SIFT ARMY AVIATION
INFORMATION PRACTICE TEST
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A helicopter is - ....ANSWER ...-A type of rotorcraft
Helicopter turbine engines produce ___________ thrust per pound
than piston engines - ....ANSWER ...-More
The four main forces working on a helicopter are -
....ANSWER ...-Lift, weight, thrust, drag
Helicopters typically have between ___ and ___ main rotor blades -
....ANSWER ...-2 and 6
Depending on the type of helicopter, main rotor system components
can include - ....ANSWER ...-A stabilizer bar, upper/lower
swashplates, counterweights, pitch horns, teeter/coning hinges, blade
grips, pitch/scissor links, control rods
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, The function of the flybar is - ....ANSWER ...-To decrease
crosswind thrust on the blades and enhance flight stability by keeping
the bar stable as the rotor spins
Many helicopters have a horizontal stabilizer located _____ -
....ANSWER ...-On the tail boom
The purpose of the tail rotor is: - ....ANSWER ...-To produce an
anti-torque force acting perpendicular to the helicopter's longitudinal
axis.
Wheels on _____ types of helicopters are _____ -
....ANSWER ...-Some, retractable
A pilot controls a helicopter using: - ....ANSWER ...-Pedals, a
collective, throttle, cyclic
From a physics perspective, the _____ force is deemed to act through a
helicopter's _____ - ....ANSWER ...-Total weight, center of
gravity
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INFORMATION PRACTICE TEST
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A helicopter is - ....ANSWER ...-A type of rotorcraft
Helicopter turbine engines produce ___________ thrust per pound
than piston engines - ....ANSWER ...-More
The four main forces working on a helicopter are -
....ANSWER ...-Lift, weight, thrust, drag
Helicopters typically have between ___ and ___ main rotor blades -
....ANSWER ...-2 and 6
Depending on the type of helicopter, main rotor system components
can include - ....ANSWER ...-A stabilizer bar, upper/lower
swashplates, counterweights, pitch horns, teeter/coning hinges, blade
grips, pitch/scissor links, control rods
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1
, The function of the flybar is - ....ANSWER ...-To decrease
crosswind thrust on the blades and enhance flight stability by keeping
the bar stable as the rotor spins
Many helicopters have a horizontal stabilizer located _____ -
....ANSWER ...-On the tail boom
The purpose of the tail rotor is: - ....ANSWER ...-To produce an
anti-torque force acting perpendicular to the helicopter's longitudinal
axis.
Wheels on _____ types of helicopters are _____ -
....ANSWER ...-Some, retractable
A pilot controls a helicopter using: - ....ANSWER ...-Pedals, a
collective, throttle, cyclic
From a physics perspective, the _____ force is deemed to act through a
helicopter's _____ - ....ANSWER ...-Total weight, center of
gravity
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