UAS END OF COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - Answers -
Autonomous and remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? -
Answers - To represent all of the components of a UAS not just the air vehicle
What was the primary mission of the Lightning Bug in Vietnam? - Answers -
Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? -
Answers - 2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS?
- Answers - Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - Answers -
AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - Answers - Micro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - Answers - Automatic
stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - Answers - Sopwith Aerial Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? -
Answers - Reliability, development of Detect and Avoid technology, control link security
UAS like the Lightning Bug initially used INS guidance. What technology increased the
accuracy and capability of UAS? - Answers - Global Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - Answers - Less than 55 pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - Answers -
Modern UAS are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - Answers - ScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - Answers - Unmanned aircraft, payload,
control station, control link
,What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - Answers - 2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - Answers - Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - Answers -
Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - Answers - Nikola
Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - Answers - Leading
Systems Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - Answers - Mass produced
UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - Answers - De Havilland Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic
structure - Answers - Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - Answers -
VTOL and hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? -
Answers - Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - Answers - six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. - Answers -
decreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - Answers - Brushless DC
electric motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? - Answers -
Tricopter
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - Answers -
Pitch, roll, and yaw
What type of flight control system was developed in the 1950s and 60s to relax the
stability of an aircraft in an effort to make it more maneuverable? - Answers - Fly-by-
wire
, What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? -
Answers - Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? -
Answers - Decrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - Answers - Barometric
pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - Answers -
Servo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? -
Answers - Air density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - Answers - Helicopter and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - Answers - rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - Answers
- Lift and drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - Answers - Lift, weight, thrust,
and drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - Answers - Establish reliable communications
between the AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - Answers - Way in which radio waves move from the
source antenna to the receiving end
What can limit a datalink's strength/range? - Answers - Environmental factors, power,
antenna type, and range
What is a carrier wave? - Answers - An EM wave that is modulated to convey a signal
Which of the following are primary safety datalink flight requirements concerning UAS
implementation into the NAS? - Answers - Near real-time telemetry from the AV, Near
real-time flight commands to the AV
What is refraction? - Answers - Bending of waves as they pass from one medium to
another, due to a change in their speed
What is the term used to name what happens when an uplink or down link is broken? -
Answers - Lost link
ANSWERS
What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - Answers -
Autonomous and remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? -
Answers - To represent all of the components of a UAS not just the air vehicle
What was the primary mission of the Lightning Bug in Vietnam? - Answers -
Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? -
Answers - 2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous UAS?
- Answers - Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - Answers -
AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - Answers - Micro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - Answers - Automatic
stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - Answers - Sopwith Aerial Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? -
Answers - Reliability, development of Detect and Avoid technology, control link security
UAS like the Lightning Bug initially used INS guidance. What technology increased the
accuracy and capability of UAS? - Answers - Global Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - Answers - Less than 55 pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - Answers -
Modern UAS are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - Answers - ScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - Answers - Unmanned aircraft, payload,
control station, control link
,What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - Answers - 2004
What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - Answers - Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - Answers -
Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - Answers - Nikola
Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - Answers - Leading
Systems Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - Answers - Mass produced
UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - Answers - De Havilland Queen Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic
structure - Answers - Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - Answers -
VTOL and hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral axis? -
Answers - Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - Answers - six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. - Answers -
decreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - Answers - Brushless DC
electric motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? - Answers -
Tricopter
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? - Answers -
Pitch, roll, and yaw
What type of flight control system was developed in the 1950s and 60s to relax the
stability of an aircraft in an effort to make it more maneuverable? - Answers - Fly-by-
wire
, What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? -
Answers - Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? -
Answers - Decrease in maneuverability
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - Answers - Barometric
pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - Answers -
Servo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? -
Answers - Air density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - Answers - Helicopter and multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - Answers - rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - Answers
- Lift and drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - Answers - Lift, weight, thrust,
and drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - Answers - Establish reliable communications
between the AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - Answers - Way in which radio waves move from the
source antenna to the receiving end
What can limit a datalink's strength/range? - Answers - Environmental factors, power,
antenna type, and range
What is a carrier wave? - Answers - An EM wave that is modulated to convey a signal
Which of the following are primary safety datalink flight requirements concerning UAS
implementation into the NAS? - Answers - Near real-time telemetry from the AV, Near
real-time flight commands to the AV
What is refraction? - Answers - Bending of waves as they pass from one medium to
another, due to a change in their speed
What is the term used to name what happens when an uplink or down link is broken? -
Answers - Lost link
