AFOQT Aviation Exam Study Guide Questions
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The angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the
relative wind or airflow is called the
(a) angle of pitch
(b) degree of roll
(c) angle of deflection
(d) angle of attack -Correct Answer ✔(d) angle of attack
A conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis by
means of the
(a) ailerons
(b) elevators
(c) rudder
(d) trim tab -Correct Answer ✔(a) ailerons
Two statute miles are equal to
(a) 2.0 nautical miles
(b) 1.74 nautical miles
(c) 2.3 nautical miles
(d) 2.3 knots -Correct Answer ✔(b) 1.74 nautical miles
The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft above a particular pressure
level in
(a) feet
(b) hundreds of feet
(c) thousands of feet
(d) hundreds of meters -Correct Answer ✔(c) thousands of feet
When a pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will
(a) extend
(b) retract
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(c) move upward
(d) move downward -Correct Answer ✔(c) move upward
If one end of a runway was numbered 09, what number would designate the other
end of the same runway?
(a) 90
(b) 27
(c) 18
(d) 10 -Correct Answer ✔(b) 27
The coordinates of latitude and longitude are used to express _________ in
__________.
(a) direction, degrees
(b) position, degrees
(c) distance, time
(d) location, meridians -Correct Answer ✔(b) position, degrees
Which of the following engines could operate outside the earth's atmosphere?
(a) jet engine
(b) turbofan engine
(c) rocket engine
(d) four-stroke diesel engine -Correct Answer ✔(c) rocket engine
Which of the following is a flight instrument?
(a) tachometer
(b) fuel flow indicator
(c) control column
(d) altimeter -Correct Answer ✔(d) altimeter
The empennage of an airplane is usually referred to as the
(a) vertical stabilizer
(b) horizontal stabilier
(c) main body
(d) tail section -Correct Answer ✔(d) tail section
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VFR stands for
(a) Velocity Flight Resistance
(b) Venturi Flight Resonance
(c) Vertical Flight Rules
(d) Visual Flight Rules -Correct Answer ✔(d) Visual Flight Rules
The four aerodynamic forces acting on an aircraft in flight are
(a) gravity, lift, thrust, and friction
(b) lift, gravity, thrust, and drag
(c) velocity, drag, lift, and thrust
(d) lift, gravity, velocity, and drag -Correct Answer ✔(b) lift, gravity, thrust, and
drag
A flashing green air traffic control directed to an aircraft on the ground is a signal
that the pilot
(a) should radio the tower
(b) should stop taxiing
(c) has clearance to take off
(d) has clearance to taxi -Correct Answer ✔(d) has clearance to taxi
___________ are designed to help minimize a pilot's workload by aerodynamically
assisting movement and position of the flight control surfaces to which they are
attached.
(a) labor-saving devices
(b) secondary flight controls
(c) trim systems
(d) spoilers -Correct Answer ✔(c) trim systems
Ailerons
(a) extend from the midpoint of the wing outward toward the tip
(b) create aerodynamic forces that cause the airplane to roll
(c) move in opposite directions
(d) all of the above -Correct Answer ✔(d) all of the above
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The two types of turn indicators used in an aircraft are
(a) turn and slip indicator and attitude indicator
(b) attitude indicator and automatic gyroscope
(c) turn and slip indicator and turn coordinator
(d) left and right indicators -Correct Answer ✔(c) turn and slip indicator and turn
coordinator
When an airplane banks into a turn,
(a) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to the earth's surface and opposes
inertia
(b) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to the earth's surface and opposes
gravity
(c) the horizontal lift component acts perpendicular to the earth's surface and
opposes inertia
(d) the horizontal lift component acts perpendicular to the earth's surface and
opposes gravity -Correct Answer ✔(a) the horizontal lift component acts parallel to
the earth's surface and opposes inertia
If a fixed-wing aircraft has tricycle landing gear, it
(a) has landing gear supporting the nose of the aircraft
(b) has three sets of landing gear evenly spaced under the aircraft
(c) has three sets of landing gear mounted closely together
(d) has three sets of landing gear spaced longitudinally along the fuselage -Correct
Answer ✔(a) has landing gear supporting the nose of the aircraft
What is the nickname for the EA-6B?
(a) Growler
(b) Prowler
(c) Tomcat
(d) Hornet -Correct Answer ✔(b) prowler
Who was Yuri Gagarin?
(a) inventor of the helicopter
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