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What two elements are a part of everyday life in the Navy?
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Leadership & Training
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Which attribute is the most important aspect of a military organization?
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Leadership
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The Mission of the United States Navy is to guard & ensure what?
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The use of sea lanes is denied to our enemies during peachtime.
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What is the primary function of naval aviation?
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To coordinate with other armed forces in maintaining command of the sea.
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How many basic operations are there in primary funtion of naval aviation?
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5
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T&F
In addition to open ocean protection, naval aviation also provides taskf orce protection to keep our coastal waterways safe? |
True
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What is the final basic operation in maintaining command of the seas?
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Search & Rescue
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What year was the Navy first interested in airplanes as weapons?
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1898
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Who staged the first demonstration of flying machines?
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The Wright brothers
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Eugene Ely first flew a biplane from a wooden platform off what ship?
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USS Birmingham
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The navy purchased its first aircraft on what date?
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May 8, 1911
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At the end of 1911, how many aircraft did the navy have?
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3
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What was the first aircraft carrier commissioned?
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USS Langley
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What major battle in 1942 was the first of opposing ships not making contact with each other?
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Battle of Coral Sea
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What designation was assigned to the first naval Helicopter?
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YR-4B
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The Westinghouse 19-A jet engine was developed in what year?
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1943
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March 1948, the Navy's first jet carrier landing was made on what aircraft carrier?
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USS Boxer
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In what year was the first use of a pilot ejection seat used for emergency egress?
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1949
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What was the name of the Navy's first angled deck aircraft carrier?
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USS Antietam
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What was the first plane to fly over 1,000 mph?
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F8U-1 Crusader
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1959 four naval aviators were selected as prospective astronauts for what mission?
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Mercury
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Who was the first american & naval aviator in space?
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Alan B. Shepard Jr.
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What was the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier?
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USS Enterprise
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The Naval Museum is located in what city?
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Pensacola, FL
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VERTREP by helo's & delivering stores to other combat ships began with the commissioning of the USS Mars in what year?
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1964
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Who established AIMD?
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CNO
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1971, navy received the CH-53A Sea Stallion, used for what mission?
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MIne Countermeasure
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What do the S-3 Viking, SH-3 Sea King, and SH-2 Seasprite have in common?
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Locate & track submarines
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First all-navy space shuttle crew?
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Columbia
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Naval Aviation 75th anniversary?
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1986
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What name was given to the US military and allied forces operation in the middle east involving the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1990?
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Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm
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In what year did the secretary of defense lift the band allowing women into combat roles and combat ship assignments?
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1993
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What was the first ship to receive permanently assigned women?
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USS Eisenhower
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What was the primary mission of the F-117A Stealth aircraft?
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Fighter/bomber
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The first requirements for an enlisted rating in aviation pertained to what type of work?
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Mechanics
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In what year was the airman rate established?
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1948
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In what year was the paygrade E-8 & E-9 established?
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1958
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The general aviation ratings identify personnel from what paygrades?
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E-4 through E-9
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Into what total number of service ratings is the Aviation Boatswain's Mate divided?
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3
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What rating makes visual and instrumental observation of weather & sea conditions?
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AG
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What rating packs & rigs parachutes and life rafts?
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PR
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What rating operates tactical support center systems to analyze & classify data?
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AW
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The ABF rating operates, maintains & performs maintenance on aviation fueling & lubricating oil systems?
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True
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The ABH rating is responisble for performing which tasks?
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Direct the Movement and spotting of aircraft
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What rating is responsible for performing microminiature repair?
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ATI
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Which of the following rating maintains aircraft engines & related systems?
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AD
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Which of the following ratings is responsible for accomplishing photographic work required by the naval service?
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PH
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As a member of a line maintenance crew, what are your first duties as an airman?
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Move aircraft, participate in working parties, stand security watches
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Which training manual should you refer to study general principles of leadership?
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Military requirements for Petty officer Third class & BMR
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Which officers or offices can provide you with additional leadership training?
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Divisional training petty officer & ESO office
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What person is the head of the Navy Department?
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The secretary of the Navy
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The navy department falls under the authority of a cabinet post, manned by what person?
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Secretary of Defense
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What person is the immediate head of the military part of the Navy department?
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CNO
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What purposes does the chain of command serve?
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Provides direction in the assignment of duties, provides a path of communication, ensuring efficiency in solving work-related problems
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Naval air stations provide what services?
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Supply, repair, specialized training.
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Naval air stations are responsible for providing what type of maintenance?
