ASTB- ANIT PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. fWhich faircraft fwas fdesigned fto ftarget fthe fhard fto fhear fRussian fsubs?" fnot fsure fIf
fI fgot fit fright fbut fone fchoice fwas fS-something fso fI fpicked fthat. f- fcorrect fanswers f--
SH-60B fSeahawk
2. ffirst fjet fto fdo fsome ftype fof fmission, fbut fI fforgot, fpretty fsure fI fgot fthat fwrong. f-
fcorrect fanswers f-- fMesserschmitt fME-262
3. fwhich fcontrols fcontrol froll? for fpitch? f- fcorrect fanswers f-- failerons fcontrol froll,
felevators fcontrol fpitch
4. fWhen fflying fbehind fa flarge faircraft, fwhere fshould fyou fland? f- fcorrect fanswers f--
(above fand fbeyond)
6. fone fquestion fabout fthe fAir fForce fwhich fI fprobably fgot fwrong. fIt fwas fsomething
fabout fhow fthey ftake f- fcorrect fanswers f-off flike fCTOL for fVTOL fand fa fcouple fmore.
fI fpicked fCTOL fcause fthat's fconventional ftake foff fand flanding?
,7. fA fcouple fquestions fabout fparts fof fa fship flike f"this fwould fmeasure fthe fwidth fof fa
fboat?" f- fcorrect fanswers f--(beam)
8. for f"front fmost fpart fof fa fship?" f- fcorrect fanswers f--(forecastle) f'fore
f- fbow for fstem
9. f"vertical fwall fof fa fship?"(bulkhead) fso fknow fyour fparts fof fa fship f- fcorrect
fanswers f-- fBulkhead
10. fWhat fdoes fV(sub fx) fmean f(in fflight)?" f- fcorrect fanswers f--Speed fthat fwill fallow
ffor fthe fbest fangle fof fclimb
10a. fWhat fdoes fV(sub fy) fmean fin fflight? f- fcorrect fanswers f--Speed fthat fwill fallow
ffor fbest frate fof fclimb
11. fWhat fit fmeans f(e.g. fcritical fangle fof fattack, fchord fline, fstall). fHaving fflight
fexperience fis finvaluable fhere; fI factually fhad fto fuse fthe fknowledge fI flearned fto fget
fmy fPPL! f- fcorrect fanswers f--critical fangle fof fattack f= fstalling fnot fenough flift
f-stall f= fairflow fseparates ffrom fthe fsurface fit fstops fgenerating flift, fthus fthe fwing
fstalls
12. fKnow fthe fparts fof fa fship f(freeboard, fdraft, fgunwale, fwindlass). f- fcorrect fanswers
f--windlass f= fwindlass fmachine ffor fmooring fanchors
14. fActual fquestion: f"Which fairplane fwas fthe fmain ftorpedo fbomber fused fin fWWII
fthat fflew ffor f15 fyears fin fthe fNavy?" fI fencountered fno fweather fquestions fin fthis
fsection. f- fcorrect fanswers f--TBF fAvengers
15. fWhich faircraft fwas fconverted fto fan fair ftanker fduring fDesert fStorm f- fcorrect
fanswers f-- fDC-10 fwas fconverted finto fKC-10
f- fA-6 fwas fconverted finto fKA-6D
16. fwhich faircraft fwas fthe ffirst ffighter fwith fcapability fof fescorting fbombers fover fvery
flong fdistances f- fcorrect fanswers f--(p-51 fmustang)
17. fFirst fattack faircraft fused fon fa fcarrier? f- fcorrect fanswers f--Sopwith f1 f½ fstrutter
f(UK) for fVought fVE-7 f(for fUS)
f-or fShort fS.27 f(UK) for fcutis fmodel fF fC-2/AB-2 f(US)
18. fwhat ftorpedo fbomber fwas fintroduced fjust fbefore fthe fbattle fof fmidway fand fhad fa
f20 fyear fcareer? f- fcorrect fanswers f-- fTBF fAvenger
19. fwhat fdo fthe fguys fin fthe fgreen fhats fdo fon fflight fdeck f- fcorrect fanswers f--
fCatapult fand farrest fgear fcrews, f
f-maintenance, fquality fcontrol fand fcargo fhandling fpersonnel
f-Hook frunners, fphotographers fmates, fground fsupport ftrouble fshooters
