AME Final Exam Questions and
Answers
Glen Curtiss: Why is he Famous? - ANSWERS--American aviation and motorcycling pioneer
-Founder of U.S. aircraft industry
-2nd airplane, White Wing
-June Bug; July 4, 1908
George Cayley: Why is he so famous in the world of aviation? - ANSWERS--Broke the
unsuccessful flapping wing line through by separating the concept of lift from that propulsion
-invented "whirling arm"
-carried 10-year-old boy & first human -carrying glider
Boeing 747:
- When did it enter service?
- Why so famous?
- Who made these aircraft/ which company? - ANSWERS-- 747 was flown in Jan. 22, 1970 from
NY to London
- Famous because
- Joe Sutter ( Chief designer)& Boeing Commercial company
Bell X-1 - ANSWERS-What was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound?
North American F-100 Super Sabre - ANSWERS-What was the first American combat aircraft to
exceed the speed of sound?
, U.S.S Akron & Macon:
-What were they?
-Who made them?
-What was their intended purpose? - ANSWERS-- They were flying aircraft carriers
-Made by the Navy
-Designed to launch small fighter aircraft (and retrieve them) while in flight.
A drag polar - ANSWERS-The plot (graph) that relates the coefficient of the lift and the
coefficient of the drag is called
Ailerons and Spoilers - ANSWERS-For roll control, passenger aircraft use?
Pylon - ANSWERS-That streamlined structural attachment that connects an engine to the wing is
called?
Angle of attack and coefficient of lift - ANSWERS-Which of the two variable does the lift-curve
relate?
A lighter wing structure and easier engine access for maintenance - ANSWERS-A benefit of
having engines slung (attached) to the wing via pylons is
Aircraft A creates less lift than Aircraft B - ANSWERS-Aircraft A and Aircraft b are both at the
same altitude and the same speed. Their wings are identical, except that Aircraft B's wings have
50% more area. Which of the following is true?
De Havilland Comet - ANSWERS-The first jet passenger airplane was the?
A T-tail - ANSWERS-A deep stall is more likely to occur in an airplane that has?
Answers
Glen Curtiss: Why is he Famous? - ANSWERS--American aviation and motorcycling pioneer
-Founder of U.S. aircraft industry
-2nd airplane, White Wing
-June Bug; July 4, 1908
George Cayley: Why is he so famous in the world of aviation? - ANSWERS--Broke the
unsuccessful flapping wing line through by separating the concept of lift from that propulsion
-invented "whirling arm"
-carried 10-year-old boy & first human -carrying glider
Boeing 747:
- When did it enter service?
- Why so famous?
- Who made these aircraft/ which company? - ANSWERS-- 747 was flown in Jan. 22, 1970 from
NY to London
- Famous because
- Joe Sutter ( Chief designer)& Boeing Commercial company
Bell X-1 - ANSWERS-What was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound?
North American F-100 Super Sabre - ANSWERS-What was the first American combat aircraft to
exceed the speed of sound?
, U.S.S Akron & Macon:
-What were they?
-Who made them?
-What was their intended purpose? - ANSWERS-- They were flying aircraft carriers
-Made by the Navy
-Designed to launch small fighter aircraft (and retrieve them) while in flight.
A drag polar - ANSWERS-The plot (graph) that relates the coefficient of the lift and the
coefficient of the drag is called
Ailerons and Spoilers - ANSWERS-For roll control, passenger aircraft use?
Pylon - ANSWERS-That streamlined structural attachment that connects an engine to the wing is
called?
Angle of attack and coefficient of lift - ANSWERS-Which of the two variable does the lift-curve
relate?
A lighter wing structure and easier engine access for maintenance - ANSWERS-A benefit of
having engines slung (attached) to the wing via pylons is
Aircraft A creates less lift than Aircraft B - ANSWERS-Aircraft A and Aircraft b are both at the
same altitude and the same speed. Their wings are identical, except that Aircraft B's wings have
50% more area. Which of the following is true?
De Havilland Comet - ANSWERS-The first jet passenger airplane was the?
A T-tail - ANSWERS-A deep stall is more likely to occur in an airplane that has?
