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What is not an Air Force inspection concept?
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Preflight
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The normal inspection work card deck must be completed upon termination of the contingency, during increased readiness, or at the expiration of the authorized usage period as directed by the ?
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major command
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What type of inspection is a flight preparedness check?
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Preflight
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Which inspection is designed to detect defects that might have developed during ground operation of the aircraft?
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End-of-runway
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When is the thru-flight inspection performed?
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Prior to takeoffs at intermediate stops.
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Which inspection is designed to reduce the time an aircraft is out of commision for any given inspection?
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Phase
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Which inspection is a thorough and searching "look, see, and fix" of the aircraft?
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Major
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Which inspection is performed at the completion of the mission during which the specified calendar days are accrued?
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Minor
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When the home station check becomes due during a mission, the inspection is performed
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upon completion of that mission
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Which inspection includes a review of the forms for current status, a visual inspection of equipment for defects, and adequate servicing?
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Operator
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Acceptance inspections are performed when
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newly assigned equipment arrives
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The AFTO Form 781-series are not used to document aircraft
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component repair
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Who ensures the job control number (when assigned) is entered on the AFTO Form 781A?
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Crew chief
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What information is required in the corrective action block of the AFTO Form 781A?
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Technical order references
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If you find a malfunction during an operational check, how do you document this malfunction on the AFTO Form 781A?
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Sign off as OPS CK BAD and enter the new malfunction
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When an authorized individual has made sufficient investigation to justify that an aerospace vehicle is safe for flight, what block on the AFTO Form 781H is signed?
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Exceptional release
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Which block on the AFTO Form 781K is used to document the number and type of the next inspection due?
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Aerospace Inspection Data.
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An AFTO Form 781L is used to
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record the removal and installation of controlled cryptographic items.
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When an AFTO Form 781L is completed, one copy is forwarded to
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base supply.
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To "flag" a condition on an aircraft that could cause damage or injury if ignored, use an
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AF Form 1492, Warning Tag.
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What portion of an AF Form 1492, Warning Tag, is used to provide a "cross-check" with the aircraft forms and is inserted through the aircraft forms binder?
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Bottom.
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An example of an electrostatic discharge sensitive device is a
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programmable read-only memory circuit
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What is not a flight line precaution used to protect electrostatic discharge sensitive components?
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Using protective tote boxes
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What type of ground should be provided for soldering irons in an electrostatic discharge protected area?
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Hard ground.
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Which type of cable is used to carry radio-frequency power from one point to another?
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Coaxial.
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Electromagnetic pulse cable was developed with how many outer protective layers?
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3.
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Twisting an optic fiber during installation or maintenance results in
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reduced optical power transmission
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What is used to convert fiber optic light transmissions to electrical signals?
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Photo diode.
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Optoelectronic transducers perform what function in a fiber optic transmission?
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Convert optical energy to electrical energy.
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Which is not a type of connector coupling?
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Insertion.
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Time domain reflectometers can test cables as long as
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2,000 feet.
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What type of solderless connector permits easy and efficient connections to electrical equipment?
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Terminal lug.
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What is one purpose of crimper positioners?
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Put the pin contact in the proper position.
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Utilizing exact dimensions for stripping wire ensures
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a proper connection
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For electrical soldering, always use
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rosin core solder.
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Flux is designed to
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prevent oxygen from combining with metal.
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What is of the utmost importance in the soldering process?
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Cleanliness.
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What percentage of minor shield damage can the flight line technician repair?
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Up to 25 percent of the outer shield circumference.
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In repairing damaged copper foil tape, what is the last wrap used on the repaired area?
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Silicone self-bonding tape.
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What precaution must you adhere to prior to applying heat shrink?
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Warnings concerning use of heating tools on aircraft.
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The HT-900B heating tool operates on
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compressed air or nitrogen.
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Heat and air pressure required for proper installation of heat-shrink products is controlled by the
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tool operator.
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When tying wire bundles behind connectors, start ties far enough back from the connector to
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avoid spreading of the contacts.
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You need to tie all wire groups or bundles where supports are
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more than 12 inches apart.
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If a tool is not found on an aircraft after a thorough search, place a red
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X in the aircraft forms.
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When a screwdriver blade becomes nicked or the edges become rounded, it should be
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reground or filed.
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The most widely used hammer by aircraft mechanics is the
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ball-peen hammer.
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What tool measures the specific degree of tightness of nuts or bolts?