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Organizational, intermediate, and depot
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Flight training provided by naval air stations consists of what 3 types?
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Preflight, basic, advanced
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A FRAMP provides which type of training?
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SPecific type aircraft maintenance training & specific support equipment training
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Typical naval air stations are divided into what type or organization?
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Departments
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Which individual is NOT a special assistant to the CO/XO of naval air stations?
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The Quality Assurance officer
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Mail, clerical services & control of registered publications are the functions of what department?
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Administrative
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What department is responsible for the conduct of military recreational program?
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Personnel Department
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What department advises the commanding officer in planning, organizing, and executing a sound financial plan?
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Comptroller
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The administration of air traffic control is a function of what department?
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Air operations
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What department is responsible for the logistic support of the naval air station & its tenant commands?
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Supply
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Naval air stations are responsible for providing what type of maintenance?
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Organizational, intermediate, and depot
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Flight training provided by naval air stations consists of what 3 types?
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Preflight, basic, advanced
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A FRAMP provides which type of training?
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SPecific type aircraft maintenance training & specific support equipment training
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Typical naval air stations are divided into what type or organization?
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Departments
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Which individual is NOT a special assistant to the CO/XO of naval air stations?
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The Quality Assurance officer
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Mail, clerical services & control of registered publications are the functions of what department?
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Administrative
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What department is responsible for the conduct of military recreational program?
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Personnel Department
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What department advises the commanding officer in planning, organizing, and executing a sound financial plan?
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Comptroller
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The administration of air traffic control is a function of what department?
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Air operations
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What department is responsible for the logistic support of the naval air station & its tenant commands?
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Supply
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What department is responsible for minor construction and building maintenance aboard a naval air station?
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Public Works
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Transportation on a naval air station is provided by what department?
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Public Works
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The issuance of aviation ordnance is a function of what department?
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Weapons
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Under the direction of the medical officer which of the following persons oversees all matters pertaining to aviation medicine?
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Flight Surgeon
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Naval aircraft maintenance is divided into how many levels?
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3
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Inspecting and adjusting aircraft parts are performed at what maintenance level?
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Organizational
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Major overhaul and repair of aircraft is performed at what activity?
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Naval Aviation Depot (NADEP)
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Calibration, testing and repair of aircraft components are performed at what facility?
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Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD)
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What division of the aircraft maintenance department maintains the technical library?
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QA
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What division provides clerical services for AIMD?
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Administration
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Scheduling workloads to ensure the efficient movement of all aircraft and parts through the AIMD is the responsibility of what branch?
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Production control
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An operations maintenance division is normally established at a naval air station that has at least what # of aircraft?
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4
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The aircraft gas turbine engine program is divided iinto how many degrees of repair?
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3
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What division is responsible for the aircraft tire/wheel maintenance & safety program?
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Airframes division
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What division is responsible for calibration of precision measurement equipment?
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Avionics division
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Aircraft air-conditioning & pressurization system maintenance is performed by what division?
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Aviation life support equipment
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What organization is normally smaller than a naval air station?
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Naval Air Facility
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What maintenance activity manufactures parts and assemblies & provides engineering services?
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Naval Aviation Depot
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What are the basic type squadrons?
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Carrier, patrol, composite, & noncombatant
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What type of squadron is employed for various missions that include enemy attack, search, bombing, mining & torpedo warfare?
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Attack
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What type of carrier squadron uses both fixed-wing aircraft & helo's for search & attack of enemy submarines?
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Antisubmarine
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Which of the following types of squadrons has the responsibility of mining of waters?
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Patrol
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Target towing is one of the functions of what type of squadron?
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Composite
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What type of squadron provides logistical support?
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Tactical
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A member of a squadron should receive the greatest amount of help for professional advancement from which officer?
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Chief Petty Officer
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Operation readiness of a squadron is the responsibility of what officer?
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Commanding officer
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Ensuring that the orders of a squadrons commanding officer are carried out is the direct responsibility of what person?
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Executive officer (XO)
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What officer is responsible for planning, scheduling & supervising all activities for the production division?
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Maintenance material control officer
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what department is responsible for the operational readiness & tactical efficiency of the squadron?
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Operations
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What division inspects the work to ensure the repair on aircraft has been done correctly?
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Quality Assurance/analysis
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Supervising, coordinating, and completing scheduled maintenance is teh responsible of what division?
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Aircraft division
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Performing preflight, turnaround, daily & postflight inspections is the responsibility of what division?
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Line division
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Maintenance custody of a squadrons support equipment is the responsibility of what division?
