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What is the main advantage of a horizontally opposed engine over a radial engine for powering modern aircraft? - ANSWER The horizontally opposed engine has a much smaller frontal area and is easier to streamline than a radial engine. What is meant by the compression ratio of a reciprocating engine? - ANSWER The ratio of the volume of the cylinder with the piston at the bottom of its stroke to the volume with the piston at the top of its stroke. Why is a compression check important for dete...

professional skills, which apply in a workplace enviroment, are also known as - ANSWER soft skills which statement about electric aircraft is true - ANSWER they are easier to maintain because their motors have fewer moving parts which organization is directly responsible for the safety of civil aviation in the united states - ANSWER federal aviation administration earning a position as an airline pilot requires more flight time than the FAA certificate minimums to earn a commercial pilot ...

Super cell Thunder Storm - ANSWER A large thunderstorm with a single violent updraft that can maintain itself for many hours. Gust Front - ANSWER The leading edge of a thunderstorm cold downdraft. Mesoscale convective Complex - ANSWER Individual Thunderstorms that organize into large, circular, long-lasting system. Attenuation - ANSWER The process that weakens radar signals Foehn - ANSWER Another name for Chinook Wind Katabatibc - ANSWER Another name for Chinook Wind Entrainment - ANSWER...

atum Line - ANSWER Imaginary point on the aircraft picked by the manufacturer to measure CG Arm - ANSWER Horizontal distance (in) from datum to CG CG range - ANSWER the distance between forward and aft CG position limits to retain airplane controllability Floor load limit - ANSWER The maximum weight the floor can sustain per square inch/foot as provided by the manufacturer. fuel load - ANSWER usable fuel Empty Weight - ANSWER Weight of plane excluding people and luggage Max ramp weight ...

What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? - ANSWER Outward Downward Clockwise What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? - ANSWER Inward Upward Counterclockwise What is a Trough Line? - ANSWER An elongated area of low pressure. (Air rises in this area) (It is conducive to cloudiness and precipitation) What is a Ridge Line? - ANSWER An elongated area of high pressure. (Air moving out of a high depletes the quantity ...

What is the functional responsibility of Army Aviation maintenance? - ANSWER To provide safe, reliable, and fully mission capable aircraft to the user. What is the objective of aviation maintenance? - ANSWER Safely maintaining readiness at an optimal level with the fewest resources. Who must realize the significance of aircraft availability if the unit is to accomplish its mission in both *war and peace*. - ANSWER The maintenance manager What are the two levels of army aviation maintenanc...

5 - ANSWER The thickest part of the conventional airfoil occurs at __% of the chord. 50 - ANSWER The thickest part of a laminar flow airfoil occurs at __% of the chord. Boundary Layer - ANSWER The very thin layer of air lying over the surface of the wing. Laminar Layer - ANSWER The area at the front of the wing where air flows smoothly over the surface. Turbulent Layer - ANSWER The area further along the wing where air slows down due to friction and becomes turbulent. Transition Point ...

ABP - ANSWER Able bodied passenger: A person who volunteers or is nominated to assist the CC in an evacuation ACP - ANSWER Attendant Control Panel. A unit that consists of hardware controls and a touch screen in an a/c fitted with the Boeing Sky Interior AED - ANSWER Automated External Defibrillator A/C - ANSWER Aircraft AFT - ANSWER Towards the rear (tail) of the aircraft AIRBRIDGE - ANSWER Manoeuvrable enclosed access way to aircraft available at some airports AIRCREW - ANSWER All cre...

The opposition by a coil to the flow of alternating current is called (disregard resistance) - ANSWER Inductive reactance What is the operating resistance of a 30-watt light bulb designed for a 28-volt system? - ANSWER 26 Ohms Which of the following are commonly used as rectifiers in electrical circuits? - ANSWER Diodes Through which material will magnetic lines of force pass the most readily? - ANSWER Iron A 48-volt source is required to furnish 192 watts to a parallel circuit consistin...

Maintaining readiness at an optimal level with the fewest resources is known as - ANSWER Aviation Maintenance Objective 2 categories of readiness: - ANSWER Non Mission Capable/Mission Capable When Will your non mission capable time begin? - ANSWER Grounding condition or malfunction discovered Providing safe reliable aircraft to the user is known as: - ANSWER Functional Responsibilities Realizing the significance of aircraft availability for units to accomplish its mission in both ____ an...

