ASTB Aviation and Nautical Exam
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Tetraethyl lead (TEL) is used principally as an additive that - ✔✔Increases gasoline
antiknock
Standard weights have been established for numerous items used in weight and
balance computations. The standard weight for gasoline used in an airplane is: - ✔✔6
Ibs/US gal
The pitot is an important component in measuring - ✔✔Airspeed
At a controlled airport, the light signal used by the tower to warn an aircraft in flight
that the airport is unsafe and not to land is a - ✔✔Flashing red
Airport runway lights used to illuminate the runway are: - ✔✔White
Which type of rope is the strongest? - ✔✔Nylon
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the LEFT side of a channel facing inland, is called a: -
✔✔Can buoy
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,The international Date Line is located at: - ✔✔the 180th Meridian
The Beaufort scale is generally used at sea in estimating - ✔✔wind speed
When a person is reported overboard, the action to take first is to - ✔✔Throw life buoys
over at once
At sea, the time zones are generally bands of longitude - ✔✔15 degrees in width
which of the following is NOT considered to be an "aid to navigation"? - ✔✔Mountain
peaks
Fog is generally formed when: - ✔✔Warmer air moves over colder water
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the RIGHT side of a channel when facing inland, is
called a: - ✔✔Nun buoy
Ships or boats are steered by one or more rudders at the stern. The faster the vessel is
moving: - ✔✔The greater the pressure against the rudder and the quicker the turning
effect
Port - ✔✔Left
Starboard - ✔✔Right
Fore - ✔✔Front
AFT - ✔✔Behind
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,On the aircraft carrier deck, what color shirt would a plane handler or tractor driver
wear? - ✔✔Blue
The angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative
wind or airflow is called the: - ✔✔Angle of attack
A wall or vertical surface within a ship is called a: - ✔✔Bulkhead
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by means
of the: - ✔✔Ailerons
Two statute miles are equal to: - ✔✔1.74 nautical miles
The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft above a particular pressure level
in: - ✔✔Thousands of feet
When a pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will: - ✔✔Move upward
The order given to the helmsman to align the rudder with the keel of the ship is: -
✔✔Rudder amidships
If one end of a runway was numbered 09, what number would designate the other end
of the same runway? - ✔✔27
The coordinates of latitude and longitude are used to express ____ in ____. -
✔✔Position, degrees
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, What engine could operate outside of the Earth's atmosphere? - ✔✔Rocket engine
The bride of a ship is where: - ✔✔All orders and commands affecting the ship originate
The tailhook of a carrier-borne aircraft is used to: - ✔✔Catch one of four arresting cables
stretched across the deck
VFR stands for - ✔✔Visual Flight Rules
A nautical mile is approximately - ✔✔6076 feet
The four aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft in flight are: - ✔✔Lift, weight, thrust,
and drag
A flashing green air traffic control directed to an aircraft on the ground is a signal that
the pilot: - ✔✔has clearance to taxi
The Latin phrase "Semper Paratus" is the motto of the: - ✔✔U.S. Coast Guard
The empennage of an airplane is usually referred to as the: - ✔✔Tail section
On an aircraft carrier, the standard watch length for the Officer of the Deck is: - ✔✔Four
hours
What are designed to help minimize a pilot's workload by aerodynamically assisting
movement and position of the flight control surfaces to which they are attracted -
✔✔Trim systems
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Tetraethyl lead (TEL) is used principally as an additive that - ✔✔Increases gasoline
antiknock
Standard weights have been established for numerous items used in weight and
balance computations. The standard weight for gasoline used in an airplane is: - ✔✔6
Ibs/US gal
The pitot is an important component in measuring - ✔✔Airspeed
At a controlled airport, the light signal used by the tower to warn an aircraft in flight
that the airport is unsafe and not to land is a - ✔✔Flashing red
Airport runway lights used to illuminate the runway are: - ✔✔White
Which type of rope is the strongest? - ✔✔Nylon
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the LEFT side of a channel facing inland, is called a: -
✔✔Can buoy
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,The international Date Line is located at: - ✔✔the 180th Meridian
The Beaufort scale is generally used at sea in estimating - ✔✔wind speed
When a person is reported overboard, the action to take first is to - ✔✔Throw life buoys
over at once
At sea, the time zones are generally bands of longitude - ✔✔15 degrees in width
which of the following is NOT considered to be an "aid to navigation"? - ✔✔Mountain
peaks
Fog is generally formed when: - ✔✔Warmer air moves over colder water
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the RIGHT side of a channel when facing inland, is
called a: - ✔✔Nun buoy
Ships or boats are steered by one or more rudders at the stern. The faster the vessel is
moving: - ✔✔The greater the pressure against the rudder and the quicker the turning
effect
Port - ✔✔Left
Starboard - ✔✔Right
Fore - ✔✔Front
AFT - ✔✔Behind
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,On the aircraft carrier deck, what color shirt would a plane handler or tractor driver
wear? - ✔✔Blue
The angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative
wind or airflow is called the: - ✔✔Angle of attack
A wall or vertical surface within a ship is called a: - ✔✔Bulkhead
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by means
of the: - ✔✔Ailerons
Two statute miles are equal to: - ✔✔1.74 nautical miles
The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft above a particular pressure level
in: - ✔✔Thousands of feet
When a pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will: - ✔✔Move upward
The order given to the helmsman to align the rudder with the keel of the ship is: -
✔✔Rudder amidships
If one end of a runway was numbered 09, what number would designate the other end
of the same runway? - ✔✔27
The coordinates of latitude and longitude are used to express ____ in ____. -
✔✔Position, degrees
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, What engine could operate outside of the Earth's atmosphere? - ✔✔Rocket engine
The bride of a ship is where: - ✔✔All orders and commands affecting the ship originate
The tailhook of a carrier-borne aircraft is used to: - ✔✔Catch one of four arresting cables
stretched across the deck
VFR stands for - ✔✔Visual Flight Rules
A nautical mile is approximately - ✔✔6076 feet
The four aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft in flight are: - ✔✔Lift, weight, thrust,
and drag
A flashing green air traffic control directed to an aircraft on the ground is a signal that
the pilot: - ✔✔has clearance to taxi
The Latin phrase "Semper Paratus" is the motto of the: - ✔✔U.S. Coast Guard
The empennage of an airplane is usually referred to as the: - ✔✔Tail section
On an aircraft carrier, the standard watch length for the Officer of the Deck is: - ✔✔Four
hours
What are designed to help minimize a pilot's workload by aerodynamically assisting
movement and position of the flight control surfaces to which they are attracted -
✔✔Trim systems
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