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Line division
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Management of the FOD program is the responsibility of what division?
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Line division
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Welfare & morale of personnel about a carrier are the direct responsibility of what officer?
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Commanding officer
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In a carrier air wing, what officer has the responsibility for maintaining the squadron organization?
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The Squadron commanding officer
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What department is responsible for the combat information center?
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Operations
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What is the maximum number of divisions normally established within the air department?
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4 in peacetime, 7 in wartime
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The aircraft crash, fire, & rescue party is included in which division?
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V-1
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What division is charged with the operation and maintenance of catapults and arresting gear on an aircraft carrier?
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V-2
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The V-3 division is responsible for what function on a carrier?
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Aircraft on the hangar deck
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What division is charged with the upkeep of a carriers aviation fuel & oil ttransfer system?
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V-4
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Machinery, piping & electrical care is teh responsible of what department on the ship?
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Engineering
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Aircraft intermediate maintenance department afloat is organized in a similar manner to which of the following shore based activities?
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Aviation maintenance department
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AIMD afloat is manned with what type of personnel?
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Permanently assigned maintenance personnel & temporarily assigned personnel from embarked squadrons
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The designation of teh basic mission o f an aircraft is indicated by what means?
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A letter only
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What is the letter identifier for the aircraft mission of transport?
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C
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In an aircraft designation, what is the basic aircraft mission for the letter "K"?
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Tanker
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What is the letter identifier for the aircraft mission of antisubmarine?
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S
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What type of aircraft does the aircraft mission modification letter "Q" identify?
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Drone
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An aircraft designation for "staff" has what mission modification letter?
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V
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What is the mission modification letter in the F/A18-E hornet?
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A
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To indicate a change in the original design of an aircraft, which of the following letters can NOT be used?
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A
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What does "E" in the aircraft designation EA-6A mean?
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Electronic installation
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What manufacturer made the Osprey aircraft?
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Bell-Boeing
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What gives the TOMCAT its excellent combat maneuvering capability?
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Variable swept wings
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What feature makes the AV-8 Harrier unique?
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Vertical short takeoff & landing capabilities
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Which of the following ASW aircraft is equipped with infrared sensors for night ops?
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S-3
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What helo provides all-weather capability for detection, classification, localization and interdiction of ships & subs?
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H-60
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What helo has a tandem rotor system?
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H-46
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The study of the forces that enable an aircraft to fly is referred to by what means?
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Aerodynamics
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Which of the following is a definition of motion?
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The act or process of changing place or postion
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Which term refers to Newton's first law?
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Inertia
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Thrust must overcome inertia before an aircraft can fly according to which law of motion?
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Newton's first law
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Newtons law of inertia applies to bodies that are affected in which of the following ways?
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The willingness of an object to remain at rest or continue in motion
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What law of motion is the force law?
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Newton's 2nd law
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Which law of motion states that for every action there is an equal & opposite reaction?
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Newton's 3rd law
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According to Bernoulli's principle, what happens to the speed & pressure of a fluid flowing through a tube when the fluid reaches a constriction?
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The speed increases, pressure decreases
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What components are classified as airfoils?
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Aircraft wings, rotor blades of a helo, prop blades of a turbo prop
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What is the front edge or surface on a airfoil?
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Leading edge
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What is the imaginary straight line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of an airfoil?
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Chord line
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Whic of the following terms identifies the rear edge or surface of the airfoil?
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Trailing edge
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What is the curve or departure from a straight line from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the airfoil?
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Camber
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What term is used to describe the direction of the airstream in relation to the airfoil?
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Relative wind
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What is the angle between the chord line & the relative wind called?
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Angle of Attack
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The generation of lift by an airfoil is dependent upon which factors?
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The airfoil being able to create a special airflow in the airstream & the airfoil being able to develop lifting pressure over the airfoil surface
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What part of the airfoil creates the low pressure area on the airfoil's surface?
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The camber of the airfoil's upper surface
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What speed or pressure causes most of the lift of an airfoil?
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The difference in air pressure on the upper & lower surfaces of the airfoil
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What is the force that is created by an airfoil?
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Lift
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What force overcomes gravity?
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Lift
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What is the force that holds an aircraft to the ground?
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Gravity
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What is the force that is created by a prop, jet engine, or helo rotor?
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Thrust
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What force overcomes drag?
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Thrust
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What is the force that acts against an aircraft in flight?
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Drag
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Aircraft drag acts in what direction in relation to the relative wind?
