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105 Cards in this Set
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What is the mission and primary function of Naval Aviation?
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To closley coordinate with other Naval forces in maintaining command of the sea.
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The navy purchased it's first aircraft fron what company on what date?
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8 May 1911
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Who was the first Naval Aviator to fly into space?
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
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What year did the Secretary of Defence lift the band allowing women into combat roles?
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1993
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What is the purpose of the chain of comand?
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Provides direction in the assignment of duties.
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Major changes to the aviation ratings structure took place in what year?
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1948
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What manual lists the requiremants for all aviation ratings?
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navpers 18068
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What are aviation service ratings?
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subdivisions of a general rating, require specialized training within that general rating
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What general rating begins at paygrade E-6 instead of E-4?
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Air Support Equipment Technician (AS)
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What officer or office should you contact for assisting in finding the publications you need to study for advancement?
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Division Training Petty Officer or Educational Service Officer
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What is the primary mission of a naval air station?
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T provide service and support to the fleet.
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What officer is responsible for the safety, well being, and efficiency of the command?
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Commanding Officer
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On a naval air station, what department is responsible for providing and operating the airfield?
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Air Operations Department
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What are three primary responsibilities of the supply department?
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The logistics support of the naval air station and all activities on the station.
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What are the three levels of aircraft maintenance?
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Organizational Maintenance
Intermediate Maintenance Depot Maintenance |
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What is the basic concept of quality assurance (QA)?
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That of preventing defects.
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What are the two control centers in the maintenance material control division?
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Material Control
Production Control |
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What division performs all three degree gas turbine engine repairs?
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Power Plants Division
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In what respect dose a naval air facility (NAF) differ from a naval air station?
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Naval air facilitys are not equipped to handle large numbers of aircraft.
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What are the four bassic types of squadrons?
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Carrier
Patrol Composit Noncombatant |
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What are the five types of carrier squadrons?
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Fighter
Attack Strike/Fighter Antisubmarine Airborne Early-Warning |
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What are the three types of noncombatant squadrons?
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Development
Tactical Training |
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What type of aircraft are assigned to a development squadron?
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All types of aircraft that require testing and evaluation
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What is the primary mission of a tactical support squadron?
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provide for long distance transfer of personal and supplies
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What officer is responsible for the operational readiness of a squadron?
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Commanding Officer
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What officer plans, schedules, and supervises all activities of the production divisions?
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Maintenance Material Control Officer
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What are the four basic departments that make up an aircraft squadron?
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Administrative Department
Safety Department Operations Department M<aintenance Department |
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What are the four basic types of divisions within a squadron?
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Target Division
Aircraft Division Avionics/Armament Division Line Division |
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I addition to being a line officer qualified for command at sea, the commanding officer of an aircraft carrier must have what other qualifications?
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Be a Naval Aviator
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In peacetime, what is the maximum number of divisions normally assigned to the aircraft department?
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Four
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What is the basic concept of quality assurance (QA)?
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That of preventing defects.
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What are the two control centers in the maintenance material control division?
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Material Control
Production Control |
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What division performs all three degree gas turbine engine repairs?
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Power Plants Division
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In what respect dose a naval air facility (NAF) differ from a naval air station?
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Naval air facilitys are not equipped to handle large numbers of aircraft.
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What are the four bassic types of squadrons?
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Carrier
Patrol Composit Noncombatant |
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What are the five types of carrier squadrons?
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Fighter
Attack Strike/Fighter Antisubmarine Airborne Early-Warning |
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What are the three types of noncombatant squadrons?
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Development
Tactical Training |
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What type of aircraft are assigned to a development squadron?
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All types of aircraft that require testing and evaluation
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What is the primary mission of a tactical support squadron?
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provide for long distance transfer of personal and supplies
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What officer is responsible for the operational readiness of a squadron?
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Commanding Officer
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What officer plans, schedules, and supervises all activities of the production divisions?
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Maintenance Material Control Officer
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What are the four basic departments that make up an aircraft squadron?
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Administrative Department
Safety Department Operations Department M<aintenance Department |
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What are the four basic types of divisions within a squadron?
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Target Division
Aircraft Division Avionics/Armament Division Line Division |
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I addition to being a line officer qualified for command at sea, the commanding officer of an aircraft carrier must have what other qualifications?
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Be a Naval Aviator
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In peacetime, what is the maximum number of divisions normally assigned to the aircraft department?
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Four
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What division is responsible for handling all aircraft on the flight deck?
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V-1 Division
(flight deck division) |
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What division is responsible for upkeep of the carrier aviation fuel and lube oil transfer system?
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V-4 Division
(aircraft fuels division) |
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What department on an aircraft carrier is entirely responsible for all intermediate-level aircraft maintenance?
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AIMD
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The comander of a carrier division is usally an officer of what rank?
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Admiral
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Who is the Navy representative for the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
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Chief of Naval Operations
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Define a "yard" period as it relates to an aircraft carrier.
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time scheduled for periodic repair and refitting
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How are aircraft carriers supplied with provisions during deployment?
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Supply ships, carrier onboard delivery aircraft, or vertical replenishment helicopter
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In what year was the present naval Aircraft Identification System initiated?
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1962
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In the aircraft designation F/A-18E, what dose the letter 'F' specify?
