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| what occurs when two chemical compounds come together, yet are not chemically combined |
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| what does the abbreviation FSS stand for |
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| what does the abbreviation FAA stand for |
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| Federal Aviation Administration |
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| what is measured in angular degrees from true or magnetic north |
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| in terms of fuel for an engine, what us the process of allowing a precise amount of fuel to pass |
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| what is a FAA facility that provides pilots wit weather briefings, flight planning (opening and closueres) and coordination of serch and rescue |
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| FSS- Flight Service Station |
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| what is a set of indicators, usually surrounding an airport's wind sock, that providetraffic pattern information to a pilot in the air |
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| what is a magnetic number that corresponds with the runway |
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| what is the intersection of two lines of position |
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| what is the intersection of two lines of position |
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| what is a ratio of fuel to air in which, upon combustion all of the fuel is burned |
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| whatis the direction that an airplane points with respect to true of magnetic north including any wind displacement |
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| along what axis is the "direction" of an airplane based on |
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| what is a tower-mounted, large rotating light located at an airport |
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| what is an airport with an operating conrol tower called |
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| an airplane engine converts heat energy into what type of energy |
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| what is a term which applies to the airplane's engine and its accessories |
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| what is the chemical process of burning |
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| what is a recurring series of events |
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| what is the nautical equivalent for scale used on a sectional chart |
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| 6.85 nautical miles to one inch |
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| sectional charts are baed on what type of projection |
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| Lambest Comformal Conic Projection |
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| how often are Sectional Aeronautical Charts revised |
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| Every 6 months or annually (if located outside the 48 contiguous states) |
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| what is a mixture of gasoline and air in which there is less gasoline and more aire than neeses for normal combustion |
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| what is a small, or abbreviated mark on a line |
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| what chemical reaction occurs when gasoline and air are mixed together and burned |
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| what does the abbreviation ATC stand for |
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| What is the act of making a given volume of gas smaller? |
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| What is, in the example of an airplane engine, the movement of the piston, within the combustion chamber, to its limits? |
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| What is an enclosed container in which fuel and air are burned for the production of energy? |
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| How long is a statute mile in feet? |
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| What is a dedicated pathway for taking off and landing airplanes? |
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| What does the abbreviatin WAC stand for in regards to aeronautical navigation? |
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| What is the scale of the world aeronautical chart? |
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| 1:1,000,000 or 16 statute miles per 1 inch |
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| What is a term used to describe elevations? |
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| What is the most widely used type of projection for aeronautical charts? |
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| Lambert Conformal Conic Projection |
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| What is the size of an item, or area, on a chart, compared to it in actuality? |
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| What is the scale used on a sectional chart? |
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| 1:500,000 or 8 statute miles to 1 inch |
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| What is a chart specifically designed for aviation use and Visual Flight Rules? |
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| What are the 3 ways are used to depict relief on maps? |
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1) color tints
2) contour lines
3) shading |
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| What is a method of transferring a portion of the Earth's surface onto a flat chart? |
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| What is a policy set forth by a governing body that controls the noise impact upon a community surrounding an airport? |
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| What is a structure that houses air traffic controllers? |
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| What is a mixture of gasoline and air in which there is more gasoline and less air than needed for normal combustion? |
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| What is a chemical substance which is used as a source of energy? |
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| What is the concept that an airplane is located somewhere along a given line? |
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| How many feet is a nautical mile? |
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| What is a representation of the surface of the Earth (or of the sky/space above)? |
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| What is a system of lines, known as meridians, betwen the north and south poles? |
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| What is an illustration showing the symbols that are used on charts? |
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| What is the airport's parking lot? |
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| What is a type of engine that processes air and fuel by a back and forth movement of its internal parts? |
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| What is a projection, usually on paper, showing a body of land and other features such as water? |
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| What is the art and science of creating charts and maps? |
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| What is a system of lines that run parallel to the equator, also known as parallels? |
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| What are the 5 events in a 4 stroke engine? |
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1) intake
2) compression
3) ignition
4) power
5) exhaust |
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| What is another name for lines of longitude? |
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| What is another name for lines of latitude? |
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| what aircrat can carry passengers across the Atlantic Ocean at twice the speed of sound |
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| the point at which a wing will stall is call what |
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| what are the three axis of an airplane |
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| virtical axis, lateral axis, and longitudinal axis |
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| what is the front part of an airfoil |
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| what is a force which retards the foward movement of an aircraft in flight |
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| what is the roatation arond the lateral axis called |
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| what is the rotaion around the longitudinal axis called |
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| what is the rotation around the vertical axis called |
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| who created the first manned hot air balloon |
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| Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier |
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| Who discovered that the pressure of a fluid drops when it is accelerated? |
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| What is defined as mass per unit of volume? |
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| What force opposes thrust? |
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| What is the Bernoulli's Principal? |
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| As the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure decreases. |
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| What force opposes gravity? |
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| What are the 4 forces acting upon an airline in flight? |
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| Lift, gravity, thrust, drag |
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| What is defined as that branch of general education concerned with communicating knowledge, skills and attitudes about aetospace activities and the total impact of air and space vehicles upon society? |
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| What myth describes one of the earliest accounts of manned flight? |
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| What is the curved part of an airfoil that goes from the leading to the trailing edge? |
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| Who were the first men to fly in a manned hot air balloon? |
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| Pilatre d'Rozier and Francois d'Arlandes |
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| In 1299 A.D. Marco Polo saw Chinese sailors attached to kites. What were the sailors being used for? |
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| What is a line drawn through an airfoil from its leading edge to its trailing edge? |
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| what is a control surface which combines the horizontal stabilizer and the elevator into one |
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| what is newtons 3rd law of motion |
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| for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction |
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| what is the angle between the chord line and the relative wind |
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| Who was the first man to walk on the Moon? |
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| Who was the first man in space? |
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| Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? |
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| Who is called the Father of Modern Rocketry because of his experiments with solid and liquid propellant rockets? |
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| Who was the first American in space? |
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| Who is the father of modern rocketry? |
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| What was the name of the rocket that carried an explosive warhead which was used by Germany against London during World War II? |
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