intro to aerospace exam 2

At the equator of the earth, one degree is equal to ____ nautical miles.

One nautical mile equals

Victor Airways are shown on the chart in blue. They are
A) low altitude airways
B) special use airways
C) controlled airspace
D) both a and b

The line drawn on the aeronautical chart from the starting point to the destination is called the
A) compass course
B) true course
C) variation
D) magnetic heading

Navigation by reference to visible landmarks is called
A) radio navigation
B) dead reckoning
C) landmark steerage
D) pilotage

Deviation in the magnetic compass is caused by the
A) presence of flaws in the permanet magnets of the compass
B) precession of gyroscope over time
C) difference in the location b/t true and magnetic north
D) magnetic fields in the aircraft distorting the lines of magnetic north

Which of the following is a form of radio navigation?
A) VOR navigation and ADF navigation
B) dead reckoning and ADF navigation
C) pilotage and ADF navigation
D) piltoage and VOR navigation

What is the agency primarily responsible for aviation safety?
A) FAA
B) CAB
C) NASA
D) National Saftey Trans. Board

The angle b/t the chord line and the relative wind:
A)AOA
B)lift angle
C)angle of incidence
D)dihedral angle

difference b/t true course and magnetic course
A)magnetic deviation
B)wind correction angle
C)magnetic variation
D)ground track

On sectional charts, airports which have control towers are what color?

A VOR is a

A runway numbered 27 means the runway direction is ______

What color are runway lights?

Airspace above 18,000ft in which only IFR traffic is permitted

Airspace where ATC has neither authority nor the responsibilty foe control over traffic is Class __.

Victor Airways are examples of Class ____ airspace.

Taxiway lights are what color?

On sectional charts, airports that have control towers are what color?

Movement of an aircraft about the vertical axis is called

induced drag is a byproduct of the production of ______

What happend to induced drag as airspeed increases?

at constant speed, constant altitude flight; lift=_____ and thrust=_____