ASTB Aviation/Nautical Information
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Port - CORRECT ANSWER - Left
Starboard - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
Fore - CORRECT ANSWER - In Front
Aft - CORRECT ANSWER - Behind
On an Aircraft, what color shirt should a plane handler/ tractor driver have on? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Blue Shirt: Tractor Drivers, plane handlers, messengers, phone talkers
Then angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind or
airflow is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Angle of Attack
A wall or vertical surface within a ship is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - bulkhead
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by means of the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ailerons control the Roll of the airplane.
A Conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around is latitudinal axis by means of the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Elevators control the pitch of the airplane.
A Conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around is vertical axis by means of the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Rudder controls the Yaw of the airplane
, Two statute miles are equal to: - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.3 nautical miles
The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft about a particular pressure level in: -
CORRECT ANSWER - thousands of feet
The time of 7PM would be expressed using 24-hour clock - CORRECT ANSWER - 1900
hours
When the pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will - CORRECT ANSWER -
move upward pushing the tale down in the nose up
The order given to the helmsman to align the rudder with the keel of the ship: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rudder amidships
If one end of a runway was numbered 09, what number would designate the other end of the
same runway? - CORRECT ANSWER - 27
The coordinates of latitude and longitude are used to express ______________ in
_________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Position, degrees
Which type of engine can operate outside of the earths atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER -
rocket engine
The bridge of a ship is where - CORRECT ANSWER - all orders and commands affecting the
ship originate
Which of the following is a flight instrument: tachometer, fuel flow indicator, control column,
trim tab, altimeter. - CORRECT ANSWER - altimeter
The tail hook of a carrier-borne aircraft is used to: - CORRECT ANSWER - catch one of four
arresting cables stretched across the deck
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Port - CORRECT ANSWER - Left
Starboard - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
Fore - CORRECT ANSWER - In Front
Aft - CORRECT ANSWER - Behind
On an Aircraft, what color shirt should a plane handler/ tractor driver have on? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Blue Shirt: Tractor Drivers, plane handlers, messengers, phone talkers
Then angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind or
airflow is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Angle of Attack
A wall or vertical surface within a ship is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - bulkhead
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by means of the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Ailerons control the Roll of the airplane.
A Conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around is latitudinal axis by means of the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Elevators control the pitch of the airplane.
A Conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around is vertical axis by means of the: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Rudder controls the Yaw of the airplane
, Two statute miles are equal to: - CORRECT ANSWER - 2.3 nautical miles
The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft about a particular pressure level in: -
CORRECT ANSWER - thousands of feet
The time of 7PM would be expressed using 24-hour clock - CORRECT ANSWER - 1900
hours
When the pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will - CORRECT ANSWER -
move upward pushing the tale down in the nose up
The order given to the helmsman to align the rudder with the keel of the ship: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rudder amidships
If one end of a runway was numbered 09, what number would designate the other end of the
same runway? - CORRECT ANSWER - 27
The coordinates of latitude and longitude are used to express ______________ in
_________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Position, degrees
Which type of engine can operate outside of the earths atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER -
rocket engine
The bridge of a ship is where - CORRECT ANSWER - all orders and commands affecting the
ship originate
Which of the following is a flight instrument: tachometer, fuel flow indicator, control column,
trim tab, altimeter. - CORRECT ANSWER - altimeter
The tail hook of a carrier-borne aircraft is used to: - CORRECT ANSWER - catch one of four
arresting cables stretched across the deck
