ASTB-E QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What maircraft mgenerally mclimbs mat ma msteeper mangle m- mcorrect manswers m-F-4
mPhantom
The mfirst mDigital-Fly-By-Wire m(DFBW) mwas mfirst mtested min m1972 mon ma m-
mcorrect manswers m-Vought mF-8 mCrusader
A mrating mof m"AQ" mmeans m- mcorrect manswers m-Aviation mFire mControl
mTechnician
Pressure maltitude mis mmeasured mfrom mthe mstandard msea mlevel mpressure mof m-
mcorrect manswers m-29.92
What mare mthe mfour mcycles mof man minternal mcombustion maircraft mengine? m-
mcorrect manswers m-Intake, mcompression, mpower, mexhaust
Which maircraft mwould malways mhave mthe mright mof mway m- mcorrect manswers m-A
mBoeing m747 mdecreeing man memergency
,Which mnavy mbuilt mthe mfirst mships mcalled m"aviation mvessels" msolely mfor
mlaunching maerial mvehicles? m- mcorrect manswers m-The mSwedish mNavy
Which mof mthe mcontrol msurfaces mis mthe mprimary msurface mfor mturning man
mairplane? m- mcorrect manswers m-Aileron
Which mof mthe mcontrol msurfaces mis mthe mprimary mcontrol mfor maltitude? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Elevator
What mis mthe mprimary mpurpose mof ma mwinglet? m- mcorrect manswers m-Improve
mstability
The mwings mof mthe mairplane mare mangled mupward. mWhat mis mthis mcalled? m-
mcorrect manswers m-Dihedral
What mcauses ma msonic mbomb mwhen ma msupersonic mjet mbreaks mthe msound
mbarrier? m- mcorrect manswers m-An mabrupt mpressure mchange macross mthe mshock
mwave
Who mis mthe mfather mof mthe mNavy m- mcorrect manswers m-John mPaul mJones
From mwhere mis mlatitude mmeasured? m- mcorrect manswers m-Equator
From mwhere mis mlongitude mmeasured? mWhere mis mit mlocated? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Prime mmeridian m- mGreenwich, mEngland
If ma mNavy mensign mand mlieutenants mare mcompany mgrade mofficers, mcommodores
mand madmirals mare mwhat mtype mof mofficers? m- mcorrect manswers m-Flag mofficers
Is man mF-14 mTomcat's mwings mfixed mor mvariable? mWhy? m- mcorrect manswers m-
•Variable mSweep
•Swept m- mto mreduce mdrag mat mhigh mspeed
•Extended mto mprovide mdecreased mground mspeed mduring mlanding m- mto mprovide
mincreased mlift mat mlow mspeed
Where mis mthe mmost mstable mplace mto mstand min ma mrow mboat? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Bottom mCenter
The maerodynamic meffect mthat moccurs mnear mthe mground mis mcalled? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Ground mEffect
Aspect mRatio m- mcorrect manswers m-The mratio mof mthe mdistance mbetween mthe
mwing mtips mof man mairplane mto mits maverage mwing mwidth
, Fly-by-Wire m- mcorrect manswers m-Control mlinkages mbetween mthe mcockpit mand
mthe mplanes mcontrol msurface mare melectronic mrather mthan mmechanical
What mare mthe mcolors mon meach mside mof ma mboat mor mship? m- mcorrect manswers
m-Port m- mRed
Starboard m- mGreen
What mtype mof maircraft mis man mF-14 m- mcorrect manswers m-Interceptor
F-14s mhave mtwo mindividuals min mthe mduring mflight m- mThe mpilot mand mthe mnaval
mflight mofficer m(NFO). mIn ma mF-14 manother mname mfor mthe mNFO mis? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Radar mIntercept mOfficer m(RIO)
What mis mthe mBonhomme mRichard mand mwhat mcountry mdid mit mserve? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Sailing mShip, mUnited mStates
What mis mcompass mdeviation? m- mcorrect manswers m-The merror mof ma mmagnetic
mcompass mdue mto mlocal mmagnetism m- mdependendt mupon mthe mheading
What mis mthe mdifference mbetween mneap mtide mand mspring mtide m- mcorrect
manswers m-•Spring mtide m- mThe mlarge mrise mand mfall mof mthe mtide mat mor msoon
mafter mthe mnew mfull mmoon
•Neap mtide m- mThose mtides mmidway mbetween mspring mtides mthat mattain mthe
mleast mheight
When mis mthe mmoon mat mits mperigee m- mcorrect manswers m-When mit mis mthe
mclosest mto mthe mearth
What mis mthe mdifference mbetween ma mYawl mand ma mSloop m- mcorrect manswers m-
•Yawl m- mdouble mmast msailing mvessel mwhere mthe mmizzen mor mrear mmast mis
mAFT mof mthe mrudder mpost
•Sloop m- mA msingle mmast msailing mvessel
VASI m- mcorrect manswers m-Visual mApproach mSlope mIndicators
Cowlings m- mcorrect manswers m-Cover man maircrafts mengine
Maybe mused mfor
- mdrag mreduction
- mengine mcooling mby mdirecting mairflow
- mair mintake mfor mjet mengines
- mdecorative mpurposes
Air mDensity m- mcorrect manswers m-Lift mand mdrag mdepend mlinearly mon
Air mdensity mdecreases mas m- mcorrect manswers m-Altitude mincreases
