ASTB
What is an example of a dive bomber?
Dauntless
Pearl Harbor
Dec. 7, 1941
Turboshaft
Delivers power through a shaft to drive something other than a propeller
If a helicopter is in forward flight, the difference between the lift of the forward-going and aft-going blades is called what
Dissimilar lift
What was the first "heavy carrier-based bomber"
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
Skin friction drag
Drag generated between air molecules and the solid surface of the aircraft.
Catapult and Arresting gear Crew Air Wing maintenance personnel Cargo-handling personnel Hook runners Photographers Mates Helicopter landing signal enlisted personnel (LSE) Ground Support Equipment (GSE) troubleshooter
Fight crew Green
flare
Flare is the angle at which a ship's hull plate or planking departs from the vertical in an outward direction with increasing height.
Ordnancemen Crash and Salvage Crew Explosives Ordnance Disposal
Flight crew Red
Quality Assurance (QA) Squadron plane inspectors Landing Signal Officers Air Transfer Officers Liquid Oxygen Crews Safety observers Medical personnel
Flight crew White
ACHO Catapult Officers AGOPlane Directors Boss/ Mini Boss
Flight crew Yellow
Air Wing Plane Captains Air Wing line leading Petty Officers
Flight crew brown
Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
Flight rules adopted by the FAA governing aircraft flight using visual references. VFR operations specify the amount of ceiling and the visibility the pilot must have in order to operate according to these rules. When the weather conditions are such that the pilot can not operate according to VFR, he or she must use instrument flight rules (IFR).
Newton's Third Law
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Newton's Second Law
Force equals mass times acceleration
Induced Drag
Generated by the airflow circulation around the wing as it creates lift.
Normal category aircraft
Greater than 12,500 lbs. 9 Passengers or less
What is an example of a torpedo bomber?
Grumman Avenger (TBF Avenger)
Pressure Altitude
Height above the standard datum plane when 29.92 is set in the altimeter.
The F-9 Panther is a ?
Jet
What is the concrete barrier that pops up behind at aircraft taking off from a carrier?
Jet blast deflector
utility category aircraft
Limited to airplanes that have a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of nine or less, a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or less, and intended for limited acrobatic
Battle of Coral Sea date
May 4-8, 1942
worlds first operational jet powered fighter aircraft
Messerschmitt Me 262
Blackshoe
Non-aviation rate for Enlisted personnel as well as Officers. A "shoe" is a ship driver/Surface Warfare Officer.
1,000 foot rule
Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons, an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.
What first escorted bombers into enemy territory?
P-38 Lightning
Which aircraft was the first fighter with capability of escorting bombers over very long distances?
P-51 Mustang
form drag
Results from the turbulent wake caused by the separation of airflow from the surface of a structure.
Which aircraft was designed to target the hard to hear Russian subs?
S-3 Viking or SH-60B Seahawk
What does V(sub x) mean in flight?
Speed that will allow for best angle of climb.
What does V(sub y) mean in flight?
Speed that will allow for the best rate of climb
Class B Airspace
Surface up to 10,000 ft MSL surrounding nation's busiest airports; upside-down wedding cake. ATC clearance required; VFR operations is "clear of clouds"
Class D Airspace
Surface up to 2,500 ft MSL surrounding airports with operational control tower. When tower not active, becomes Class E airspace down to 700 ft, below which Class G.
What torpedo bomber was introduced just before the battle of midway and had a 20 year career?
TBF Avenger (Grumman Avenger)
Which airplane was the main torpedo bomber used in WWII that flew for 15 years in the Navy?
TBF Avengers 9 (Grumann Avenger)
Critical angle of attack
The angle at which a stall occurs.
Battle of Coral Sea
The battle was the first action in which aircraft carrier's engaged each other, as well as the first in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other
air front
The location where two air masses meet
Density Altitude
The pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.
Topsides
The sides of the boat between the waterline and the deck.