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Parallel & in the opposite direction
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During flight, if the aircrafts lift force & weight force are equal, and the thrust force is greater than the drag force, what will happen?
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The aircraft will maintain its altitude & gain speed
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Which force counteracts forward motion of the aircraft?
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Drag
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What axis is the pivot point about which an aircraft rolls?
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Longitudinal
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What movement of an aircraft is associated with roll?
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Up & down movement of the wing tips
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What axes runs fore & aft through the length of the aircraft?
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Longitudinal
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What movement of an aircraft is associated with pitch?
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Up & down movement of the aircrafts nose
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What axes runs from the left to the right (wing tip to wing tip)?
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Lateral (pitch) axis
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What axes is the pivot point about which an aircraft yaws?
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Vertical
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What axes runs from the top to the bottom of an aircraft?
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Vertical
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What movement of an aircraft is associated with yaw?
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The left & right movement of the aircrafts nose
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What force is developed by the engine of an aircraft to provide motion?
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Thrust
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When an aircraft in flight increases its angle of attack, what is accomplished?
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The aircraft pivots on its lateral axis
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When an aircraft in flight encounters a strong wind on the nose, it tends to drift. What axis does the aircraft pivot on when this happens?
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The Yaw Axis (vertical)
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The main difference between fixed wing aircraft and rotary wing aircraft is the way lift is achieved?
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True
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A helo uses 2 or more engine-driven rotors for lift & propulsion
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True
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What is a symmetrical airfoil?
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An airfoil that has a fixed center of pressure
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On an unsymmetrical airfoil, in what direction does the center of pressure move when the angle of attack changes?
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Fore & Aft
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What does a shifting center of pressure do to a rotor blade?
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Causes it to move up & down uncontrollably
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By what means is lift in a helo controlled?
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Increasing & decreasing rotor speed
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What term is used when helicopters main rotor is turning and no lift is being produced?
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Flat Pitch
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Directional control of a helicopter is achieved by what means?
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Tilting the main rotor in the desired direction
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By what means is hovering achieved in helicopters?
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By equalizing lift, drag, thrust, and weight
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As a helicopter's rotor turns in one direction, the body of the helicopter tends to rotate in the opposite direction, because of what law?
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Newton's 3rd law
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What is the purpose of a tail rotor on a single main rotor helo?
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Eliminating torque reaction
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In what direction does the a tail rotor system produce thrust to compensate for the torque reaction developed by the main rotor?
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Opposite direction
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What are the most important factors in aircraft construction?
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Strength, weight & reliability
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The weight of the aircraft is primarily a product of what force?
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Gravity
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All stresses imposed on the aircraft wings are transmitted to what area?
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Fuselage structure
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A study of each load or stress that is imposed on an aircraft is known by what term?
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Stress analysis
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Load & stress imposed upon an aircraft must first be analyzed when the aircraft is in what stage of the manufacturing cycle?
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Design stage
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What aircraft stress results from squeezing of a material?
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Compression
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What aircraft stress results from two fastened materials that tend to separate?
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Shear
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What aircraft stress results from a twisting force?
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Torsional
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A reaction to engine torque creates what type of stress on an aircraft fuselage?
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Torsional
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What primary force is at work on the fuselage when an aircraft is at rest?
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Bending
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What is the result of the action of lift forces against the wings of an aircraft in fligth?
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Tension on the bottom, compression on the top
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Wings of an aircraft in flight are under what primary force?
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Bending
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Which metals are used in modern aircraft construction?
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Aluminum & magnesium, titanium & steel, Alloys
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Instead of pure aluminum, an aircraft builder uses aluminum alloys to get what result?
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Stronger end product
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What is the main disadvantage of the use of magnesium in aircraft construction?
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Low resistance to corrosion
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Which alloy or metal is particularly valuable for use in or near salt water?
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Titanium
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Transparent plastic becomes soft & pliable at what temperature?
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225 degree Fahrenheit
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What is the advantage of reinforced plastic?
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High strength-to-weight ratio, resistance to mildew & rot, ease of fabrication
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When several layers of bonding materials are used together & then mechanically fastened to substructures its known as what type of construction?
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Composite
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The terms RIGHT or LEFT used in relation to any of the structural units refer to the right or left hand of the pilot seated in the cockpit
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True
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What is the main structure of an aircraft?
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Fuselage
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In the monocoque design, the main stress on an airplane is carried by what structural unit?
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Skin
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What is the main purpose of stringers in the Semimonocoque design?
