AFOQT Pilot Section (correct answers)
Faster flow of air over the wings than beneath it correct answers Which of the following
will create lift?
Longitudinal correct answers Which of the following axes is controlled by ailerons?
Lateral correct answers Which of the following axes is controlled by elevators
Vertical correct answers Which of the following axes is controlled by a rudder?
Aileron correct answers Which of the following is not a secondary or auxiliary flight
control?
Slats correct answers What component is NOT part of an empennange?
Skate correct answers Which of the following is NOT a type of landing gear?
Semicoque correct answers Which is NOT a type of fuselage?
Monocoque correct answers Type of fuselage
The pilot correct answers Who should be the most concerned about an aircraft's flight
envelope?
Stalling Speed correct answers What is the minimum speed at which an aircraft can
maintain level flight?
Cruising speed correct answers Most economical and comfortable speed for an aircraft
to fly
Service Ceiling correct answers What is the maximum operating altitude for a design of
an aircraft?
Drag correct answers Which of the following is another word for aerodynamic friction or
wind resistance?
Level the aircraft in flight correct answers What is the purpose of the horizontal
stabilizer?
The outer trailing edge of a wing correct answers Where are ailerons located?
Stall correct answers What occurs when the induced drag on an aircraft exceeds its lift?
Landing correct answers What is not considered to be one of the four fundamental flight
maneuvers?
, Torque correct answers What force acting upon a helicopter attempts to turn the
helicopter in the opposite direction of the main rotor?
Collective Control correct answers What is used to increase the pitch of the main rotor
at the same time at all points of the rotor blade rotation?
3-5 Miles away correct answers Visual approach slope indicators are visible from what
distance during clear daylight hours?
Horizontal correct answers Non-precision instrument runways provide what kind of
guidance?
Fixed wing aircraft correct answers Aircraft in which the movement of the wings in
relation to the aircraft is not used to generate lift.
Fuselage correct answers Main body of an aircraft
Airfoil correct answers Surface such as a wing, elevator, or aileron that is designed to
create lift.
Full cantilever wings correct answers Wings that have internal bracing
Semi cantilever wings correct answers Wings that have some form of external bracing,
ex. wires or struts
Leading edge correct answers Front part of the wing that separates the air, forcing it to
go above or below the wing
Trailing edge correct answers Back part of the wing where the air comes back together
Primary flight controls correct answers Controls responsible for movement along the
three axes of flight. (Elevators, ailerons, and rudder)
Secondary flight controls correct answers Controls responsible for reducing takeoff time,
producing extra lift, and increasing drag on the aircraft. (Flaps, slats, spoilers, speed
brakes, and trim system)
Pitching correct answers Aircraft movement along the lateral axis
Rolling correct answers Aircraft movement along the longitudinal axis
Yawing correct answers Aircraft movement along the vertical axis
Spoiler correct answers Located on the upper or trailing edge of the wing, used to
decrease lift
Faster flow of air over the wings than beneath it correct answers Which of the following
will create lift?
Longitudinal correct answers Which of the following axes is controlled by ailerons?
Lateral correct answers Which of the following axes is controlled by elevators
Vertical correct answers Which of the following axes is controlled by a rudder?
Aileron correct answers Which of the following is not a secondary or auxiliary flight
control?
Slats correct answers What component is NOT part of an empennange?
Skate correct answers Which of the following is NOT a type of landing gear?
Semicoque correct answers Which is NOT a type of fuselage?
Monocoque correct answers Type of fuselage
The pilot correct answers Who should be the most concerned about an aircraft's flight
envelope?
Stalling Speed correct answers What is the minimum speed at which an aircraft can
maintain level flight?
Cruising speed correct answers Most economical and comfortable speed for an aircraft
to fly
Service Ceiling correct answers What is the maximum operating altitude for a design of
an aircraft?
Drag correct answers Which of the following is another word for aerodynamic friction or
wind resistance?
Level the aircraft in flight correct answers What is the purpose of the horizontal
stabilizer?
The outer trailing edge of a wing correct answers Where are ailerons located?
Stall correct answers What occurs when the induced drag on an aircraft exceeds its lift?
Landing correct answers What is not considered to be one of the four fundamental flight
maneuvers?
, Torque correct answers What force acting upon a helicopter attempts to turn the
helicopter in the opposite direction of the main rotor?
Collective Control correct answers What is used to increase the pitch of the main rotor
at the same time at all points of the rotor blade rotation?
3-5 Miles away correct answers Visual approach slope indicators are visible from what
distance during clear daylight hours?
Horizontal correct answers Non-precision instrument runways provide what kind of
guidance?
Fixed wing aircraft correct answers Aircraft in which the movement of the wings in
relation to the aircraft is not used to generate lift.
Fuselage correct answers Main body of an aircraft
Airfoil correct answers Surface such as a wing, elevator, or aileron that is designed to
create lift.
Full cantilever wings correct answers Wings that have internal bracing
Semi cantilever wings correct answers Wings that have some form of external bracing,
ex. wires or struts
Leading edge correct answers Front part of the wing that separates the air, forcing it to
go above or below the wing
Trailing edge correct answers Back part of the wing where the air comes back together
Primary flight controls correct answers Controls responsible for movement along the
three axes of flight. (Elevators, ailerons, and rudder)
Secondary flight controls correct answers Controls responsible for reducing takeoff time,
producing extra lift, and increasing drag on the aircraft. (Flaps, slats, spoilers, speed
brakes, and trim system)
Pitching correct answers Aircraft movement along the lateral axis
Rolling correct answers Aircraft movement along the longitudinal axis
Yawing correct answers Aircraft movement along the vertical axis
Spoiler correct answers Located on the upper or trailing edge of the wing, used to
decrease lift