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Torque wrench.
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What do cable tensiometers measure?
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Specific degree of cable tightness.
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The amount of clamping force developed in a bolt is called
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tension.
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What fasteners are normally used for securing components to a panel?
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Dzus.
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Which lock wire method is most appropriate for hard-to-reach or closely grouped parts?
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Single-twist.
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Emergency devices are usually lock wired with a
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single strand of 0.020 copper shear wire
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The twists per inch value given to assure proper tension of the safety wire is
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a minimum value.
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One of the most common lock wiring mistakes a new avionics technician makes is
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safety wiring something backward.
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The single most important contributor to corrosion in avionics systems is
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moisture.
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What type of corrosion attacks the grain boundaries of a material?
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Intergranular.
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What type of corrosion occurs when dissimilar metals are in contact and the external circuit is provided by the presence of moisture?
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Galvanic.
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Corrosion prevention is the responsibility of
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everyone involved in the maintenance of aerospace equipment.
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What disadvantage do nearly all peripheral devices suffer from?
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Slowness of response.
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What component often serves as intermediate storage to facilitate data transfer between two devices?
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Buffer.
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All components of the computer connect in some way to the
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motherboard.
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The fractional and integral portions of a binary number are separated by the
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binary point.
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Which number system was adopted to simplify and standardize terminology?
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Metric.
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In the number 305.84 decimal, the numeral 4 represents what?
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the least significant digit.
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The number 101_2 represents which numbering system?
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Binary
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What happens to the power value when the exponent in the binary system is increased by 1?
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It doubles
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The result of adding 1010 binary to 11 binary is?
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1101 binary
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The result of subtracting 101 binary form 1000 binary is?
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0011 binary
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The result of converting the decimal number 1590 to binary-coded decimal is?
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1010110010000
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The result of converting the BCD number 11110000101.0100011 to it's decimal equivilent is ?
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785.46
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The major difference between the octal, decimal, and binary numbering systems is the
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base.
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The result of subtracting 34octal from 63octal is
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27octal.
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To directly convert binary-to-hexadecimal, divide the binary number into groups of
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4 digits.
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The hexidecimal equivalent of binary 101101000110 is
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X'B46'.
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The result of adding ADA% to 10AF is
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BE54.
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The result of subtracting 0FFF from 1F88 is
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F89.
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Which logic gate function produces a logic high output if either or both inputs are logic highs?
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OR.
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Which function does the symbol (bold dot) stand for in a Boolean equation?
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Logical AND.
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Graphs plotted to show the relationships of changing values on transistors are called
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characteristic curves.
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The transistor amplifier with the characteristics of high-input impedance, low-output impedance, input and output in-phase, average gain of less than one, and moderate to high-power gain is the common
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collector.
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The main purpose of transistor bias control circuits is to
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stabilize the tendency of the transistor to avalanche when hot.
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What components are used for temperature stabilization in transistor circuits?
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Diodes and thermistors.
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Which type of coupling uses and inductor and a capacitor for coupling?
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Impedance.
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The small arrow on the rotor synchro schematic symbol indicates the angular
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displacement of the rotor.
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Synchro stator windings are placed
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120 degrees apart.
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The diffuser is part of the
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nacelles.
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What component on a helicopter produces a sideways thrust to counteract torque?
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Tail rotor.
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What system provides aircraft cabin pressurization?
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Air conditioning.
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What aircraft fire protection system component monitors temperature changes for fire and overheat conditions?
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Sensing element.
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Which is not part of the aircraft propulsion system?
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Oxygen converter.
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Which is not a one of the general types of radio installed on aircraft?
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Low-frequency.
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What is the minimum safe distance from the intake of an operating jet engine?
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25 feet to the front and 5 feet to the sides.
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When approaching overheated aircraft wheels, always approach the wheel
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from the front of or behind the wheel
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To prevent movement of the aircraft, the main landing gear wheels must be chocked
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in front of and behind the wheel with a 2" clearance.
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Which is not one of the forces at work on an aircraft in flight?
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Deceleration.
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The point at which all three axes of an aircraft meet is the center of
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gravity.
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When a higher angle-of-attach is required to maintain lift at lower airspeeds, the pilot uses the
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slats.
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The most correct statement concerning the B-2 gust load alleviation surface alleviation is it
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reduces the wing loads due to turbulence and other factors
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The C-5 primary flight control system consists of the aileron, elevator and
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rudder systems.
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