End of the Year 1-9 Test Aeronautics

What are the 3 most common UAS categories?

mUAS, sUAS, UAS

What is a Sonde?

A Meteorological Measurement Device

Level three situation awareness refers to the ability to perceive elements in the environment within a volume of time and space, comprehend their meaning and ___________ their status in the near future.

Comprehend

The color _______ has the longest wavelength in the visible light spectrum.

Red

The takeoff ground roll of a horizontal takeoff Unmanned Aircraft will increase significantly with a

Tailwind

Active Payloads are different from Passive Payloads in that they

Use an external energy source

What is the maximum altitude for sUAS flight in class G airspace?

400' AGL

A robot that can move along the x, y, and z axis as well as rotate around these axis is said to have how many degrees of freedom?

6

Synthetic Aperture Radar is a ______________ sensor, meaning the equipment generates the signal used to image the environment.

Active

Ground Data Terminals refer to the ________ that transmit data to the Unmanned Aircraft.

Air Data Terminal

Which of the following is the key difference between Small and Large UAS where the FAA is concerned?

Attachable Payloads

With regard to Line-of-Sight, the best description for the UA that is flying in the zone with straight lines is to say that it is in the _________ zone.

BVOLS

What Are the requirements to apply for your Part 107 Certificate?

Be able to speak read and write in English, At Least 16 years of age

Radio frequencies are electromagnetic waves that lie _________ the infrared spectrum and are in the range of 300Ghz down to about 3 Hz

Below

One of the major advantages of a parabolic dish antenna is

By directing the radio signal in one direction the signal travels further

Part 107 allows which of the following?

Commercial Operations

Site Survey

Compass

What are the human crewmembers associated with UAS operations?

Crew Chief or Field Service, UAS Sensor/payload Operator, UAS Pilot(s)

What are human factors domains associated with UAS?

Crew cognition, Human Computer Interaction, System design, Ergonomics

What kinds of systems fall under VTOL classification?

DJI Inspire 1, DJI Phantom

Lost Communications refers to a loss of the Unmanned Systems' __________.

Data Link

What is 'Covered' data, in regards to privacy?

Data that should require permission to be collected, Information collected by a UAS that identifies a particular person

When the Federal Aviation Administration wants to promulgate a rule they must do which of the following?

Data that should require permission to be collected, Information collected by a UAS that identifies a particular person

Which of the following is a key factor in data link design

Date rate transfer, Security and fidelity, Range

Sense and Avoid Systems conduct six steps to avoid threats, choose correct order.

Detect Threat, Declare Track, Declare Threat, Determine Action, Command, Execute

What are the modes of control available in UAS' autopilots?

Direct Control, Fully autonomous, Semi-autonomous Control, Supervisory Control

Why use an Unmanned Aircraft System?

Dull, Dirty, Dangerous, Duration, or Economic reasons

Line of Sight or LOS signals are limited by transmitter power, antenna gain, multi-path propagation and:

Free Space Path Loss

Primary power in expeditionary environment

Generator

The Bayer filter allows a charge coupled device to detect three distinct colors; Red, _____, Blue, that are combined to make any color.

Green

What are the different types of control stations based on the physical location of the control station's equipment?

Ground Control Station, Airborne Control Station, and Seaborne Control Station

Which DoD category would a 47 pound UAS categorize under?

Group 2

What type of wing form is better for long endurance?

High Aspect

What are the three types of UAS Launch and Recovery Elements?

Horizontal Takeoff and Landing, Zero-Length Launched, and Vertical Takeoff and Landing

How can UAS reliability be improved?

Increase flight hours to identify weak points in aircraft design, Data Tracking, Proper preflight

Which control station function is not utilized during the operational phase?

Initial Flight Planning

What are the different types of control stations based on the pilot's ability to see the air vehicle?

Internal Control Station and External Control Station

L Band, S Band, C Band and Ku Band are all types of ____________, as classified by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering or IEEE

Microwaves

Which of the following is correct regarding radio waves?

Microwaves can cover substantial distances through the diffraction of an electromagnetic wave

What essential element of a robot would the servo actuator unit fall under?

Movement

Who invented radio control?

Nikola Tesla

Maintenance Equipment

PPE

What FAA license(s) do manned aircraft mechanics need to work on the aircraft engine?

Power Plant License

Identify the following as either a Safety, Privacy, or Ethical issue: Commercial operators using cameras and video cameras to take pictures or record people without their consent.

Privacy

A Charge Coupled Device counts the number of _________per pixel by transferring the _________sequentially to a calibrated device that measures the voltage.

Protons

What technologies paved the way for the birth of unmanned systems?

Radio control, Flight and Flight Stabilization, Autonomous navigation

Identify the following as either a Safety, Privacy, or Ethical issue: Airline and general aviation pilots worry that a collision with a drone could bring down an aircraft.

Safety

Match the aircraft with the classification. Each aircraft will have one classification.

Scan Eagle = CR UAS Predator = MALE Raven = MUAV Global Hawk = HALE Shadow = TAV

What Mode of Control manipulates aircraft to autopilot limits?

Semi-autonomous Control

Identify components that are considered part of the Human Machine Interface of the GCS.

Servos, autopilot, antennas, control surfaces, battery

Why would proper antenna placement be important when flying UAS for the first time in an unknown area?

Signal Blockage and Obstacle Clearance

Humans are better than Machines at which of the following tasks?

Stimulus Generalization

What parts/elements of an unmanned aircraft system is incorrect?

The Human Component or the Critical Mission Element

Who is Abe Karem?

The Israeli Engineer who emigrated to the US and invented the AMBER, later selling his invention to General Atomics who developed Predator

What is Project Fox?

The Naval Aircraft Factory's project to build a remote control assault drone capable of carrying a torpedo

How is an Unmanned Aircraft different from an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)?

The Unmanned Aircraft is a component of the Unmanned Aircraft System

Pulse Code Modulation refers to

The transmission of binary code by cycling power on and off

When evaluating GBSAA systems, what are the major problems associated with the Sense and Avoid systems?

Total time loop delays add complexity to decision making, Need two Radars working together to archive 99.75 probability of detection, Location uncertainty increases with range, Current systems detect range and azimuth, not elevation data

What are the two levels of service associated with detect and avoid systems?

Tracking and Maneuvering

Identify a Coaxial Rotor

Two propellers one over the other

Bandwidth allocation is a serious problem for Unmanned Aircraft Systems because;

UASs mostly operate in already crowded C-Bands and L-Bands

Secondary Power Supply

UPS

What are the major considerations of integrating unmanned aircraft into the NAS?

Understanding the privacy, security, and environmental implications of UAS, Developing acceptable UAS design standards leading to Type Certification, Developing minimum standards for Sense and Avoid and Control and Communications (C2)

Weather Monitoring Equipment

Weather Station