Deck 2: Aircraft

Question 1

Key elements that ICAO uses to categorize types of aircraft include:

A) How lift is achieved
B) Whether engines provide power
C) Whether wings are fixed/rotate
D) None of these answers are correct
E) All of these answers are correct

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Under the ICAO definition of aircraft, which of these would be lighter than air powered aircraft?

A) A Boeing 737
B) The Goodyear Blimp
C) An Ornithopter
D) A Blackhawk helicopter
E) All of these would qualify

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a category of aircraft according to ICAO?

A) Airplane
B) Rotorcraft
C) Glider kite
D) Captive balloon
E) They are all categories of aircraft

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of these is true about the fuselage of an aircraft?

A) Contains both a vertical and horizontal stabilizer
B) Is the main section that holds pilots, passengers, and luggage
C) Refers to an aircraft that is considered structurally safe to fly
D) Refers to an aerodynamic condition that occurs when wing reaches high level of attack
E) Refers to wing and tail section

Question 5

Which of these is NOT a force related to aircraft flight?

A) Lift
B) Drag
C) Thrust
D) Rotor
E) Weight

Question 6

What overcomes weight to keep an airplane in the air?

A) Lift
B) Altitude
C) Drag
D) Thrust
E) All of the above

Question 7

Which force of flight is most directly a result of wing shape?

A) Rotor
B) Lift
C) Weight
D) Drag
E) Thrust

Question 8

When a pilot pulls back on the yoke in the cockpit, and the aircraft enters a nose-up attitude, what happens?

A) Angle of attack of the wing increases
B) Lift and drag decrease
C) Lift and drag increase
D) A and B
E) A and C

Question 9

When are negative camber airfoils used?

A) To support inverted flight
B) To maximize lift
C) To maximize speed
D) In heavier aircrafts
E) To minimize drag

Question 10

What is the role of the horizontal stabilizer on an airplane?

A) To control pitch
B) ) To control roll
C) To control yaw
D) To decrease drag
E) None of the other answers are correct

Question 11

If the elevator is pitched up, the nose of an airplane will…

A) Pitch upwards
B) Pitch downwards
C) Not respond to yaw controls
D) Accelerate
E) All of the answers provided are correct

Question 12

On a plane, the rudder is tasked with

A) Exhaust stroke
B) Compression stroke
C) Decompression stroke
D) Power stroke
E) Intake stroke

Question 13

In a piston engine of a small aircraft, which stroke closes the intake valve and increases the density of the fuel and air mixture?

A) Intake stroke
B) Compression stroke
C) Depression stroke
D) Power stroke
E) Exhaust stroke

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a type of jet engine?

A) Turbo Jet
B) Turbo Fan
C) Turboshaft
D) Turboprop
E) Turbo Rotor

Question 15

Which of these statements is NOT true of jet engines?

A) The hot air leaving the combustion chamber powers the turbines that continue to spin the compressor
B) The air inlet sucks in air with a compressor
C) The burning gases inside the jet engine blast out through the nozzle
D) A compressor consisting of spinning blades, raises the pressure of the air
E) Compressed air is mixed with fuel, then ignited with an electric spark

Question 16

A commuter flight from Ottawa to Toronto, flown by Westjet (Canada based) in a Boeing 737, carrying passengers from Canada, the United States, Germany and Indonesia. In this case, the United States is

A) The State of Registry and The State of Occurrence
B) The State of the Operator and the State of Design
C) The State of Manufacturer and the State of the Operator
D) The State of Design and the State of Manufacturer
E) The State of Registry and the State of Manufacturer

Question 17

To be considered airworthy, a plane must

A) Be type certified
B) Have drawings submitted to its regulatory body
C) Have a valid certificate of airworthiness
D) A and C
E) A,B, and C

Question 18

_________________ is a reference document that describes the operator's procedures to ensure all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance is performed on time and satisfactorily.

A) Maintenance control
B) Maintenance records
C) Maintenance program
D) SARPs
E) Airworthiness directive

Question 19

If my plane is marked with JA8089, I know that

A) My plane is registered in Indonesia
B) My plane is registered in the United States
C) My plane is an Airbus model
D) My plane is not registered in Canada
E) C and D

Question 20

If several heavy bags are loaded into the front section of an aircraft, where would the aircraft's centre of gravity be located?

A) At the tail section
B) At the centre
C) At the front
D) Between the centre and tail section
E) Between the front and centre

Question 21

Which airline manufacturer originally named their aircraft, in part, based on projected passenger capacity?

A) Boeing
B) Airbus
C) Bombardier
D) Embraer
E) None of these answers are correct

Question 22

Which is not usually an aircraft stressor?

A) ATC Error
B) Environmental
C) Structural weak points
D) Human error
E) Deterioration of materials

Question 23

How can metal fatigue be identified?

A) Rough, jagged edges
B) Cracks leaving distinctive smooth edges
C) Corrosion
D) A and C
E) B and C

Question 24

Which of the following statements is NOT true of AMMTEs?

A) They ensure that stresses are managed so they do not impact the airworthiness of an aircraft
B) They work in every sector of the aviation industry
C) They manage servicing, maintaining and overhauling airframes and other components
D) They follow a preventative schedule for maintenance and handle unscheduled maintenance
E) All of these statements are correct

Question 25

Which of the following statements is true of AMMTEs?

