UAS end of course exam
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - correct answer ✔✔Autonomous and
remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔✔Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? - correct answer
✔✔2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS? - correct answer
✔✔Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - correct answer ✔✔AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Micro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Automatic stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - correct answer ✔✔Sopwith Aerial Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔✔Global Positioning System
,What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Less than 55 pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Modern UAS
are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - correct answer ✔✔ScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Unmanned aircraft, payload, control
station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - correct answer ✔✔2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - correct answer ✔✔Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - correct answer ✔✔Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - correct answer ✔✔Nikola Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - correct answer ✔✔Leading
Systems Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - correct answer ✔✔Mass produced UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - correct answer ✔✔De Havilland Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic structure -
correct answer ✔✔Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - correct answer ✔✔VTOL and
hovering flight capability
,Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? - correct answer
✔✔Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - correct answer ✔✔six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. - correct answer
✔✔decreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - correct answer ✔✔Brushless DC electric
motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? - correct answer
✔✔Tricopter
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔✔Fly-by-wire
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? - correct answer
✔✔Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? - correct answer
✔✔Decrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - correct answer ✔✔Barometric
pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - correct answer ✔✔Servo
, What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? - correct answer
✔✔Air density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - correct answer ✔✔Helicopter and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - correct answer ✔✔rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - correct answer ✔✔Lift and
drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - correct answer ✔✔Lift, weight, thrust, and
drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - correct answer ✔✔Establish reliable communications between the
AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - correct answer ✔✔Way in which radio waves move from the source
antenna to the receiving end
What can limit a datalink's strength/range? - correct answer ✔✔Environmental factors, power, antenna
type, and range
What is a carrier wave? - correct answer ✔✔An EM wave that is modulated to convey a signal
Which of the following are primary safety datalink flight requirements concerning UAS implementation
into the NAS? - correct answer ✔✔Near real-time telemetry from the AV, Near real-time flight
commands to the AV
What is refraction? - correct answer ✔✔Bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another,
due to a change in their speed
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - correct answer ✔✔Autonomous and
remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔✔Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? - correct answer
✔✔2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS? - correct answer
✔✔Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - correct answer ✔✔AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Micro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Automatic stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - correct answer ✔✔Sopwith Aerial Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔✔Global Positioning System
,What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Less than 55 pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Modern UAS
are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - correct answer ✔✔ScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Unmanned aircraft, payload, control
station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - correct answer ✔✔2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - correct answer ✔✔Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - correct answer ✔✔Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - correct answer ✔✔Nikola Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - correct answer ✔✔Leading
Systems Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - correct answer ✔✔Mass produced UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - correct answer ✔✔De Havilland Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic structure -
correct answer ✔✔Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - correct answer ✔✔VTOL and
hovering flight capability
,Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? - correct answer
✔✔Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - correct answer ✔✔six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. - correct answer
✔✔decreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - correct answer ✔✔Brushless DC electric
motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? - correct answer
✔✔Tricopter
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔✔Fly-by-wire
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? - correct answer
✔✔Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? - correct answer
✔✔Decrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - correct answer ✔✔Barometric
pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - correct answer ✔✔Servo
, What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? - correct answer
✔✔Air density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - correct answer ✔✔Helicopter and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - correct answer ✔✔rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - correct answer ✔✔Lift and
drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - correct answer ✔✔Lift, weight, thrust, and
drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - correct answer ✔✔Establish reliable communications between the
AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - correct answer ✔✔Way in which radio waves move from the source
antenna to the receiving end
What can limit a datalink's strength/range? - correct answer ✔✔Environmental factors, power, antenna
type, and range
What is a carrier wave? - correct answer ✔✔An EM wave that is modulated to convey a signal
Which of the following are primary safety datalink flight requirements concerning UAS implementation
into the NAS? - correct answer ✔✔Near real-time telemetry from the AV, Near real-time flight
commands to the AV
What is refraction? - correct answer ✔✔Bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another,
due to a change in their speed
