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What is standard temperature at sea level?
15 celcius
What engine is in the C-172?
Lycoming IO 360 L2A
When was Minecraft launched?
May 17, 2009
What color is hydraulic fluid?
Red
Who had the first flight (according to the majority of historians) and what was the date?
Orville Wright, Dec. 17 1903
What equipment is required for day VFR flight?
ATOMATOFLAMES
What is the MAX quarts of oil the C-172 can hold?
8 quarts
How many points is a "touchdown" worth in football?
To all who thought 7... you were so close.
It's 6.
What is the advantage of using a circuit breaker vs a fuse
Circuit breakers are resettable and reusable.
Who flew the first super sonic flight?
Chuck Yeager
If your flying an aircraft with 200 HP that weighs 12,500 lbs do you need a high performance endorsement and/or type rating?
Nope
How many amps does the battery produce?
8
What is the largest living tree in the world (name and species)?
General Sherman Tree (Sequoia)
What is a lighting hole?
Who was the first woman pilot to fly across the Atlantic ocean?
Amelia Earhart
You are flying in class gulf airspace at 3am at 8,769 ft. There are clouds at 9,500ft MSL, are you legally flying in the airspace?
Yes! 3sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontal
What is the ADC, and what does it give you? (Hint, there are 4 instruments)
Altitude, Airspeed, Vertical Airspeed, OAT (outside air temp)
What car engine is horizontally opposed, similar to the C-172s engine?
Subaru
What is a fuselage.
A body or core structure of an aircraft.
What was the actual name of the "Red Baron"?
Manfred von Richthofen
What are the 6 types of fog? How do they form?
Radiation - Calm nights ground is cool
Steam - Cool air mixing with warm water
Upslope - Air moves upwards cooling to sea lvl point
Advection - Warm air moves over cold surface
Ice - Frozen crystals suspended in air
Freezing - Cold water droplets in air until freeze on surface
Why does the left tank burn fuel faster than the right?
The left tank has a vent allowing air into the system, venting out fuel quicker.
How many oceans are in the world... what are their names?
5. Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern.
The most common cause of false fire warnings in continuous-loop fire-direction systems is
Dents, kinks, or crushed sensor sections
What was the main bomber used in "blitzkrieg" operations by the German Luftwaffe in WWII?
Ju 87 "Stuka" dive-bomber