, f-landing fsignal fenlisted fpersonnel
What fare fthe fVisual fFlight fRules f- fcorrect fanswers f--the fpilot fmust fbe fable fto
foperate fthe faircraft fwith fvisual freference fto fthe fgorund fand fby fvisually favoiding
fobstruction fand fother faircraft
f-if fweather fis fbelow fVMC fthen fthe fpilot frequired fto fuse finstrument fflight frules
What fare fthe fLow fflying frules? f- fcorrect fanswers f--500 fft frule, faircraft fmust fmaintain
fan faltitutde fof f500 ffeet fabove fthe fsurface, fexceept fover fopen fwater for fsparsely
fpopulation fareas. fAircraft fmay fnot foperate fcloser fthan f500 fft fto fany fperson, fvehicle
for fstructure. f
f-1000 fft frule, faircraft fmust fmaintain fan faltitude fof f1000 fft fabove fthe fhighest
fobstacle fwithin fa fhorizontal fradius fof f2000 fft fof fthe faircraft fover fany fcongested
farea fof fa fcity, ftown, for fsettlement
20. fThe fF-9F fPanther fwas fwhich fof fthese: f- fcorrect fanswers f--jet
21. fWhat fwas fthe ffirst f"heavy fcarrier-based fbomber" f(Heavy?) f(Korean fwar fera?). f-
fcorrect fanswers f--A-3 fSkywarrior
22. f· fStrategic fAir fCommand's ffront-line fbomber fin fthe f1950s: f- fcorrect fanswers f--B-
36
23. f· fIf fa fhelicopter fis fin fforward fflight, fthe fdifference fbetween fthe flift fof fthe fforward-
going fand faft-going fblades fis fcalled fwhat? f- fcorrect fanswers f--Dissimilar fLift
24. f· fWhere fshould fyou fland fif flanding fbehind fa fheavy faircraft? f- fcorrect fanswers f--
after fthe fheavy faircraft ftouched fdown
25. f· fVertically faligned fcylinder fused ffor fpulling fropes. f- fcorrect fanswers f--Capstan
26. f· fAnother fname ffor fthe fbow fof fa fship. f- fcorrect fanswers f--Prow
27. f· fIn fwhat fbattle fwas fthe fJapanese fSuper fBattleship fMusashi fsunk? f- fcorrect
fanswers f--Battle fof fLeyte fGulf
28. f· fIf fpassing fa fslower faircraft, fhow fdo fyou fpass? f- fcorrect fanswers f--On fthe fright
29. f· fInformation fin fthe fAeronautical fInformation fManual fincludes: f- fcorrect fanswers
f-a) fweather fb) fIFR fpreferred froutes fc) fAir fTraffic fControl finformation f(Wow, fthat's
fobscure!)
30. f· fWhen fdoes fan faircraft's fwake fbegin? f- fcorrect fanswers f-a) fwhen fthe faircraft
fretracts fflaps fb) fat fthe fstart fof fthe ftakeoff froll fc) fat frotation fd) fafter flift-off
31. f(what fcauses fa fplane fto froll?). f- fcorrect fanswers f--Ailerons
AND ANSWERS
1. fWhich faircraft fwas fdesigned fto ftarget fthe fhard fto fhear fRussian fsubs?" fnot fsure fIf
fI fgot fit fright fbut fone fchoice fwas fS-something fso fI fpicked fthat. f- fcorrect fanswers f--
SH-60B fSeahawk
2. ffirst fjet fto fdo fsome ftype fof fmission, fbut fI fforgot, fpretty fsure fI fgot fthat fwrong. f-
fcorrect fanswers f-- fMesserschmitt fME-262
3. fwhich fcontrols fcontrol froll? for fpitch? f- fcorrect fanswers f-- failerons fcontrol froll,
felevators fcontrol fpitch
4. fWhen fflying fbehind fa flarge faircraft, fwhere fshould fyou fland? f- fcorrect fanswers f--
(above fand fbeyond)
6. fone fquestion fabout fthe fAir fForce fwhich fI fprobably fgot fwrong. fIt fwas fsomething
fabout fhow fthey ftake f- fcorrect fanswers f-off flike fCTOL for fVTOL fand fa fcouple fmore.
fI fpicked fCTOL fcause fthat's fconventional ftake foff fand flanding?