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Fighter
(basic mission) |
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In the aircraft designation F/A-18E, what dose the letter 'E' represent?
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How many times it has been modified
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What contractor manufacturers the SV-22 Osprey?
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Bell-Boeing
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The willingness of an object to stay at rest because of intertia is described by which of Newton's Laws of motion?
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Newtons First Law
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A heavy object will accelerate more slowly, than a light object when an equal amount of force is applied. Which of Newton's laws describes this statement?
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Newton's Second Law (force)
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When fluid reaches a narrow part of a tube, its speed increases and its pressure is decreased. What law dose this statement describe?
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Bernoulli's Principle
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What happens when the relative wind strikes the leading edge of an airfoil?
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The flow of air will split
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What are the four forces of flight?
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Lift
Weight Thrust Drag |
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Any Vehicle (ship,car, or aircraft) is capable of making what three primary movements?
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roll
pitch yaw |
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How dose the pilot change the angle of attack on (a) an airplane ans (b) a helicopter?
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(a) by raising one wing
(b)tilting the main rotor |
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The resistance to pulling apart or streching production by two forces pulling in opposite directions along the same straight lines is defined by what term?
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Tension
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Define the term shear as it relates to an aircraft structure?
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stress exerted when two pieces of fastened material tend to separate
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The resistance to crushing a produced by two forces pushing toward each other in the same straight line is defined by what term?
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compression
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Define the term bending.
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combination of tension and compression
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Define the term torsion.
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stress result from a twisting force
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Materials currently used in aircraft construction are classified as what type of materials?
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metallic materials or nonmetallic materials
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What are the most common materials used in aircraft construction?
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aluminum, magnesium, titanium,steel, and their alloys
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What are the nonmetallic materials used in aircraft construction?
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tranparent plastic, plastics, renforced plastics, composite, and carbon-fiber materials
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In an aircraft, what are the main structural mambers of the wing?
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spars
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What dose the term 'wet wing' mean?
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the wing that is constructed so it can be used as a fuel cell
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The stabilizing surface of an aircraft consist of what two airfoils?
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vertical and horizontal airfoils
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What are the three groups of flight control surfaces?
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primary
secondary auxiliary |
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What are the four forces of flight?
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Lift
Weight Thrust Drag |
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Any Vehicle (ship,car, or aircraft) is capable of making what three primary movements?
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roll
pitch yaw |
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How dose the pilot change the angle of attack on (a) an airplane ans (b) a helicopter?
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(a) by raising one wing
(b)tilting the main rotor |
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The resistance to pulling apart or streching production by two forces pulling in opposite directions along the same straight lines is defined by what term?
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Tension
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Define the term shear as it relates to an aircraft structure?
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stress exerted when two pieces of fastened material tend to separate
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The resistance to crushing a produced by two forces pushing toward each other in the same straight line is defined by what term?
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compression
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Define the term bending.
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combination of tension and compression
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Define the term torsion.
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stress result from a twisting force
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Materials currently used in aircraft construction are classified as what type of materials?
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metallic materials or nonmetallic materials
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What are the most common materials used in aircraft construction?
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aluminum, magnesium, titanium,steel, and their alloys
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What are the nonmetallic materials used in aircraft construction?
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tranparent plastic, plastics, renforced plastics, composite, and carbon-fiber materials
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In an aircraft, what are the main structural mambers of the wing?
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spars
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What dose the term 'wet wing' mean?
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the wing that is constructed so it can be used as a fuel cell
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The stabilizing surface of an aircraft consist of what two airfoils?
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vertical and horizontal airfoils
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What are the three groups of flight control surfaces?
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primary
secondary auxiliary |
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What division is responsible for handling all aircraft on the flight deck?
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V-1 Division
(flight deck division) |
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What division is responsible for upkeep of the carrier aviation fuel and lube oil transfer system?
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V-4 Division
(aircraft fuels division) |
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What department on an aircraft carrier is entirely responsible for all intermediate-level aircraft maintenance?
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AIMD
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The comander of a carrier division is usally an officer of what rank?
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Admiral
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Who is the Navy representative for the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
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Chief of Naval Operations
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Define a "yard" period as it relates to an aircraft carrier.
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time scheduled for periodic repair and refitting
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How are aircraft carriers supplied with provisions during deployment?
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Supply ships, carrier onboard delivery aircraft, or vertical replenishment helicopter
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In what year was the present naval Aircraft Identification System initiated?
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1962
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In the aircraft designation F/A-18E, what dose the letter 'F' specify?
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Fighter
(basic mission) |
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In the aircraft designation F/A-18E, what dose the letter 'E' represent?
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How many times it has been modified
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What contractor manufacturers the SV-22 Osprey?
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Bell-Boeing
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The willingness of an object to stay at rest because of intertia is described by which of Newton's Laws of motion?
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Newtons First Law
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A heavy object will accelerate more slowly, than a light object when an equal amount of force is applied. Which of Newton's laws describes this statement?
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Newton's Second Law (force)
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When fluid reaches a narrow part of a tube, its speed increases and its pressure is decreased. What law dose this statement describe?
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Bernoulli's Principle
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What happens when the relative wind strikes the leading edge of an airfoil?
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The flow of air will split
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