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About the AIRFORCE theres

1. Name the four catagories of general aviation?
2. Name the two major catagories of aircraft
3. What two things do all air carriers have in common?
4. Name the major carriers
5. What characteristics made external-cumbustion engines unsuitible for aircraft?
6. What type of engine provided power for the first heavier-than-aircraft?
7. List the vital parts of a reciprocating engine.
8. What are the five steps in each cycle of the four stroke piston in a reciprocating engine?
9. Name the two common types of reciprocating engines.
10. What is the simplist type of jet engine?
11. What is the purpose of the after burner?
12. What is the primary source of lift?
13. Witch axis runs from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail on an airplane?
14. What is another name for the lateral axis?
15. What is the "Control Room" of an aircraft called? (If you dont get this question then WOW!!!)

Mulitple Choice:

16. The region of the atmosphere is where most of us live, work, play, and fly?

A. Mesosphere
B. Thermosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Trososphere

17. The region of the atmosphere is above the Trososphere?

A. Mesosphere
B. Thermosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Trososphere

18. It contains 78% of the gases of the atmosphere as well as dust and water vapor?

A. Trososphere
B. Thermosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Exosphere

19. This region is the coldest?

A. Trososphere
B. Thermosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Exosphere

20. Charged particles from the sun are concentrated into radiation layers in this region?

A. Ionsphere
B. Exosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Stratosphere

21. The water content of the atmosphere is mostly restricted to this region?

A. Ionsphere
B. Exosphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Trososphere

22. This region contains a layer of ozone?

A. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Exosphere
D. Thermosphere

23. This region includes the Ionsphere and the Exosphere?

A. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Exosphere
D. Thermosphere

24. Above the Stratopause is this region of the atmosphere?

A. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Exosphere
D. Thermosphere

25. There are occasions when a thunder storm will produce enough energy to thrust part of its top into this region?

A. Ionsphere
B. Exosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Stratosphere

26. A weather instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure?

A. Hygrometer
B. Psychrometer
C. Barometer
D. Thermometer

27. Invented in 1643, this instrument was the best for predicting weather several days in advanced?

A. Hygrometer
B. Psychrometer
C. Barometer
D. Thermometer

28. Within the < Blank > zone there is enough oxygen to allow a normal, healthy person to fly without using speacial protective equiptment?

A. Physiological
B. Physiological - Deficient
C. Partial space - Equivalent
D. Total space - Equivalent

29. The study of flight started with the balloon flights of < Blank > ?

A. Coxwell and Glaisher
B. Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier
C. Jefferies and Blanchard
D. Sivel and Croce'-Spinelli

30. < Blank > a french physiologist constructed experiments with barometric pressure?

A. Paul Burt
B. Jacques Charles
C. Joseph Montgolfier
D. John Jefferies

31. The point at witch the amount of lift generated is no longer sufficient to support the aircraft in the air is called the < Blank > < Blank > (2 words) and the maneuver in witch the pilot does this is called the < Blank[/u] > (1 word)

Describe these terms:

U-2 Dragonfly
E-3 Sentry (AWACS)
OV-1D Mohawk
OH-6A Cayuse
OV-10A Bronco
Sikorsky CH-53 (HH-53)
KC-10 Extender
HH-60G Pave Hawk
RIM-116A RAM
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow/Nato Sea Sparrow STA
MIM-104 Patriot
IIM-92 Stinger

last question:

What is the advice the FAA gives for use when you're lost and have other problems?