UAS end of course Midterm Exam
Questions 100% Well Answered.
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - Answer Autonomous and
remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? - Answer To
represent all of the components of a UAS not just the air vehicle
What was the primary mission of the Lightning Bug in Vietnam? - Answer Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? - Answer 2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS? -
Answer Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - Answer AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - Answer Micro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - Answer Automatic stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - Answer Sopwith Aerial Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? - Answer
Reliability, development of Detect and Avoid technology, control link security
UAS like the Lightning Bug initially used INS guidance. What technology increased the accuracy
and capability of UAS? - Answer Global Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - Answer Less than 55 pounds
,What are the four core components of a UAS? - Answer Unmanned aircraft, payload, control
station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - Answer 2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - Answer Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - Answer Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - Answer Nikola Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - Answer Leading Systems
Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - Answer Mass produced UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - Answer De Havilland Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic
structure - Answer Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - Answer VTOL and
hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? - Answer
Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - Answer six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. - Answer
decreases
, What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - Answer Pitch, roll,
and yaw
What type of flight control system was developed in the 1950s and 60s to relax the stability of
an aircraft in an effort to make it more maneuverable? - Answer Fly-by-wire
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? - Answer
Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? - Answer
Decrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - Answer Barometric
pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - Answer Servo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? - Answer Air
density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - Answer Helicopter and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - Answer rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - Answer Lift and
drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - Answer Lift, weight, thrust, and drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - Answer Establish reliable communications between the
AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - Answer Way in which radio waves move from the source antenna
Questions 100% Well Answered.
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - Answer Autonomous and
remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? - Answer To
represent all of the components of a UAS not just the air vehicle
What was the primary mission of the Lightning Bug in Vietnam? - Answer Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? - Answer 2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS? -
Answer Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - Answer AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - Answer Micro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - Answer Automatic stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - Answer Sopwith Aerial Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? - Answer
Reliability, development of Detect and Avoid technology, control link security
UAS like the Lightning Bug initially used INS guidance. What technology increased the accuracy
and capability of UAS? - Answer Global Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - Answer Less than 55 pounds
,What are the four core components of a UAS? - Answer Unmanned aircraft, payload, control
station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - Answer 2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - Answer Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - Answer Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - Answer Nikola Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - Answer Leading Systems
Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - Answer Mass produced UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - Answer De Havilland Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic
structure - Answer Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - Answer VTOL and
hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? - Answer
Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - Answer six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. - Answer
decreases
, What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - Answer Pitch, roll,
and yaw
What type of flight control system was developed in the 1950s and 60s to relax the stability of
an aircraft in an effort to make it more maneuverable? - Answer Fly-by-wire
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? - Answer
Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? - Answer
Decrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - Answer Barometric
pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - Answer Servo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? - Answer Air
density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - Answer Helicopter and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - Answer rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - Answer Lift and
drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - Answer Lift, weight, thrust, and drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - Answer Establish reliable communications between the
AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - Answer Way in which radio waves move from the source antenna