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For shape & attachment of skin
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What type of skin construction can withstand considerable damage and still hold together?
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Semimonocoque
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Where is fuselage station zero of an aircraft usually located?
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Nose of aircraft
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What is the unit of measurement in the stations numbering system?
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Inches
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Wings on an aircraft are designed for which purpose?
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Lift
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What are the main structural members of the wing?
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Spars
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The spars are designed with extra strength to combat which force?
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Bending
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What parts of an aircraft wing transmit the load from the skin covering to the spars?
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Ribs
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What is the purpose of the false spar in some aircraft wings?
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Support ailerons & flaps
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The term "wet wing" is used to describe what construction feature?
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Fuel cells installed in the wings
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The flight control surfaces on a simple wing include what controls?
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Ailerons & trailing edge flaps
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The empennage of the aircraft consists of which sections?
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Tail
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What is the primary function of the stabilizers?
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To keep the aircraft flying straight & level
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What surfaces maintain directional stability in an aircraft?
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The vertical stabilizer
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What are the 3 groups of flight control surfaces?
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Primary, secondary, auxiliary
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Ailerons, elevators, and rudders make up what group of aircraft control surfaces?
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Primary
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The ailerons control what motion of the aircraft
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Roll
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Elevators are used to control what aspects of flight?
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Motion about the lateral axis (pitch)
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Where are teh elevator control surfaces located?
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Horizontal Stabilizer
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Where are the rudder controls located?
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Vertical stabilizer
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What assembly operates the ailerons and elevators on a multi-engine fixed wing aircraft?
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Yoke & wheel assembly
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What is the purpose of trim tabs?
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Maintain aircraft balance
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What is the purpose of the spring tabs?
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To aid in moving larger surfaces
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Which of the following auxiliary flight control surfaces are used for the purpose of shortening the landing & takeoff runs?
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Wing flaps
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What is the purpose of spoilers?
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Decrease wing lift
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Speed brakes are designed to slow down the aircraft during which of the following operations?
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Dives & preparations for landing
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What auxiliary control surfaces affet the boundary layer over the top of the wing?
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Slats
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The 3 general types of manually operated flight control mechanisms does NOT include which type?
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Bell Crank operated
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The hub & swashplate of a helicopter are the principle component of what unit?
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Rotary head
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The movements of the flight controls are transmitted to the rotary wings by the action of what components?
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Hydraulic servo cylinder, swashplate, and pitch control rods
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Change in rotary rudder head pitch is increased as teh pitch change shaft is moved in what direction
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Outward
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The efficiency of hydraulic operation is approximately what percent?
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100%
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What is a disadvantage of the hydraulic system as a power source for aircraft control units?
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Possibility of internal & external leakage
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What component is often referred to as an unloading valve?
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Pressure regulator
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What component maintains an even pressure in the hydraulic system and acts as an emergency source for operating certain actuating units?
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Accumulator
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Check valves are used in hydraulic systems for what purpose?
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To allow one direction of flow only
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Foreign material in the hydraulic system of an aircraft is defined as hydraulic contamination
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True
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What source of hydraulic contamination usually causes the most trouble?
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Poor servicing
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What are the basic rules to aircraft hydraulic servicing?
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Never use fluid from a container that has been left open, use only approved servicing units, always maintain a high state of cleanliness
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What would continued operation of contaminated hydraulic system cause?
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Early failure
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Prior to flight, the air storage bottles for the emergency pneumatic system are filled with what gas?
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Nitrogen
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The shuttle valve is used for what purpose?
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To separate normal systems from emergency pneumatic systems
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By what means are the air compressors in most aircraft driven?
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Hydraulic motor
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Rivets & threaded fasteners are identified by which prefixes?
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AN, MS, NAS
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For procurement of aircraft hardware from supply, the specification number and factory part number are converted to what numbers?
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Stock numbers
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Most aircraft bolts are of what type series thread?
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National Fine (NF)
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What is the grip of a bolt?
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The unthreaded part of the bolt shaft
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If an aircraft bolt becomes unserviceable you must consider which of the following bolt dimensions for its replacement?
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Length, Diameter, head thickness & width
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What relation should the grip length have to the materials being bolted together?
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It should be equal to the thickness of the bolted materials
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AN bolts come in what total number of head styles?
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3
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What head style is common to AN, NAS and MS aircraft bolts?
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Hex head
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What marking or bolt dimension indicates the material of which standard bolts are made, and if it is a close tolerance bolt?
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Head marking
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What are the main types of screws?
