AFOQT EXAM (VERSION 1,2 AND 3) - EXAMINATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: The two main types of drag an aircraft experiences in
flight are
(a) parasite and induced
(b) controlled and unlimited
(c) supersonic and transonic
(d) kinetic and potential
(e) uncontrolled and limited
Answer:
(a) parasite and induced
Question 2: Bernoulli's Principle states that
(a) a body that is at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an
outside force
(b) when there is an increase in pressure, there must be a decrease
in temperature
(c) when there is an increase in velocity there must be a decrease in
pressure
(d) force times mass equals acceleration
(e) air will circulate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere
Answer:
(c) when there is an increase in velocity there must be a decrease in pressure
,Question 3: If the rudder of an aircraft is deflected, the aircraft will
move about the _____ axis
(a) centroid
(b) pitch
(c) roll
(d) yaw
(e) none of the above
Answer:
(d) yaw
Question 4: If the elevator is deflected, the aircraft will move about
the _______ axis
(a) centroid
(b) pitch
(c) roll
(d) yaw
(e) none of the above
Answer:
(b) pitch
Question 5: If the aileron is deflected, the aircraft will move about
the ______ axis
(a) centroid
(b) pitch
(c) roll
(d) yaw
(e) none of the above
Answer:
,(c) roll
Question 6: Pushing the right rudder pedal in causes the rudder to
deflect to the right of center, causing which movement of the
aircraft?
(a) pushes the tail of the aircraft right, and the nose of the aircraft left
(b) pushes the tail of the aircraft left, and the nose of the aircraft right
(c) pushes the tail of the aircraft left, and the nose of the aircraft left
(d) pushes the tail of the aircraft right and the nose of the aircraft right
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(b) pushes the tail of the aircraft left, and the nose of the aircraft right
Question 7: What is the angle of attack?
(a) the angle between airfoil chord and relative direction of motion
(b) the angle between blade center and angle of incidence
(c) the angle between airfoil chord and angle of incidence
(d) the angle between induced air flow and relative direction of motion
(e) none of the above
Answer:
(a) the angle between airfoil chord and relative direction of motion
Question 8: What do we call the force acting rearward on an aircraft
caused by air friction and lift?
(a) lift
(b) thrust
(c) drag
(d) weight
, (e) none of the above
Answer:
(c) drag
Question 9: The shape of a wing's cross-section, which causes lift,
is described using what term?
(a) camber
(b) delta
(c) swept
(d) straight
(e) none of the above
Answer:
(a) camber
Question 10: Pulling back on the aircraft controls will deflect which
control surface on the aircraft?
(a) rudder
(b) trim tabs
(c) ailerons
(d) flaps
(e) elevators
Answer:
(e) elevators
Question 11: Increasing which parameter will eventually cause a
stall of the aircraft?
(a) air density
(b) angle of attack
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: The two main types of drag an aircraft experiences in
flight are
(a) parasite and induced
(b) controlled and unlimited
(c) supersonic and transonic
(d) kinetic and potential
(e) uncontrolled and limited
Answer:
(a) parasite and induced
Question 2: Bernoulli's Principle states that
(a) a body that is at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an
outside force
(b) when there is an increase in pressure, there must be a decrease
in temperature
(c) when there is an increase in velocity there must be a decrease in
pressure
(d) force times mass equals acceleration
(e) air will circulate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere
Answer:
(c) when there is an increase in velocity there must be a decrease in pressure
,Question 3: If the rudder of an aircraft is deflected, the aircraft will
move about the _____ axis
(a) centroid
(b) pitch
(c) roll
(d) yaw
(e) none of the above
Answer:
(d) yaw
Question 4: If the elevator is deflected, the aircraft will move about
the _______ axis
(a) centroid
(b) pitch
(c) roll
(d) yaw
(e) none of the above
Answer:
(b) pitch
Question 5: If the aileron is deflected, the aircraft will move about
the ______ axis
(a) centroid
(b) pitch
(c) roll
(d) yaw
(e) none of the above
Answer:
,(c) roll
Question 6: Pushing the right rudder pedal in causes the rudder to
deflect to the right of center, causing which movement of the
aircraft?
(a) pushes the tail of the aircraft right, and the nose of the aircraft left
(b) pushes the tail of the aircraft left, and the nose of the aircraft right
(c) pushes the tail of the aircraft left, and the nose of the aircraft left
(d) pushes the tail of the aircraft right and the nose of the aircraft right
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(b) pushes the tail of the aircraft left, and the nose of the aircraft right
Question 7: What is the angle of attack?
(a) the angle between airfoil chord and relative direction of motion
(b) the angle between blade center and angle of incidence
(c) the angle between airfoil chord and angle of incidence
(d) the angle between induced air flow and relative direction of motion
(e) none of the above
Answer:
(a) the angle between airfoil chord and relative direction of motion
Question 8: What do we call the force acting rearward on an aircraft
caused by air friction and lift?
(a) lift
(b) thrust
(c) drag
(d) weight
, (e) none of the above
Answer:
(c) drag
Question 9: The shape of a wing's cross-section, which causes lift,
is described using what term?
(a) camber
(b) delta
(c) swept
(d) straight
(e) none of the above
Answer:
(a) camber
Question 10: Pulling back on the aircraft controls will deflect which
control surface on the aircraft?
(a) rudder
(b) trim tabs
(c) ailerons
(d) flaps
(e) elevators
Answer:
(e) elevators
Question 11: Increasing which parameter will eventually cause a
stall of the aircraft?
(a) air density
(b) angle of attack
