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State of oxygen deficiency in the body
What is Hypoxia?
100
Chuck Yeager and Jacqueline Cochran
Who was the first man and first women to break the sound barrier?
100
That angle of attack at which a wing stalls at any airspeed, attitude or weight
What is the critical angle of attack?
100
Number of passengers aboard an airliner as a percentage of seats available.
What is load factor?
100
Trailing edge device that increases lift and drag
What are flaps?
200
Incident in flight where the pilot fails to correctly sense body position
What is spatial disorientation?
200
What has the most predominant effect on aircraft performance?
What is Atmosphere (pressure and temperature)?
200
Angle between the wing chord line and the relative wind
What is angle of attack?
200
Using the METAR below, what are the flight conditions?
What is VFR: visibility is ≥ 3 miles and cloud ceiling ≥ 1000 feet?
200
Rods and pulleys used to transmit stick forces to control surfaces
What are Mechanical flight controls?
300
How are airport taxiway edge lights identified at night?
What are Blue?
300
Rapid decrease in lift caused by the separation of airflow from the wing's upper surface
What is a stall?
300
Controls roll
What is Aileron?
300
Relieves pilot of need to maintain pressure on flight controls
What are Trim tabs?
300
Fluids used to transmit stick forces to control surfaces"
What are hydraulic flight controls?
400
What does it mean when an airport's rotating beacon is operated during daylight hours?
What is Weather at the airport is below VFR minimums?
400
What is the danger of a steeply banked turn?
What is an Increased stall speed?
400
Controls yaw
What is Rudder?
400
Deployed on top of the wings to reduce lift and increase drag
What are spoilers?
400
Electronic signals used to transmit stick forces to control surfaces
What are fly-by-wire flight controls?
500
What is the reference for the barometric altimeter?
What is Mean Sea Level (MSL)?
500
Increased efficiency of a wing when flying within a wing length of the ground
What is ground effect?
500
Controls Pitch
What is Elevator?
500
Leading edge device that delays airflow separation at high AOA
What are Slats/Slots?
500
Weight of a gallon of aviation fuel
What is 6 pounds?