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Machine, structural, and self-tapping
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What type of screw is used to assemble structural parts?
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Structural
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What material is used to make structural screws?
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Alloy steel
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What type of screw is normally used to attach nameplates to castings?
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Machine self-tapping
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What screws are used to hold gears on a shaft?
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Setscrews
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what nonself-locking nut is used with a drilled-shank AN hex head bolt?
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Castle nut
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Plain hex nuts are NOT used to a great extent on aircraft structure for which of the following reasons?
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The require auxiliary safety locking devices
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what type of nut is commonly used on battery connections?
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Wing nut
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Which nut will not loosen under vibration?
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Self-locking nuts
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What are the two general types of self-locking nuts?
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All-metal and nonmetallic insert
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What is one type of nonmetallic self-locking nut?
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Elastic stop
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Access panels are usually secured to the aircraft by what type of screws or fasteners?
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Turnlock fasteners
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What common fasteners are referred to as a turnlock fastener?
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Dzus, camloc, airloc
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What parts of a camloc fastener are secured to the access door?
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Stud & grommet only
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What is the difference between camloc high-stress panel fasteners and screws?
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The deep No. 2 phillips recess in the stud head, & the bushing in which the stud is installed
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To remove an airloc stud from a panel you should take what action?
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Remove the cross pin
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What is a component of a heavy duty dzus but not a light duty one?
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Grommet
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Which of the following major types of rivets are used in aircraft construction?
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Blind & solid
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Which rivets are used where streamlining is important?
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Countersunk head
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Blind rivets are named so for what reason?
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They are self-heading
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What are two head styles for rivnuts?
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Flathead and countersunk
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What type of rivuts are used on sealed floatation or pressurized compartments?
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Closed-end
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A snap ring is a ring of metal with spring like action that can be reused as long as it maintains its shape
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True
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What is the purpose of the right and left hand threads in a turnbuckle barrel?
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To obtain correct cable tension and to make minor changes in cable length
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A flat head pin used in a tie-rod terminal should be secured with what device?
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A cotter pin
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When you are installing a hose between two duct sections, what is the maximum allowable distance between the duct ends?
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3/4 inch
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If the correct torque value is not specified on teh clamp, which publication should you consult?
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Maintenance instruction manual (MIM)
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What type of wire is used for electrical installations in aircraft maintenance?
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Stranded conductor
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What type of cable has two or more insulated conductors in the same jacket?
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Multiconductor cable
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What type of cable has two or more insulated conductors twisted together?
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Twisted cable
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What type of cable has a single insulated conductor with a metallic braided out conductor?
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Shielded cable
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the part of a connector that is usually mounted on a part of the equipment is known as what unit?
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Receptacle
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Aircraft wires are fastened to studs by what means?
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Terminal lugs
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What does the term "safetying" mean?
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Securing aircraft fasteners so they will not work loose
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What is the most common method of safety wiring?
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Single-wire, double twist method
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What safety wiring method should be used in places that are hard to reach?
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The single wire method
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When six widely spaced bolts are being safety wired by the double-twist method, what procedure should you follow?
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A group of three should be the maximum number safety wired in one series.
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When safety wiring closely spaced bolts, what is the longest wire you can use to safety wire the most bolts in a series?
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24 inches
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What method is used to safety wire turnbuckles on modern aircraft?
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Clip-locking method
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What method is used to safety wire turnbuckles on older types of aircraft?
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Wire-wrapping method
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What total number of twists should be in a pigtail that is one-half inch long?
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3-6
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Safety wire is installed properly if you observe which action?
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The tension of the wire tends to tighten the bolt or nut
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What are the general classes of washers used in aircraft structures?
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Plain, lock washer, & special
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Lock washers are used with what type of nuts?
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Plain hex
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A star washer may be used what total number of times?
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1
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What safetying device should be selected if it will be subjected to extreme heat and high vibration?
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Tab lock washers
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Tab washers may be used what total number of times?
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1
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What type of washers are widely used under AN hex nuts to provide a smooth bearing surface?
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Plain washers
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what class of washer is used under lock washers to prevent damage to surfaces of soft material?
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Plain
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In 250 BC, the first reaction engine was built by what group of people?
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Egyptians
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Naval aircraft jet propulsion engines may be identified by what total number of categories?
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4
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The gas turbine engine powers almost all navy aircraft?
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True
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Rocket engines carry their own oxidizer for combustion for what primary reason?
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Travel above the atmosphere
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Jet propulsion engine operation scan be explained by which of the following laws of motion?
