Term
| The wing span is the distance from. . . |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The pilot banks the airplane by using the. . . |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The airplane is controlled on its vertical axis by the. . . |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In straight level flight, the backward or retarding force produced by air resistance is termed. . . |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the resistance by air particles striking and flowing around the airplane when it is moving through the air? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In steady flight condition: Lift equals _____ and thrust equals ______. |
|
Definition
| Lift equals weight and thrust equals drag |
|
|
Term
| What does "36" mean on a runway? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does "4" mean on a runway? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does "22" mean on a runway? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the opposite magnetic heading of 360 degrees? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A runway marked with a "36" has a heading of: a) north-south, b) east-west, c) NE-SW, d) NW-SE ? |
|
Definition
| a) North-South. If it is marked with a 36 then the magnetic heading is 360 degrees north and the opposite magnetic heading would be 180 degrees south. |
|
|
Term
| What was the name of the space vehicle that carried the first American astronauts to land on the moon? |
|
Definition
| Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collin landed on the moon in 1969. |
|
|
Term
| Would you weigh more or less on the moon? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What engine can operate outside earth's atmosphere and why? |
|
Definition
| Rocket engine. Carries its own oxidizer which allows it to travel where there is no oxygen. |
|
|
Term
| What performance deficiency is caused by an overloaded airplane? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does a head wind do during take off? |
|
Definition
| Shortens the takeoff run and increases the angle of climb |
|
|
Term
| What does a tailwind do during takeoff? |
|
Definition
| Increases the take off run and decreases angle of climb |
|
|
Term
| The outer walls of a ship are called the? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The ships windlass is designated primarily for |
|
Definition
| Handling the anchor chain |
|
|
Term
| A nautical mile is approximately how many feet and how many meters? |
|
Definition
| 6,076 feet and 1,852 meters |
|
|
Term
| The coordinates latitude and longitude are generally used by the navigator to express what? Direction, Distance, Position, Speed, or Time? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Using the 24-hour basis in navigation (military time), 9:05 PM would be written as? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| At sea, the time zones are generally bands of longitude _______ degrees in width? |
|
Definition
| 15 degrees in width. (360 degrees/15 = 24 time zones) |
|
|
Term
| A ship is at a latitude of 25 degrees N and a longitude of 90 degrees W. Is it in the: Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, or Red Sea? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A line drawn in the direction in which a ship is moving is called a: Date line, Course Line, or Line of Position? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In marine navigation, soundings are used to measure what? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the rotation of the lateral axis refereed to as? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the rotation of the vertical axis referred to as? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the rotation of the Longitudinal axis referred to as? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What part of the plane controls the vertical axis movement? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| As the weight of the load carried by a sip increases. . . |
|
Definition
| Freeboard decreases and the draft increases. |
|
|
Term
| Which is considered NOT to be an "aid to navigation"? Buoys, Fog Signals, Mountain Peaks, Lightships, Loran? |
|
Definition
| Mountain Peaks. (Objects not established for the sole purpose of assisting a navigator in fixing a position are not considered to be an "aid to navigation") |
|
|
Term
| Fog is generally formed when? |
|
Definition
| Warmer air moves over colder water |
|
|
Term
| What color is the light associated with "starboard"? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What color is the light associated with "Port"? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What color is the light associated with the direction the vessel is going? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What does a yellow light mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the opposite magnetic heading of 180 degrees |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is the opposite magnetic heading of 220 degrees? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Longitude is measure in: E to W or N to S? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Latitude is measured in E to W or N to S? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An unlighted, conical shaped buoy used to mark the right side of a channel when facing inland. |
|
|
Term
Ships or boats are steered by one or more rudders at the stern. The faster the vessel is moving the. . .
1. Greater the pressure against the rudder and the quicker the turning effect
2. Greater the pressure against the rudder and the slower the turning effect |
|
Definition
| 1. Greater the pressure against the rudder and the quicker the turning effect |
|
|
Term
What does the hand signal mean when:
the individual has arms bent at the elbow, palms facing his backward direction, hands moving forward to backward motion. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Hand Signal:
Person standing with arms spread at a downward angle, moving hands up and down. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Hand Signal:
Person with arms extended above head, waving them croswise above his head. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Hand Signal:
Person with one arm hangin down and one arm bent at the elbow with thumb up. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Hand Signal:
Person with both arms straight down, thumbs extended and moving towards eachother. |
|
Definition
|
|
