ASTB Aviation and Nautical Terms
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Relative Wind - CORRECT ANSWER - Direction of movement relative to an aircraft
Fly-By-Wire - CORRECT ANSWER - When the control linkages between the cockpit and the
planes control surfaces are electronic rather than mechanical
Camber - CORRECT ANSWER - Curvature of the top of a wing or airfoil
Pitch Angle - CORRECT ANSWER - Angle between the chord and horizon
Bilge - CORRECT ANSWER - Underwater part of ship
Directional Stability - CORRECT ANSWER - Stability around the vertical/normal axis
Longitudinal Stability - CORRECT ANSWER - Pitch stability; stability around the lateral axis
Lateral Stability - CORRECT ANSWER - Roll stability; stability around the longitudinal axis
Stall - CORRECT ANSWER - When the AOA increases beyond a certain point such that the
lift begins to decrease
Pier - CORRECT ANSWER - The docking structure built at right angles to the shore
Wharf - CORRECT ANSWER - The docking structure built parallel to shore
, Slip - CORRECT ANSWER - The space between adjacent piers
29.92 inHg or 1013 hPa - CORRECT ANSWER - Barometric pressure at sea level on a
standard day
Stratus Clouds - CORRECT ANSWER - Low, even clouds that form just above the Earth and
give the sky a hazy appearance
Yaw - CORRECT ANSWER - Side-to-side movement (heading) caused by the rudder
Draft - CORRECT ANSWER - The vertical distance from the water line to the lowest part of
the ship's bottom
Aft - CORRECT ANSWER - To go in the direction of the ship's stern (rear)
Lubber's Line (Fore and Aft Line) - CORRECT ANSWER - Line used in ascertaining the
ship's heading...indicates the direction of the ship's bow.
Sextant - CORRECT ANSWER - Precision instrument used in celestial navigation to measure
angles
Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - When the body is deprived of oxygen
Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Body of the ship
Where is fuel housed? - CORRECT ANSWER - In the wings
Fuselage - CORRECT ANSWER - Aircraft's main body
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Relative Wind - CORRECT ANSWER - Direction of movement relative to an aircraft
Fly-By-Wire - CORRECT ANSWER - When the control linkages between the cockpit and the
planes control surfaces are electronic rather than mechanical
Camber - CORRECT ANSWER - Curvature of the top of a wing or airfoil
Pitch Angle - CORRECT ANSWER - Angle between the chord and horizon
Bilge - CORRECT ANSWER - Underwater part of ship
Directional Stability - CORRECT ANSWER - Stability around the vertical/normal axis
Longitudinal Stability - CORRECT ANSWER - Pitch stability; stability around the lateral axis
Lateral Stability - CORRECT ANSWER - Roll stability; stability around the longitudinal axis
Stall - CORRECT ANSWER - When the AOA increases beyond a certain point such that the
lift begins to decrease
Pier - CORRECT ANSWER - The docking structure built at right angles to the shore
Wharf - CORRECT ANSWER - The docking structure built parallel to shore
, Slip - CORRECT ANSWER - The space between adjacent piers
29.92 inHg or 1013 hPa - CORRECT ANSWER - Barometric pressure at sea level on a
standard day
Stratus Clouds - CORRECT ANSWER - Low, even clouds that form just above the Earth and
give the sky a hazy appearance
Yaw - CORRECT ANSWER - Side-to-side movement (heading) caused by the rudder
Draft - CORRECT ANSWER - The vertical distance from the water line to the lowest part of
the ship's bottom
Aft - CORRECT ANSWER - To go in the direction of the ship's stern (rear)
Lubber's Line (Fore and Aft Line) - CORRECT ANSWER - Line used in ascertaining the
ship's heading...indicates the direction of the ship's bow.
Sextant - CORRECT ANSWER - Precision instrument used in celestial navigation to measure
angles
Hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - When the body is deprived of oxygen
Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Body of the ship
Where is fuel housed? - CORRECT ANSWER - In the wings
Fuselage - CORRECT ANSWER - Aircraft's main body
