Original Aircraft Familiarization Practice Questions (1–
100)
1. What is the primary purpose of the wings on an aircraft?
a) To generate lift
b) To store fuel only
c) To house passengers
d) To provide thrust
Answer: a — Wings generate lift.
2. What does the acronym SALT help remember about wing components?
a) Spoilers, Ailerons, Leading-edge slats, Trailing-edge flaps
b) Slats, Ailerons, Landing gear, Tail
c) Spoilers, Ailerons, Landing gear, Thrust
d) Slats, Airbrakes, Lift, Trim
Answer: a — SALT = Spoilers, Ailerons, slats, flaps.
3. What do ailerons control?
a) Roll
b) Pitch
c) Yaw
d) Thrust
Answer: a — Ailerons control roll.
4. What do flaps do during takeoff and landing?
a) Increase lift and drag
b) Decrease lift
c) Increase thrust
d) Reduce drag only
Answer: a — Flaps increase lift and drag at low speeds.
5. What do slats do?
a) Increase lift at the leading edge
b) Reduce lift
c) Increase thrust
d) Control yaw
Answer: a — Slats are leading-edge lift devices.
6. What do spoilers do?
a) Reduce lift and increase drag
b) Increase lift
c) Increase thrust
,d) Control pitch
Answer: a — Spoilers spoil lift and add drag.
7. What is the fuselage?
a) The main body of the aircraft
b) The wing
c) The tail
d) The engine
Answer: a — Fuselage is the main body.
8. What is the empennage?
a) The tail section
b) The wing
c) The fuselage
d) The engine
Answer: a — Empennage is the tail assembly.
9. What does the vertical stabilizer do?
a) Provides directional stability (yaw)
b) Provides lift
c) Provides thrust
d) Provides pitch
Answer: a — Vertical stabilizer aids yaw stability.
10. What does the horizontal stabilizer do?
a) Provides pitch stability
b) Provides lift
c) Provides thrust
d) Provides yaw
Answer: a — Horizontal stabilizer aids pitch stability.
11. What is the rudder used for?
a) Yaw control
b) Roll control
c) Pitch control
d) Thrust control
Answer: a — Rudder controls yaw.
12. What is the elevator used for?
a) Pitch control
b) Roll control
c) Yaw control
d) Thrust control
Answer: a — Elevator controls pitch.
, 13. How many engines does a standard Airbus A320 have?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 1
Answer: a — A320 is a twin-engine aircraft.
14. Which engine is Engine 1?
a) Left (pilot side)
b) Right (first officer side)
c) Tail-mounted
d) Wingtip-mounted
Answer: a — Engine 1 is on the left.
15. Which engine is Engine 2?
a) Right (first officer side)
b) Left (pilot side)
c) Tail-mounted
d) Wingtip-mounted
Answer: a — Engine 2 is on the right.
16. What does APU stand for?
a) Auxiliary Power Unit
b) Aircraft Pressurization Unit
c) Aviation Power Usage
d) Auxiliary Passenger Unit
Answer: a — APU = Auxiliary Power Unit.
17. What does the APU provide?
a) Electrical and hydraulic power, cabin air conditioning, and heat for wing anti-icing
on the ground
b) Thrust for takeoff
c) Lift for flight
d) Braking power
Answer: a — APU supplies ground power and air.
18. Where is the APU typically located?
a) Tail section
b) Wing
c) Nose
d) Engine nacelle
Answer: a — APU is in the tail cone.
19. How many exits does the A320 have?
a) 10 (4 doors, 4 overwing, 2 flight deck)
100)
1. What is the primary purpose of the wings on an aircraft?
a) To generate lift
b) To store fuel only
c) To house passengers
d) To provide thrust
Answer: a — Wings generate lift.
2. What does the acronym SALT help remember about wing components?
a) Spoilers, Ailerons, Leading-edge slats, Trailing-edge flaps
b) Slats, Ailerons, Landing gear, Tail
c) Spoilers, Ailerons, Landing gear, Thrust
d) Slats, Airbrakes, Lift, Trim
Answer: a — SALT = Spoilers, Ailerons, slats, flaps.
3. What do ailerons control?
a) Roll
b) Pitch
c) Yaw
d) Thrust
Answer: a — Ailerons control roll.
4. What do flaps do during takeoff and landing?
a) Increase lift and drag
b) Decrease lift
c) Increase thrust
d) Reduce drag only
Answer: a — Flaps increase lift and drag at low speeds.
5. What do slats do?
a) Increase lift at the leading edge
b) Reduce lift
c) Increase thrust
d) Control yaw
Answer: a — Slats are leading-edge lift devices.
6. What do spoilers do?
a) Reduce lift and increase drag
b) Increase lift
c) Increase thrust
,d) Control pitch
Answer: a — Spoilers spoil lift and add drag.
7. What is the fuselage?
a) The main body of the aircraft
b) The wing
c) The tail
d) The engine
Answer: a — Fuselage is the main body.
8. What is the empennage?
a) The tail section
b) The wing
c) The fuselage
d) The engine
Answer: a — Empennage is the tail assembly.
9. What does the vertical stabilizer do?
a) Provides directional stability (yaw)
b) Provides lift
c) Provides thrust
d) Provides pitch
Answer: a — Vertical stabilizer aids yaw stability.
10. What does the horizontal stabilizer do?
a) Provides pitch stability
b) Provides lift
c) Provides thrust
d) Provides yaw
Answer: a — Horizontal stabilizer aids pitch stability.
11. What is the rudder used for?
a) Yaw control
b) Roll control
c) Pitch control
d) Thrust control
Answer: a — Rudder controls yaw.
12. What is the elevator used for?
a) Pitch control
b) Roll control
c) Yaw control
d) Thrust control
Answer: a — Elevator controls pitch.
, 13. How many engines does a standard Airbus A320 have?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 1
Answer: a — A320 is a twin-engine aircraft.
14. Which engine is Engine 1?
a) Left (pilot side)
b) Right (first officer side)
c) Tail-mounted
d) Wingtip-mounted
Answer: a — Engine 1 is on the left.
15. Which engine is Engine 2?
a) Right (first officer side)
b) Left (pilot side)
c) Tail-mounted
d) Wingtip-mounted
Answer: a — Engine 2 is on the right.
16. What does APU stand for?
a) Auxiliary Power Unit
b) Aircraft Pressurization Unit
c) Aviation Power Usage
d) Auxiliary Passenger Unit
Answer: a — APU = Auxiliary Power Unit.
17. What does the APU provide?
a) Electrical and hydraulic power, cabin air conditioning, and heat for wing anti-icing
on the ground
b) Thrust for takeoff
c) Lift for flight
d) Braking power
Answer: a — APU supplies ground power and air.
18. Where is the APU typically located?
a) Tail section
b) Wing
c) Nose
d) Engine nacelle
Answer: a — APU is in the tail cone.
19. How many exits does the A320 have?
a) 10 (4 doors, 4 overwing, 2 flight deck)
