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The "Big 3" Airlines in the United States

What are Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines

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The cruise speed of the Concorde or the Cessna 172.

What is the Concorde

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The part of the plane that generates lift

What are the wings 

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The instrument that is used to detect an enemy aircraft

Radar (IRST for Double Points)

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The most common number of engines among commercial aircraft

What is 2 Engines

200

The major airline based at Hong Kong International Airport

What is Cathay Pacific

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Cross Section of a 737-200, CRJ-200, or AN-225

What is the AN-225

200

The three axes of rotation on a plane.

What is Pitch, Yaw, and Roll

200

This fighter jet is equipped with the AIM-54 Phoenix missile and has variable sweep wings.

What is the F-14 Tomcat

200

The fighter jet that flew with one wing 

What is the F-15

300

The largest airline outside the United States

What is Lufthansa

300
Runway distance requirement at Sea Level vs the Tibetan Plateau

What is the Tibetan Plateau

300

A pilot must demonstrate this maneuver to perform a safe crosswind landing.

What is Crabbing? 

300

The transport helicopter most used in the Vietnam War

What is the UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)

300

Famous Napal Airport with no go-around procedure

What is Lukla

400

In 2015, this airline became the first to offer free Wi-Fi on all U.S. domestic flights.

What is JetBlue

400

The maximum passenger capacity of the B747-SP, the B777-300ER, or the A340?

What is the Boeing 777-300ER

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Meaning of V1, Vr, and V2 (answer 2 out of 3 to earn full credit)

What is:

V1: Takeoff decision speed (if anything fails beyond this speed, the pilot has to continue the takeoff)

Vr: Also known as "rotate." The speed at which the pilot pulls the stick for the plane to take off

V2: Minimum speed for the plane to climb with one engine operating

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On October 14, 1962, this US spy aircraft flew over Cuba and discovered Soviet ballistic missiles, launching the Cuban Missile Crisis.

What is the U-2 Dragon Lady

400

The word used to alert pilots of a QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) Call

Scramble, Scramble, Scramble

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The cargo carriers that still operate the MD-11 & A300M

What is FedEx & UPS

500

The maximum sustained turn rate of the F-86 Sabre, F-104G Starfighter, F-16C Viper, or the MiG-21bis

What is the F-16C

500

Angles 25 in Flight Level format

What is FL250

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Definition and examples of Fox 1, Fox 2, and Fox 3 missiles

Fox 1: AIM-7/R-27R, Semi-Active Radar Homing

Fox 2: AIM-9/IRIS-T/R-27T/PL-9, Infrared Homing

Fox 3: AIM-120/R-77/R-27EA/PL-12/PL-15, Active Radar Homing

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What the term that AWACS stands for, and two examples (different countries)

What is the Airborne Warning and Control System, Beirev A-50, E-2 Hawkeye