Restricted areas
Unusual operations that are hazardous to aircraft, like artillery fire; permission is required before entering
Axes of an airplane
Vertical, lateral, longitudinal
the first manned aircraft confirmed to fly faster than the speed of sound
X-1
turboprop
a jet engine used to power a propeller
Turbofan
a jet engine with a large fan at the very front
torque
a propeller driven aircraft's tendency to roll in the opposite direction of the propeller's rotation
When flying behind a large aircraft, where should you land?
above and beyond
tailwheel landing gear
an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail
When does an aircraft's wake begin?
at rotation
Transsonic
at the speed of sound
Plane Handlers Aircraft Elevator Operators Tractor Drivers Messengers/ Phone Talkers
blue
Class E-A airspace are
controlled airspace
Spoilers
devices located on the wings that disrupt the airflow over the wing causing loss of lift
when on a heading of 180 to 359 you fly at
even altitudes
Hypoxia
lack of oxygen
Fixed landing gear vs. retractable gear
most small aircraft have fixed, cheaper, lighter and easier to maintain.
when on a heading of 000 to 179 you fly at
odd altitudes
If passing a slower aircraft, how do you pass?
on the right
another name for the bow of a ship
prow
Aviation Fuels (Grapes)
purple
What two categories the U.S. categorizes its airspace
regulatory and non regulatory Within these two categories, there are four types: controlled (Class A, B, C, D, E), uncontrolled (Class G), special use, and other airspace.
tricycle landing gear
single strut under the nose and two main struts under the wings or fuselage
Turbojet
the simplest gas turbine engine
payload
the weight of an aircraft's occupants, cargo, and baggage
What piece of aircraft equipment is related to Squawk and IDENT
transponder
Class G airspace are
uncontrolled airspace "Go For It"- Do not need prior authorization- Imagine painting the surface of the earth - Class G airspace goes from the surface to either 700', 1200', or 14,500'.
VTOL
vertical takeoff or landing; refers to either the capability or to the aircraft that has it
Where should you land if landing behind a heavy aircraft?
wait for it to land or above/in front of
Aviation Fuel
6 pounds per gallon
1 gallon of water is
8.34 pounds or 3.78 kg
blue nose
A Sailor who has crossed either the Arctic or Antarctic Circle. Also applies to Officers.
drag coefficient
A dimensionless quantity that represents the drag generated by an airfoil of a particular design.
air mass
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height
Semimonocoque
A hybrid frame that consists of both a strong outer skin, formers, and bulkheads like a monocoque frame, as well as longerons and diagonal bracing to support the structure like a truss frame.
Information in the Aeronautical Information Manual includes
Air Traffic Control information
500 foot rule
Aircraft must maintain an altitude of 500 feet above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas. Aircraft may not operate closer than 500 ft to any person, vehicle or structure.
nacelle
An enclosure made of metal or another durable material that covers an aircraft engine
Newton's First Law
An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
windlass
Anchor engine used for heaving in the anchor
Military Operations Area
Areas for military training; hours of operation are listed on the back of the sectional
Brownshoe
Aviation rate enlisted personnel
Strategic Air Command's front-line bomber in the 1950s
B-36
In what battle was the Japanese Super Battleship Musashi sunk?
Battle of Leyte Gulf
general quarters
Battle stations
Warning Areas
Border ares where US does not have sole jurisdiction, begins 3 nautical miles form the coast
Geedunk
Candy, gum or cafeteria, sometimes called pogey bait.
Vertically aligned cylinder used for pulling ropes
Capstan
Who broke the speed of sound?
Chuck Yeager
Truss Structure
Consists of welded steel-tubing longerons separated by diagonal members to endure the loads placed upon the aircraft
CTOL
Conventional Take Off and Landing
Crude oil rate
Crude Oil 7.2 lbs or 7.5
Which aircraft was converted to an air tanker during Desert Storm?
DC-10 was converted into KC-10 and the A-6 was converted into KA-6D
Standard Rate Turn
3 degrees per second
when flying VFR you add
500 feet
Class A airspace
"Altitude" - From 18,000' MSL to 60,000' MSL - not relevant to UAS operations
Class C Airspace
"Crowded"- Surface to 4,000' above large or crowded airport- Shaped like an upside down wedding cake with only 2 tiers
Class E Airspace
"Elsewhere" above 1,200ft AGL above 10,000 ft AGL
Prohibited areas
- Flight is prohibited for security or national welfare- White House, Camp David, etc.
Air masses and fronts
-air masses differ in temperature and moisture content -air masses push against each other along sharp boundaries called fronts