AFOQT Aviation-Latest Examination
Questions with All Solved Solutions
2026 Updated.
The angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind or
airflow is called the
(a) angle of pitch
(b) degree of roll
(c) angle of deflection
(d) angle of attack - Answer (d) angle of attack
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by means of the
(a) ailerons
(b) elevators
(c) rudder
(d) trim tab - Answer (a) ailerons
Two statute miles are equal to
(a) 2.0 nautical miles
(b) 1.74 nautical miles
(c) 2.3 nautical miles
(d) 2.3 knots - Answer (b) 1.74 nautical miles
The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft above a particular pressure level in
(a) feet
(b) hundreds of feet
(c) thousands of feet
(d) hundreds of meters - Answer (c) thousands of feet
When a pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will
(a) extend
(b) retract
(c) move upward
(d) move downward - Answer (c) move upward
,If one end of a runway was numbered 09, what number would designate the other end of the
same runway?
(a) 90
(b) 27
(c) 18
(d) 10 - Answer (b) 27
The coordinates of latitude and longitude are used to express _________ in __________.
(a) direction, degrees
(b) position, degrees
(c) distance, time
(d) location, meridians - Answer (b) position, degrees
Which of the following engines could operate outside the earth's atmosphere?
(a) jet engine
(b) turbofan engine
(c) rocket engine
(d) four-stroke diesel engine - Answer (c) rocket engine
Which of the following is a flight instrument?
(a) tachometer
(b) fuel flow indicator
(c) control column
(d) altimeter - Answer (d) altimeter
The empennage of an airplane is usually referred to as the
(a) vertical stabilizer
(b) horizontal stabilier
(c) main body
(d) tail section - Answer (d) tail section
VFR stands for
(a) Velocity Flight Resistance
(b) Venturi Flight Resonance
(c) Vertical Flight Rules
,(d) Visual Flight Rules - Answer (d) Visual Flight Rules
The four aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft in flight are
(a) gravity, lift, thrust, and friction
(b) lift, gravity, thrust, and drag
(c) velocity, drag, lift, and thrust
(d) lift, gravity, velocity, and drag - Answer (b) lift, gravity, thrust, and drag
A flashing green air traffic control directed to an aircraft on the ground is a signal that the pilot
(a) should radio the tower
(b) should stop taxiing
(c) has clearance to take off
(d) has clearance to taxi - Answer (d) has clearance to taxi
___________ are designed to help minimize a pilot's workload by aerodynamically assisting
movement and position of the flight control surfaces to which they are attached.
(a) labor-saving devices
(b) secondary flight controls
(c) trim systems
(d) spoilers - Answer (c) trim systems
Ailerons
(a) extend from the midpoint of the wing outward toward the tip
(b) create aerodynamic forces that cause the airplane to roll
(c) move in opposite directions
(d) all of the above - Answer (d) all of the above
The two types of turn indicators used in an aircraft are
(a) turn and slip indicator and attitude indicator
(b) attitude indicator and automatic gyroscope
(c) turn and slip indicator and turn coordinator
(d) left and right indicators - Answer (c) turn and slip indicator and turn coordinator
When an airplane banks into a turn,
(a) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to the earth's surface and opposes inertia
, (b) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to the earth's surface and opposes gravity
(c) the horizontal lift component acts perpendicular to the earth's surface and opposes inertia
(d) the horizontal lift component acts perpendicular to the earth's surface and opposes gravity -
Answer (a) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to the earth's surface and opposes
inertia
If a fixed-wing aircraft has tricycle landing gear, it
(a) has landing gear supporting the nose of the aircraft
(b) has three sets of landing gear evenly spaced under the aircraft
(c) has three sets of landing gear mounted closely together
(d) has three sets of landing gear spaced longitudinally along the fuselage - Answer (a) has
landing gear supporting the nose of the aircraft
What is the nickname for the EA-6B?