,7. fA fcouple fquestions fabout fparts fof fa fship flike f"this fwould fmeasure fthe fwidth fof fa
fboat?" f- fcorrect fanswers f--(beam)
8. for f"front fmost fpart fof fa fship?" f- fcorrect fanswers f--(forecastle) f'fore
f- fbow for fstem
9. f"vertical fwall fof fa fship?"(bulkhead) fso fknow fyour fparts fof fa fship f- fcorrect
fanswers f-- fBulkhead
10. fWhat fdoes fV(sub fx) fmean f(in fflight)?" f- fcorrect fanswers f--Speed fthat fwill fallow
ffor fthe fbest fangle fof fclimb
10a. fWhat fdoes fV(sub fy) fmean fin fflight? f- fcorrect fanswers f--Speed fthat fwill fallow
ffor fbest frate fof fclimb
11. fWhat fit fmeans f(e.g. fcritical fangle fof fattack, fchord fline, fstall). fHaving fflight
fexperience fis finvaluable fhere; fI factually fhad fto fuse fthe fknowledge fI flearned fto fget
fmy fPPL! f- fcorrect fanswers f--critical fangle fof fattack f= fstalling fnot fenough flift
f-stall f= fairflow fseparates ffrom fthe fsurface fit fstops fgenerating flift, fthus fthe fwing
fstalls
12. fKnow fthe fparts fof fa fship f(freeboard, fdraft, fgunwale, fwindlass). f- fcorrect fanswers
f--windlass f= fwindlass fmachine ffor fmooring fanchors
14. fActual fquestion: f"Which fairplane fwas fthe fmain ftorpedo fbomber fused fin fWWII
fthat fflew ffor f15 fyears fin fthe fNavy?" fI fencountered fno fweather fquestions fin fthis
fsection. f- fcorrect fanswers f--TBF fAvengers
15. fWhich faircraft fwas fconverted fto fan fair ftanker fduring fDesert fStorm f- fcorrect
fanswers f-- fDC-10 fwas fconverted finto fKC-10
f- fA-6 fwas fconverted finto fKA-6D
16. fwhich faircraft fwas fthe ffirst ffighter fwith fcapability fof fescorting fbombers fover fvery
flong fdistances f- fcorrect fanswers f--(p-51 fmustang)
17. fFirst fattack faircraft fused fon fa fcarrier? f- fcorrect fanswers f--Sopwith f1 f½ fstrutter
f(UK) for fVought fVE-7 f(for fUS)
f-or fShort fS.27 f(UK) for fcutis fmodel fF fC-2/AB-2 f(US)
18. fwhat ftorpedo fbomber fwas fintroduced fjust fbefore fthe fbattle fof fmidway fand fhad fa
f20 fyear fcareer? f- fcorrect fanswers f-- fTBF fAvenger
19. fwhat fdo fthe fguys fin fthe fgreen fhats fdo fon fflight fdeck f- fcorrect fanswers f--
fCatapult fand farrest fgear fcrews, f
f-maintenance, fquality fcontrol fand fcargo fhandling fpersonnel
f-Hook frunners, fphotographers fmates, fground fsupport ftrouble fshooters
, f-landing fsignal fenlisted fpersonnel
What fare fthe fVisual fFlight fRules f- fcorrect fanswers f--the fpilot fmust fbe fable fto
foperate fthe faircraft fwith fvisual freference fto fthe fgorund fand fby fvisually favoiding
fobstruction fand fother faircraft
f-if fweather fis fbelow fVMC fthen fthe fpilot frequired fto fuse finstrument fflight frules
What fare fthe fLow fflying frules? f- fcorrect fanswers f--500 fft frule, faircraft fmust fmaintain
fan faltitutde fof f500 ffeet fabove fthe fsurface, fexceept fover fopen fwater for fsparsely
fpopulation fareas. fAircraft fmay fnot foperate fcloser fthan f500 fft fto fany fperson, fvehicle
for fstructure. f
f-1000 fft frule, faircraft fmust fmaintain fan faltitude fof f1000 fft fabove fthe fhighest
fobstacle fwithin fa fhorizontal fradius fof f2000 fft fof fthe faircraft fover fany fcongested
farea fof fa fcity, ftown, for fsettlement
20. fThe fF-9F fPanther fwas fwhich fof fthese: f- fcorrect fanswers f--jet
21. fWhat fwas fthe ffirst f"heavy fcarrier-based fbomber" f(Heavy?) f(Korean fwar fera?). f-
fcorrect fanswers f--A-3 fSkywarrior
22. f· fStrategic fAir fCommand's ffront-line fbomber fin fthe f1950s: f- fcorrect fanswers f--B-
36
23. f· fIf fa fhelicopter fis fin fforward fflight, fthe fdifference fbetween fthe flift fof fthe fforward-
going fand faft-going fblades fis fcalled fwhat? f- fcorrect fanswers f--Dissimilar fLift
24. f· fWhere fshould fyou fland fif flanding fbehind fa fheavy faircraft? f- fcorrect fanswers f--
after fthe fheavy faircraft ftouched fdown
25. f· fVertically faligned fcylinder fused ffor fpulling fropes. f- fcorrect fanswers f--Capstan
26. f· fAnother fname ffor fthe fbow fof fa fship. f- fcorrect fanswers f--Prow
27. f· fIn fwhat fbattle fwas fthe fJapanese fSuper fBattleship fMusashi fsunk? f- fcorrect
fanswers f--Battle fof fLeyte fGulf
28. f· fIf fpassing fa fslower faircraft, fhow fdo fyou fpass? f- fcorrect fanswers f--On fthe fright
29. f· fInformation fin fthe fAeronautical fInformation fManual fincludes: f- fcorrect fanswers
f-a) fweather fb) fIFR fpreferred froutes fc) fAir fTraffic fControl finformation f(Wow, fthat's
fobscure!)
30. f· fWhen fdoes fan faircraft's fwake fbegin? f- fcorrect fanswers f-a) fwhen fthe faircraft
fretracts fflaps fb) fat fthe fstart fof fthe ftakeoff froll fc) fat frotation fd) fafter flift-off
31. f(what fcauses fa fplane fto froll?). f- fcorrect fanswers f--Ailerons