AFOQT Practice test questions (correct answers)
What altitude is displayed on the aircraft altimeter correct answers Pressure
What occurs as a result of a forward center of gravity correct answers Difficulty applying
upward pitch
What type of environmental condition yields the greatest aircraft performance correct
answers Sea level and cold
Describe how to recover from a stall correct answers Decrease pitch and increase
power
Dead reckoning navigation involves correct answers Utilizing a previously known
position and using time/distance equations to estimate present position
The rudder controls correct answers Yaw
What effect do the flaps have on landing distance? correct answers Decrease
When the aircraft yoke or control wheel is moved to the right what happens to the right
aileron? correct answers Moves upward
How does ice accumulated on the aircraft's wings affect the stall speed correct answers
Increase
What conditions are conducive to fog formation correct answers Low temp dew point
spread and calm winds. Especially in low lying valleys and coastal areas
In straight and level flight with the autopilot disengaged, after adding power or thrust the
aircraft will correct answers Climb
What type of aircraft has the most severe wake turbulence correct answers Heavy,
slow, gear up, flaps up
What must be done to maintain altitude in a turn? correct answers Increase pitch
What flight control is used to mitigate adverse yaw in a turn correct answers Rudder
ATC orders a pilot discretion descent from 12,000' to meet a 3,000' crossing restriction.
Using a 3° descent profile, how far away from the 3,000' constraint must the descent be
initiated correct answers 30 miles
In calm winds, what happens to fuel consumption as the aircraft climbs correct answers
Decreases
, What effect does a tailwind have on takeoff distance correct answers Increases
What is the best airspeed for maximum fuel endurance correct answers Maximum lift
and lowest drag known as L/D max
When is the magnetic compass most accurate correct answers Straight and level flight
An aircraft has a ground speed of 120 knots. How long will it take to travel 20 NM
correct answers 10 minutes
Consider an object acted on by two forces. Is F1 and F2 are equal, which statement is
true? correct answers The velocity must remain constant
Consider two objects ad distance (d) apart. According to Newton's law of universal
gravitation, what happens to the force between the two objects if the distance is
increased by a factor of 4? correct answers The force decreases by a factor of 16
Which statement is true about fluid pressure according to Bernoulli's principle? correct
answers Fluids moving at a point in a horizontal pipe at a higher speed have a lower
pressure than fluids moving at a point at a slower speed
Why is it important for an airplane not to secret MLW correct answers Undue stress may
be placed on the landing gear system while landing
What is an example of induced drag correct answers An increase in angle of attack
When an airplane increases its lift, which statement is true about the air pressure
flowing above and below its wings? correct answers Air pressure is lower above the
wings and higher below the wings
Which components increase the pitch of an airplane correct answers The elevators
along the lateral axis
How does air density affect the performance of an airplane correct answers High air
density increases engine performance
What considerations do aircraft manufacturers address when selecting materials for a
fuselage correct answers The weight and strength of a material
The amount of lift generated is dependent on the difference between the camber line
and the____ correct answers Chord line
If an engine produces 3500 pounds of thrust and travels at 500 mph, what is the thp?
correct answers 4666.67
What altitude is displayed on the aircraft altimeter correct answers Pressure
What occurs as a result of a forward center of gravity correct answers Difficulty applying
upward pitch
What type of environmental condition yields the greatest aircraft performance correct
answers Sea level and cold
Describe how to recover from a stall correct answers Decrease pitch and increase
power
Dead reckoning navigation involves correct answers Utilizing a previously known
position and using time/distance equations to estimate present position
The rudder controls correct answers Yaw
What effect do the flaps have on landing distance? correct answers Decrease
When the aircraft yoke or control wheel is moved to the right what happens to the right
aileron? correct answers Moves upward
How does ice accumulated on the aircraft's wings affect the stall speed correct answers
Increase
What conditions are conducive to fog formation correct answers Low temp dew point
spread and calm winds. Especially in low lying valleys and coastal areas
In straight and level flight with the autopilot disengaged, after adding power or thrust the
aircraft will correct answers Climb
What type of aircraft has the most severe wake turbulence correct answers Heavy,
slow, gear up, flaps up
What must be done to maintain altitude in a turn? correct answers Increase pitch
What flight control is used to mitigate adverse yaw in a turn correct answers Rudder
ATC orders a pilot discretion descent from 12,000' to meet a 3,000' crossing restriction.
Using a 3° descent profile, how far away from the 3,000' constraint must the descent be
initiated correct answers 30 miles
In calm winds, what happens to fuel consumption as the aircraft climbs correct answers
Decreases
, What effect does a tailwind have on takeoff distance correct answers Increases
What is the best airspeed for maximum fuel endurance correct answers Maximum lift
and lowest drag known as L/D max
When is the magnetic compass most accurate correct answers Straight and level flight
An aircraft has a ground speed of 120 knots. How long will it take to travel 20 NM
correct answers 10 minutes
Consider an object acted on by two forces. Is F1 and F2 are equal, which statement is
true? correct answers The velocity must remain constant
Consider two objects ad distance (d) apart. According to Newton's law of universal
gravitation, what happens to the force between the two objects if the distance is
increased by a factor of 4? correct answers The force decreases by a factor of 16
Which statement is true about fluid pressure according to Bernoulli's principle? correct
answers Fluids moving at a point in a horizontal pipe at a higher speed have a lower
pressure than fluids moving at a point at a slower speed
Why is it important for an airplane not to secret MLW correct answers Undue stress may
be placed on the landing gear system while landing
What is an example of induced drag correct answers An increase in angle of attack
When an airplane increases its lift, which statement is true about the air pressure
flowing above and below its wings? correct answers Air pressure is lower above the
wings and higher below the wings
Which components increase the pitch of an airplane correct answers The elevators
along the lateral axis
How does air density affect the performance of an airplane correct answers High air
density increases engine performance
What considerations do aircraft manufacturers address when selecting materials for a
fuselage correct answers The weight and strength of a material
The amount of lift generated is dependent on the difference between the camber line
and the____ correct answers Chord line
If an engine produces 3500 pounds of thrust and travels at 500 mph, what is the thp?
correct answers 4666.67
