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