(a) Growler
(b) Prowler
(c) Tomcat
(d) Hornet - Answer (b) prowler
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
(a) inventor of the helicopter
(b) Father of the Navy
(c) first man into space
(d) first woman into space - Answer (c) first man into space
The wings of an airplane design are angled upwards. This is called
(a) armature
(b) angulation
(c) attitude of attack
(d) dihedral - Answer (d) dihedral
When a pilot pushes forward on the control stick, the elevators will
(a) extend
(b) retract
(c) move upward
(d) move downward - Answer (d) move downward
Questions with All Solved Solutions
2026 Updated.
The angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind or
airflow is called the
(a) angle of pitch
(b) degree of roll
(c) angle of deflection
(d) angle of attack - Answer (d) angle of attack
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by means of the
(a) ailerons
(b) elevators
(c) rudder
(d) trim tab - Answer (a) ailerons
Two statute miles are equal to
(a) 2.0 nautical miles
(b) 1.74 nautical miles
(c) 2.3 nautical miles
(d) 2.3 knots - Answer (b) 1.74 nautical miles
The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft above a particular pressure level in
(a) feet
(b) hundreds of feet
(c) thousands of feet
(d) hundreds of meters - Answer (c) thousands of feet
When a pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will
(a) extend
(b) retract
(c) move upward
(d) move downward - Answer (c) move upward
,If one end of a runway was numbered 09, what number would designate the other end of the
same runway?
(a) 90
(b) 27
(c) 18
(d) 10 - Answer (b) 27
The coordinates of latitude and longitude are used to express _________ in __________.
(a) direction, degrees
(b) position, degrees
(c) distance, time
(d) location, meridians - Answer (b) position, degrees
Which of the following engines could operate outside the earth's atmosphere?
(a) jet engine
(b) turbofan engine
(c) rocket engine
(d) four-stroke diesel engine - Answer (c) rocket engine
Which of the following is a flight instrument?
(a) tachometer
(b) fuel flow indicator
(c) control column
(d) altimeter - Answer (d) altimeter
The empennage of an airplane is usually referred to as the
(a) vertical stabilizer
(b) horizontal stabilier
(c) main body
(d) tail section - Answer (d) tail section
VFR stands for
(a) Velocity Flight Resistance
(b) Venturi Flight Resonance
(c) Vertical Flight Rules
,(d) Visual Flight Rules - Answer (d) Visual Flight Rules
The four aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft in flight are
(a) gravity, lift, thrust, and friction
(b) lift, gravity, thrust, and drag
(c) velocity, drag, lift, and thrust
(d) lift, gravity, velocity, and drag - Answer (b) lift, gravity, thrust, and drag
A flashing green air traffic control directed to an aircraft on the ground is a signal that the pilot
(a) should radio the tower
(b) should stop taxiing
(c) has clearance to take off
(d) has clearance to taxi - Answer (d) has clearance to taxi
___________ are designed to help minimize a pilot's workload by aerodynamically assisting
movement and position of the flight control surfaces to which they are attached.
(a) labor-saving devices
(b) secondary flight controls
(c) trim systems
(d) spoilers - Answer (c) trim systems
Ailerons
(a) extend from the midpoint of the wing outward toward the tip
(b) create aerodynamic forces that cause the airplane to roll
(c) move in opposite directions
(d) all of the above - Answer (d) all of the above
The two types of turn indicators used in an aircraft are
(a) turn and slip indicator and attitude indicator
(b) attitude indicator and automatic gyroscope
(c) turn and slip indicator and turn coordinator
(d) left and right indicators - Answer (c) turn and slip indicator and turn coordinator
When an airplane banks into a turn,
(a) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to the earth's surface and opposes inertia
, (b) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to the earth's surface and opposes gravity
(c) the horizontal lift component acts perpendicular to the earth's surface and opposes inertia
(d) the horizontal lift component acts perpendicular to the earth's surface and opposes gravity -
Answer (a) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to the earth's surface and opposes
inertia
If a fixed-wing aircraft has tricycle landing gear, it
(a) has landing gear supporting the nose of the aircraft
(b) has three sets of landing gear evenly spaced under the aircraft
(c) has three sets of landing gear mounted closely together
(d) has three sets of landing gear spaced longitudinally along the fuselage - Answer (a) has
landing gear supporting the nose of the aircraft
What is the nickname for the EA-6B?
(a) Growler
(b) Prowler
(c) Tomcat
(d) Hornet - Answer (b) prowler
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
(a) inventor of the helicopter
(b) Father of the Navy
(c) first man into space
(d) first woman into space - Answer (c) first man into space
The wings of an airplane design are angled upwards. This is called
(a) armature
(b) angulation
(c) attitude of attack
(d) dihedral - Answer (d) dihedral
When a pilot pushes forward on the control stick, the elevators will
(a) extend
(b) retract
(c) move upward
(d) move downward - Answer (d) move downward