A) Some are licensed
B) All are licensed
C) None are licensed
D) They must speak English
E) They can all approve a maintenance release

Question 26

If a scheduled plane can't fly due to maintenance issues, an airline's first response is likely to

A) Bring in its waiting back-up plane
B) Try to find another airline to fly the passengers
C) Try to find an LRU to fix the problem
D) Reschedule the flight for the next day and hope the plane works tomorrow
E) Cancel the flight and tell the passengers to find their own way out of town

Question 27

If my company's aircraft was in a hangar and its engine was removed for repair, the maintenance work environment would be labeled as

A) Line
B) Base
C) Hangar
D) Non-airworthy
E) Shop

Question 28

What would be considered an example of maintenance work completed on the line?

A) LRU replacement
B) Cabin painting
C) Cabin reconfiguration
D) Installation of collision avoidance system
E) None of these answers are correct

Question 29

Which of the following statements is NOT true of AMOs?

A) Must be approved by a CAA
B) Generally limited to a type of maintenance
C) Must indicate the licensed certifying maintenance professional who has the authority to sign the maintenance release
D) Also known as MROs
E) All of these options are true

Question 30

MEL is an acronym used in aircraft maintenance, it stands for:

A) Maximum Electrical Load
B) Maximum Exhaust Level
C) Minimum Equipment List
D) Minimum Emergency Line Load
E) None of these answers are correct

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT an example of equipment redundancy?

A) Primary and back up cockpit radios
B) Extra pilot and passenger seats
C) Backup landing gear
D) Multiple flight control systems
E) All of these are examples of equipment redundancies

Question 32

Some recent technological advancements in aircraft design focus on

A) Vertical landing and take off
B) Short range electric vehicles
C) HALE aircrafts
D) Autonomous aircrafts
E) All of these answers are correct

Question 33

Smart structures are adaptive aircraft design features that can morph when faced with:

A) Component malfunction or failure
B) Heavy loads
C) Certain environmental conditions
D) Signal loss
E) Head on collisions

Question 34

An airliner travelling from Japan to England is likely travelling at:

A) Mach =<1
B) Mach = 1
C) 1 < Mach < 3
D) 3 < Mach < 5
E) Mach > 5

Question 35

A sonic boom will be hear when

A) An aircraft is moving faster than the sound waves it creates
B) An aircraft attains transonic speed
C) An aircraft travels at supersonic speed
D) A and B
E) A and C

Question 36

Which company below is NOT involved in Commercial Space?

A) Virgin Galactic
B) Space-X
C) Blue Horizon
D) S3
E) They are all involved in commercial space

Question 37

An aircraft's payload determined by

A) Number of passenger seats
B) Carrying capacity
C) Number of crew allowed on-board
D) On-board Storage space
E) Dimensions of aircraft

Question 38

How can aircraft emissions be reduced?

A) Integration of electric engines
B) Increase weight of aircraft
C) Maximize lithium ion battery
D) Two of the options are correct
E) A, B, and C are all correct

Question 39

In the accident of Air Midwest Flight 5481, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified two factors (maintenance, weight and balance calculation) that contributed to the accident. It was found out that one of the cables that connected the pilot's controls to the elevator had been improperly adjusted by maintenance. Which one is correct about elevator adjustment?

A) Improper adjustment limited the elevator's horizontal movement
B) Improper adjustment limited the elevator's vertical movement
C) Improper adjustment limited the elevator's yaw movement
D) Improper adjustment limited the elevator's both vertical and horizontal movement
E) None of these

Question 40

During the accident of Air Midwest Flight 5481, just after take-off from Charlotte, the nose pitched up dangerously high causing the airflow over the wing to be disrupted and the aircraft to stall. What would be the correct control input (and associated movement of the elevator) to correct the situation?

A) Elevator - Up Yoke - Back
B) Elevator -Neutral
Yoke - Neutral
C) Elevator - Down
Yoke - Back
D) Elevator - Down
Yoke - Forward
E) Elevator - Up
Yoke - Forward

Question 41

During the accident of Air Midwest Flight 5481, the aircraft was tail-heavy and outside of its safe CG range. Which authority specifies aircraft's safe CG range?

A) CAA
B) Pilot
C) State of operator
D) ICAO
E) Manufacturer

Question 42

The case of China Airlines 611 demonstrates most clearly that:

A) Scheduled maintenance can prevent accidents
B) All aircraft repairs should be examined and approved by certified individuals and examined at regular intervals
C) ICAO is sometimes required to step in as the investigating body in an accident when dictated by difficult international politics
D) Pilot error can lead to devastating consequences, especially when there is a failure in one of the engines of an aircraft
E) Boeing needed to update its structural repair manual to include dealing with metal fatigue

Question 43

Following the accident of China Airlines, the FAA subsequently issued an AD that all Boeing 747 aircraft in the United States should be visually inspected for cracks. What can be implied from the above statement?

A) Aircraft operators don't have to abide by the ADs
B) ICAO is the only authority to issue ADs
C) CAAs have the authority to issue ADs
D) ADs are not mandatory directives
E) None of these