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What maircraft mgenerally mclimbs mat ma msteeper mangle m- mcorrect manswers m-F-4
mPhantom
The mfirst mDigital-Fly-By-Wire m(DFBW) mwas mfirst mtested min m1972 mon ma m-
mcorrect manswers m-Vought mF-8 mCrusader
A mrating mof m"AQ" mmeans m- mcorrect manswers m-Aviation mFire mControl
mTechnician
Pressure maltitude mis mmeasured mfrom mthe mstandard msea mlevel mpressure mof m-
mcorrect manswers m-29.92
What mare mthe mfour mcycles mof man minternal mcombustion maircraft mengine? m-
mcorrect manswers m-Intake, mcompression, mpower, mexhaust
Which maircraft mwould malways mhave mthe mright mof mway m- mcorrect manswers m-A
mBoeing m747 mdecreeing man memergency
,Which mnavy mbuilt mthe mfirst mships mcalled m"aviation mvessels" msolely mfor
mlaunching maerial mvehicles? m- mcorrect manswers m-The mSwedish mNavy
Which mof mthe mcontrol msurfaces mis mthe mprimary msurface mfor mturning man
mairplane? m- mcorrect manswers m-Aileron
Which mof mthe mcontrol msurfaces mis mthe mprimary mcontrol mfor maltitude? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Elevator
What mis mthe mprimary mpurpose mof ma mwinglet? m- mcorrect manswers m-Improve
mstability
The mwings mof mthe mairplane mare mangled mupward. mWhat mis mthis mcalled? m-
mcorrect manswers m-Dihedral
What mcauses ma msonic mbomb mwhen ma msupersonic mjet mbreaks mthe msound
mbarrier? m- mcorrect manswers m-An mabrupt mpressure mchange macross mthe mshock
mwave
Who mis mthe mfather mof mthe mNavy m- mcorrect manswers m-John mPaul mJones
From mwhere mis mlatitude mmeasured? m- mcorrect manswers m-Equator
From mwhere mis mlongitude mmeasured? mWhere mis mit mlocated? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Prime mmeridian m- mGreenwich, mEngland
If ma mNavy mensign mand mlieutenants mare mcompany mgrade mofficers, mcommodores
mand madmirals mare mwhat mtype mof mofficers? m- mcorrect manswers m-Flag mofficers
Is man mF-14 mTomcat's mwings mfixed mor mvariable? mWhy? m- mcorrect manswers m-
•Variable mSweep
•Swept m- mto mreduce mdrag mat mhigh mspeed
•Extended mto mprovide mdecreased mground mspeed mduring mlanding m- mto mprovide
mincreased mlift mat mlow mspeed
Where mis mthe mmost mstable mplace mto mstand min ma mrow mboat? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Bottom mCenter
The maerodynamic meffect mthat moccurs mnear mthe mground mis mcalled? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Ground mEffect
Aspect mRatio m- mcorrect manswers m-The mratio mof mthe mdistance mbetween mthe
mwing mtips mof man mairplane mto mits maverage mwing mwidth
, Fly-by-Wire m- mcorrect manswers m-Control mlinkages mbetween mthe mcockpit mand
mthe mplanes mcontrol msurface mare melectronic mrather mthan mmechanical
What mare mthe mcolors mon meach mside mof ma mboat mor mship? m- mcorrect manswers
m-Port m- mRed
Starboard m- mGreen
What mtype mof maircraft mis man mF-14 m- mcorrect manswers m-Interceptor
F-14s mhave mtwo mindividuals min mthe mduring mflight m- mThe mpilot mand mthe mnaval
mflight mofficer m(NFO). mIn ma mF-14 manother mname mfor mthe mNFO mis? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Radar mIntercept mOfficer m(RIO)
What mis mthe mBonhomme mRichard mand mwhat mcountry mdid mit mserve? m- mcorrect
manswers m-Sailing mShip, mUnited mStates
What mis mcompass mdeviation? m- mcorrect manswers m-The merror mof ma mmagnetic
mcompass mdue mto mlocal mmagnetism m- mdependendt mupon mthe mheading
What mis mthe mdifference mbetween mneap mtide mand mspring mtide m- mcorrect
manswers m-•Spring mtide m- mThe mlarge mrise mand mfall mof mthe mtide mat mor msoon
mafter mthe mnew mfull mmoon
•Neap mtide m- mThose mtides mmidway mbetween mspring mtides mthat mattain mthe
mleast mheight
When mis mthe mmoon mat mits mperigee m- mcorrect manswers m-When mit mis mthe
mclosest mto mthe mearth
What mis mthe mdifference mbetween ma mYawl mand ma mSloop m- mcorrect manswers m-
•Yawl m- mdouble mmast msailing mvessel mwhere mthe mmizzen mor mrear mmast mis
mAFT mof mthe mrudder mpost
•Sloop m- mA msingle mmast msailing mvessel
VASI m- mcorrect manswers m-Visual mApproach mSlope mIndicators
Cowlings m- mcorrect manswers m-Cover man maircrafts mengine
Maybe mused mfor
- mdrag mreduction
- mengine mcooling mby mdirecting mairflow
- mair mintake mfor mjet mengines
- mdecorative mpurposes
Air mDensity m- mcorrect manswers m-Lift mand mdrag mdepend mlinearly mon
Air mdensity mdecreases mas m- mcorrect manswers m-Altitude mincreases