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ASTB Aviation and Nautical Terms

ASTB Aviation and Nautical Terms questions with correct answers

Elevator movement, axis of rotation and stability correct answers pitch,lateral axis, longitudinal Aileron movement, axis of rotation and stability correct answers roll, longitudinal axis, lateral Rudder movement, axis of rotation and stability correct answers yaw, vertical axis, directional atmospheric pressure at sea level correct answers 14.7psi Temperature vs. lift correct answers warmer air creates less lift primary flight controls correct answers ailerons, elevator, rudder ...

Relative Wind correct answers Direction of movement relative to an aircraft Fly-By-Wire correct answers When the control linkages between the cockpit and the planes control surfaces are electronic rather than mechanical Camber correct answers Curvature of the top of a wing or airfoil Pitch Angle correct answers Angle between the chord and horizon Bilge correct answers Underwater part of ship Directional Stability correct answers Stability around the vertical/normal axis Longitu...

Which of the control surfaces is the primary surface for turning an airplane? correct answers Aileron Which of the control surfaces is the primary control for altitude correct answers Elevator The primary purpose of the winglet? correct answers Decrease drag The wings of the airplane are angled upward. What is this called? correct answers Dihedral What purpose does an angled-upward wing position serve? correct answers Improve stability What causes the sonic boom when a supersonic ...

Bernoulli's Principle - Answer the curvature of the wing causes air to pass faster above the wing than underneath causing high pressure underneath producing lift Four forces of flight - Answer lift, weight, thrust, and drag Bernoulli's principle (fluids) - Answer fluids moving at a high speed have lower pressure then fluids moving at a slow speed Angle of attack - Answer The angle between the direction of airflow against the wing and the chord Chord - Answer reference lin...

Port - Answer Left Starboard - Answer Right Fore - Answer In Front Aft - Answer Behind On an Aircraft, what color shirt should a plane handler/ tractor driver have on? - Answer Blue Shirt: Tractor Drivers, plane handlers, messengers, phone talkers Then angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind or airflow is: - Answer Angle of Attack A wall or vertical surface within a ship is called: - Answer bulkhead A conventiona...

ASTB Aviation Knowledge questions with correct answers

What is the landing gear in the rear of the airplane called? - correct answer conventional landing gear What is the landing gear under the nose of the plane called? - correct answer tricycle landing gear 2 types of fixed wing aircraft propulsion systems are? - correct answer propellers and jets Describe fixed pitch propeller - correct answer can't be adjusted by the pilot and is attached to the motor Discribe variable pitch propeller - correct answer more efficient than fixed can. b...

ASTB Aviation Information Question And Answers (Latest Exam 2023)