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Newton's 3rd law
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When the stem of an inflated balloon is released, what action causes the balloon to move forward?
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The pressure of the air on the inside of the balloon directly opposite the open stem
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A basic gas turbine engine consists of what total number of major sections?
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5
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Most of the air taken into the combustion chamber of a jet engine is used for what purpose?
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Cooling
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A compressor stage consists of what row of blades or vanes?
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Rotating blades and stator vanes
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In a compressor, the air pressure increases each time it passes through a set of rotor and stators for which of the following reasons?
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The area of the rotors & stator gets smaller
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Split spool Compressors are individually driven by what means?
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Separate wheels of the turbine assembly
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Compressor stalls may be eliminated by usingvwhich of the following systems?
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Compressor bleed-air system and variable vane system
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What is NOT a basic requirement for a satisfactory and efficient combustion chamber system?
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Can-annular design
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Fuel is introduced into the combustion chamber at what location?
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Front of the combustion chamber
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A gas turbine engine normally has provisions for what total number of igniter plugs in the combustion chamber?
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2
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The flame from the chambers containing the igniter plugs is spread to the remaining chambers through what design feature?
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Flame tubes/cross ignition tubes
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What percent of the air in the combustion chamber actually takes part in the combustion process?
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25%
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Secondary air is used in the combustion chamber for what purpose?
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To dilute & cool the hot gases
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What function does the turbine assembly serve?
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It drives the compressor
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The flowing gases from the combustion chamber of a turbojet engine act directly against what engine component?
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Turbine disk blades
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Turbine blades are normally made from what material alloy?
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Steel
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What is the function o f the inner cone in the exhaust section?
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To eliminate exhaust gas turbulence
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The inner cone is attached to the outer cone by what means?
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Streamlined vanes called brace assemblies
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The exhaust cone is made from what material?
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stainless steel sheets
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What material is used to insulate the cone?
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Aluminum foil
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The turboprop engine is capable of developing what maximum horsepower per pound of weight?
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2 1/2 hp
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A turboprop engine has what total number of major assemblies?
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3
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What component of the power section of a turboprop engine provides the power that drives that propeller?
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Turbine
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Torsional deflection in a turboprop engine is an indication of what variable?
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Horsepower
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What is the function of the reduction gear assembly?
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To reduce the engine rpm to within the range of efficient propeller rpm
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What is the basic function of the propeller assembly?
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To efficiently develop thrust
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Turboshaft engines are currently being used on which of the following types of aircraft?
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Helicopters
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Which of the following types of gas turbine engines operates on the free turbine principle?
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Turboshaft
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During all operations of the turboshaft engine automatic protection is provided for which of the following malfunctions?
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Turbine overspeed, compressor stall, combustion flame-out, and turbine over temperature
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Operation of the turbofan engine is similar to which gas turbine engine?
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Turboprop
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The turbofan engine has a low rate of fuel consumption?
|
True
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A turbofan powered aircraft that is approximately the same size as a turbojet aircraft is capable of accomplishing which tasks?
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Handling higher gross weight at takeoff, producing more thrust during climb, using shorter takeoff distance
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What factor causes the low noise level of the turbofan engine?
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The low gas velocity coming out of the tailpipe
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What are the two basic groups of modern fuel control systems?
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Hydromechanical & Electronic
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What is considered to be the "heart" of a gas turbine engine fuel system?
|
Fuel control
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Which of the following inputs does the fuel control system combine to operate a gas turbine engine?
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Throttle position, compressor discharge pressure, engine speed, and compressor inlet temperature
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What lubrication system returns engine oil back to the oil tank for reuse?
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Scavenge system
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The purpose of a pressurized oil tank in the lubricating system of a gas turbine engine is to prevent pump cavitation under what condition?
|
High altitude
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The lubricating system used on a gas turbine engine is always the dry sump design?
|
True
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What type of oil is used in all gas turbine engine lubrication systems?
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Synthetic oil
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What type of ignition system has been universally accepted for use in a gas turbine engine?
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High energy, capacitor
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To avoid a lethal electrical shock from the ignition system, what component must be grounded before maintenance work can be started?
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Capacitors
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The accessory section is usually mounted to what section on a gas turbine engine?
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Compressor section
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The MIL-STD-1812 designation system has no provision for what branch of the armed forces?
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Coast Guard
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What aircraft letter symbol identifies a turbojet engine?
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J
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What aircraft letter symbol identifies a turboshaft engine?
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T
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What aircraft letter symbol identifies a turbofan engine?
