AIRCRAFT ELEMENTS
What are the terms for the two edges on an aircraft wing? Which one is which?
Tool used chiefly for gripping small objects or bending wire. There are types like duckbill or needlenose.
Pliers
Radio alphabet word for "u"
Uniform
Close-fitting glasses with side shields, for protecting the eyes from glare, dust, water, etc
Goggles
The world´s shortest scheduled flight runs twice or three times a day between two of the Orkney Islands in Schotland. How long does it take?
1 minute and 14 seconds
Which part of the airplane hosts the control and command equipment?
The cockpit
A tool used to tighten nuts and bolts to a predetermined twisting force.
Torque wrench
Radio alphabet word for "Q"
Quebec
Earmuffs
Ghost flights exist. A number of flights with no passengers fly and land in UK airports. How many ghost flights were operated in U.K in 2022?
5.000
Which surface allows to change roll, that is, rotate the body? Where is it located?
The Aileron. It is located on the trailing edge of each wing.
Long-handled wooden stick with a head like a hammer, used for hitting
MALLET
Directional microphone mounted on a pole
Strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone when it has been set.
Splint
How are aircraft safety against bird strike best tested? This method is highly efficient and frequently used to improve safety of windshields and jet engines.
They use "chicken guns". Compressed-air cannons which shoot chicken carcasses.
The de-icing system is located on what part of the cockpit?
Overhead panel
A tool that delivers a strong, sudden rotational force and forward thrust.
Proffesionals who manage traffic from the airport to a radius of 3 to 30 miles out and provide clearance delivery in radio communications
Tower controller
Usually the result of an accident or fall. It can make your ankle painful to touch or walk on and can cause it to swell.
In 1987 American Airlines saved more than 40 000 dollars by removing something in their first class menu. What did they remove?
On olive in each first class salad.
Formerly known as gyro horizon this device informs pilot of the aircraft orientation relative to Earth´s horizon
Attitude indicator
A tool usually in the form of a bar and removable hollow pieces made to fit a bolt or nut.
Socket wrench
Common term used to indicate that a received signal has risen above the power threshold.
Discoloured area of skin on your body caused by an injury or accident. They are usually purple or blue but change colour as they heal.
The first transatlantic flight took place in 1919 and it was operated by the US Navy. How long did it take?
24 days