant cannot - CORRECT ANSWER jump
An oxide is formed when an element is chemically combined with what type of specific element -
CORRECT ANSWER Oxygen
Under normal VFR conditions how much of a pilots attention should be focused on cockpit
instruments - CORRECT ANSWER No more than 10%
An aircraft instructed to land on Rwy 23L would establish an approach heading of - CORRECT
ANSWER 230 degress
Which two flight controls are used to control the rate of a turn - CORRECT ANSWER
Elevator and Ailerons
composite number - CORRECT ANSWER A whole number greater than 1 that has more than
two factors.
Newton's Laws of Motion 1 - CORRECT ANSWER Body at rest remains at rest
Moving the control stick to the right or left affects which aircraft controls - CORRECT ANSWER
Ailerons
, Newton's Laws of Motion 2 - CORRECT ANSWER Constant force creates acceleration
proportional to mass
Climb Types - CORRECT ANSWER Normal Best rate of climb (Vy) Best angle of climb (Vx)
The control system used primarily to relieve the pilot from having to maintain constant pressure on
the flight controls is the - CORRECT ANSWER Trim Systems
The transponder code which indicates an in-flight emergency is - CORRECT ANSWER 7700
The axis which extends lengthwise thru the fuselage from the nose to tail is - CORRECT ANSWER
longitudinal axis
(Math) Factors - CORRECT ANSWER Numbers we can multiply together to get another
number
Drag (during climb) requires increase in thrust. - CORRECT ANSWER Need sufficient thrust
to continue climb
Large yellow X's painted on the end of the runway indicate - CORRECT ANSWER the runway
is closed
combining like terms - CORRECT ANSWER 2x+4x=6x
Order of Operations (PEMDAS) - CORRECT ANSWER Parenthesis, Exponents,
Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
Division Answer - CORRECT ANSWER quotient
Multiply Answer - CORRECT ANSWER product
Subtraction Answer - CORRECT ANSWER remainder
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Ailerons - CORRECT ANSWER Located on the trailing edge of the wing to provide roll
control
Attitude - CORRECT ANSWER The aircrafts orientation relative to Earth's horizon
Cowling - CORRECT ANSWER Metal covering of an airplane engine, helps with cooling
Axes of Flight (Rotation) - CORRECT ANSWER Pitch, Roll, Yaw
Engine Instruments - CORRECT ANSWER Tachometer Ammeter (battery), Engine Oil
Pressure, Manifold Pressure, Engine Pressure Ratio, Fuel Pressure, Exhaust Gas Temperature Gauge
How does lower density air influence aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER Reduces power, thrust,
and lift
Propeller - CORRECT ANSWER Generates Thrust
What does the rudder do? - CORRECT ANSWER Moves the airplane nose left and right (Yaw)
What does the elevator do on an aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER Moves airplane nose up and
down? (Pitch)
How does atmospheric pressure influence aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER As altitude
increases, atmospheric pressure decreases reducing thrust, lift, and power
Air Density - CORRECT ANSWER decreases with altitude
,High Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER Decreases Air Density
The four aerodynamic forces acting on an airplane are - CORRECT ANSWER Lift, Weight
(Gravity), Thrust, Drag
When extended or down, wing flaps provide - CORRECT ANSWER Greater lift and more
drag
If the elevator trim tabs on the airplane are lowered, the plane will tend to - CORRECT ANSWER
Nose Up
an elephant cannot - CORRECT ANSWER jump
An oxide is formed when an element is chemically combined with what type of specific element -
CORRECT ANSWER Oxygen
Under normal VFR conditions how much of a pilots attention should be focused on cockpit
instruments - CORRECT ANSWER No more than 10%
An aircraft instructed to land on Rwy 23L would establish an approach heading of - CORRECT
ANSWER 230 degress
Which two flight controls are used to control the rate of a turn - CORRECT ANSWER
Elevator and Ailerons
composite number - CORRECT ANSWER A whole number greater than 1 that has more than
two factors.
Newton's Laws of Motion 1 - CORRECT ANSWER Body at rest remains at rest
Moving the control stick to the right or left affects which aircraft controls - CORRECT ANSWER
Ailerons
, Newton's Laws of Motion 2 - CORRECT ANSWER Constant force creates acceleration
proportional to mass
Climb Types - CORRECT ANSWER Normal Best rate of climb (Vy) Best angle of climb (Vx)
The control system used primarily to relieve the pilot from having to maintain constant pressure on
the flight controls is the - CORRECT ANSWER Trim Systems
The transponder code which indicates an in-flight emergency is - CORRECT ANSWER 7700
The axis which extends lengthwise thru the fuselage from the nose to tail is - CORRECT ANSWER
longitudinal axis
(Math) Factors - CORRECT ANSWER Numbers we can multiply together to get another
number
Drag (during climb) requires increase in thrust. - CORRECT ANSWER Need sufficient thrust
to continue climb
Large yellow X's painted on the end of the runway indicate - CORRECT ANSWER the runway
is closed
combining like terms - CORRECT ANSWER 2x+4x=6x
Order of Operations (PEMDAS) - CORRECT ANSWER Parenthesis, Exponents,
Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
Division Answer - CORRECT ANSWER quotient
Multiply Answer - CORRECT ANSWER product
Subtraction Answer - CORRECT ANSWER remainder