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TF
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The manufacturers symbol BA identifies which aircraft engine manufacture?
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Bell-Aircraft company
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What engine manufacturers symbol identifies the Lockheed Aircraft company?
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LA
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The manufacturers symbol PW identifies which aircraft engine manufacturer?
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Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division
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What engine manufacturers symbol identifies the Curtis-Wright corporation?
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WA
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When 2 manufacturers are jointly producing an engine, the symbol is one letter from each manufacturers symbols?
|
True
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The 3rd part or section of the engine designation consists of a dash & a number indicating the model number. The Navy model number begins with 2 and continues with consecutive even numbers?
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True
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Under special engine designations, what prefix letter is assigned to experimental and service test engines?
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X
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Under special engine designations, what prefix letter is assigned to restricted service engines?
|
Y
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Normally the restricted service designation for an engine is dropped after completion of what total number of qualifying test hours?
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150
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The MIL-STD-1812 engine designation system is made up of what total number of parts or sections?
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3
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|
The Air force, Navy and Army are assigned a block of engine configuration model numbers that are used consecutively?
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True
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What series or block of engine configuration model numbers are assigned to the Navy?
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400
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Which of the following characters identifies the type of engine in the designation number F401-PW-400?
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F
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Which of the following characters identifies the engine manufacturers in the designation number F401-PW-400?
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PW
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Which of the following personnel is/are responsible for trying to discover and eliminate unsafe work practice?
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All hands
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The greatest hazard of working near the aircraft intake ducts occurs during which of the following operations?
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Maximum power
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Serious hearing damage may occur to unprotected ears if the dB level is greater than what maximum level?
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140 dB
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What is an aircrafts first source of electrical energy?
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Generator
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Auxiliary power units are used to furnish electrical power when which of the following problems occur?
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Engine driven generators are not operating, external power is not available, the engine-driven generator fails
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At what location are the thermocouples for a turbine inlet temperature indicating system?
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The inlet casing
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What engine component is the exhaust gases temperature measured from?
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Turbine
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The fuel quantity indicator displays the fuel load in what measurement?
|
Pounds
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Upon what principle does radar work?
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Echo
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Radio waves travel at what speed?
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186,000 miles per second
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|
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The navy uses how many general types of SE?
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2
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Which tow tractor is designed to tow servicing equipment, work stands, and armament handling equipment?
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A/S32A-30
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When fueling an aircraft ashore, the refueling vehicle should be parked in what position?
|
Forward of the aircraft and parallel to the wing
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What is the maximum speed limit for vehicles operating on airfiled within 50 feet of aircraft and hangars?
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5 mph
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What is the speed limit for vehicles operating on runways, taxiways, parking areas, ramps and work areas?
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10 Mph
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|
What color is most support equipment painted?
|
Yellow & white
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What is the purpose of the FOD walkdown?
|
To pick up all debris from the deck
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When the director gives the hand signal "arms crossed over the head, palms facing forward" which signal is he/she giving?
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"Stop"
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When the director gives the hand signal "point right arm downward, left arm is repeatedly moved upward & backward" what signal is he/she giving?
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"Turn right, swing tail left"
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|
What color wands are used by aircraft directors during night operations?
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Amber
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|
What color wands are used by plane captains during night operations?
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Blue
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|
Multiengine aircraft are tied down at 6 points.
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True
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|
What term describes the process of fire?
|
Fire Tetrahedron
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|
|
What is the term used to describe the lowest temperature at which vapors of a substance can be ignited and continue to burn?
|
Fire point
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What is the term used to describe the temperature at which a substance gives off enough vapors to form an ignitable mixture in the air near its surface?
|
Flash Point
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|
What class of fire occur in combustible materials, such as bedding, mattresses, books, cloth and produce an ash?
|
Class A
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What class of fires occur with flammable liquid substances, such as gasoline, jet fuels, paints, petroleum-based products?
|
Class B
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What class of fire is associated wtih electrically energized equipment?
|
Class C
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What class of fire is associated with combustible metals, such as magnesium & titanium?
|
Class D
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|
For what reason is JP-4 jet fuel prohibited aboard Navy ships?
|
Because of its flash point
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|
What is the lowest flash point of aircraft fuels that is considered safe for use aboard naval vessels?
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140 degrees F
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|
How are aircraft fluid lines identified?
|
By bands of paint or stips of tape around the line
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On aircraft fluid lines, steel tags can be used in place of identification tape or decals on lines of what diameter?
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4 inches or larger
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