Maintaining readiness at an optimal level with the fewest resources is known as - ANSWER Aviation Maintenance Objective 2 categories of readiness: - ANSWER Non Mission Capable/Mission Capable When Will your non mission capable time begin? - ANSWER Grounding condition or malfunction discovered Providing safe reliable aircraft to the user is known as: - ANSWER Functional Responsibilities Realizing the significance of aircraft availability for units to accomplish its mission in both ____ an...

1. what are the main components of a jet engine? - ANSWER c. intake, compressor,combustor, turbine, and exhaust 2. the part of the "stack" of the space transport system that looks like an airplane is called the _________. - ANSWER a. orbiter 3. Skylab, the united states' first space station, was used to _____________. - ANSWER c. preform medical examination and observations of earth 4. fill in the blank: the first american astronaut who flew to space was________. - ANSWER c. Alan Shepa...

1. what are the main components of a jet engine? - ANSWER c. intake, compressor,combustor, turbine, and exhaust 2. the part of the "stack" of the space transport system that looks like an airplane is called the _________. - ANSWER a. orbiter 3. Skylab, the united states' first space station, was used to _____________. - ANSWER c. preform medical examination and observations of earth 4. fill in the blank: the first american astronaut who flew to space was________. - ANSWER c. Alan Shepa...

1. Your willingness to put up your property for collateral to secure payment of a loan.: What is Security Interest? 2. Security Interest for a loan against land and buildings.: What is a Mortgage? 3. Security Interest for a loan against anything other than land and buildings.- : What is a Financial Statement? 4. Skin in the Game & Cover the Equity: What are the two reasons for why a bank requires down payments? 5. Express & Implied: What are the two types of warranties? 6. - Merchantabil...

1. Your willingness to put up your property for collateral to secure payment of a loan.: What is Security Interest? 2. Security Interest for a loan against land and buildings.: What is a Mortgage? 3. Security Interest for a loan against anything other than land and buildings.- : What is a Financial Statement? 4. Skin in the Game & Cover the Equity: What are the two reasons for why a bank requires down payments? 5. Express & Implied: What are the two types of warranties? 6. - Merchantabil...

Where does TSA have regulatory influences and authority within the terminal? - Answer 1. Checkpoint operations 2. Airport police response to checkpoints and incidents 3. Unattended bags 4. Unattended vehicles What did the Air Commerce Act (1926) prohibit? - Answer Using federal funds to build or improve airports. Works Progress Administration (WPA) - Answer Provided 50% of needed funding. Built over 800 new airports. Air Commerce Act of 1926 created what? - Answer Aeronautics Branch (so...

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) - Correct answer-catalyst for public awareness and response to aircraft noise issues, required assessment of noise effects for airports undertaking major projects Aviation Noise Abatement Policy (ANAP) - Correct answer-Secretary of Transportation and FAA adopted. clarified FAAs responsibility to reduce aircraft noise, abate the impact of noise on populated areas and attain compatible land use adjacent to airports FAR Part 36-Certificated Air...

Who is responsible for the strategic vision of the airport? p.7 - Answer- elected officials working with the airport sponsor/ Board, the airport executive is responsible for what? - Answer- informing and advising the elected or appointed officials of the status of the airport, making recommendations about the appropriate course of action, and keeping them informed on the overall status of the airport. Most airport directors/ managers are _______ meaning that they are on an employment contr...

Who is responsible for the strategic vision of the airport? p.7 - Answer- elected officials working with the airport sponsor/ Board, the airport executive is responsible for what? - Answer- informing and advising the elected or appointed officials of the status of the airport, making recommendations about the appropriate course of action, and keeping them informed on the overall status of the airport. Most airport directors/ managers are _______ meaning that they are on an employment contr...

Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSWER- Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of the FAA) Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - ANSWER- Make safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - ANSWER- Hub and spoke system What act created the FAA? - ANSWER- Federal Aviation Act (FAA) What act created the TSA? - ANSWER- Transportation Safety Act (TSA) Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - AN...