UAS end of course exam questions and answers 2023
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What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - ANSWER
Autonomous and remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER
Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? -
ANSWER 2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous
UAS? - ANSWER Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - ANSWER
AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - ANSWER Micro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - ANSWER Automatic
stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - ANSWER Sopwith Aerial
Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Global Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - ANSWER Less than 55 pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - ANSWER
Modern UAS are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - ANSWER ScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - ANSWER Unmanned aircraft,
payload, control station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - ANSWER 2004
,What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - ANSWER Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - ANSWER
Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - ANSWER
Nikola Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - ANSWER
Leading Systems Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - ANSWER Mass
produced UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - ANSWER De Havilland Queen
Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the
basic structure - ANSWER Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - ANSWER
VTOL and hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral
axis? - ANSWER Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - ANSWER six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. -
ANSWER decreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - ANSWER Brushless
DC electric motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? -
ANSWER Tricopter
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Fly-
by-wire
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? -
ANSWER Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? -
ANSWER Decrease in maneuverability
, What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - ANSWER
Barometric pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - ANSWER
Servo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? -
ANSWER Air density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - ANSWER Helicopter and
multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - ANSWER rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? -
ANSWER Lift and drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - ANSWER Lift, weight,
thrust, and drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - ANSWER Establish reliable communications
between the AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - ANSWER Way in which radio waves move from the
source antenna to the receiving end
What can limit a datalink's strength/range? - ANSWER Environmental factors,
power, antenna type, and range
What is a carrier wave? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Near real-time telemetry from the
AV, Near real-time flight commands to the AV
What is refraction? - ANSWER 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?
- ANSWER Lost link
What is the greatest advantage of a directional antenna/transceiver over an omni
antenna transceiver? - ANSWER Range
What is absorption? - ANSWER Radio waves consumed by an object
What is scattering? - ANSWER Beam of radio waves hitting a mass of smaller
materials, which individually reflect and spread the radio waves in different directions
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What are the two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems? - ANSWER
Autonomous and remote control
Why is the term "unmanned aircraft system" used versus terms like UAV or drone? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER
Reconnaissance
In what year did Congress mandate UAS integration into the national airspace? -
ANSWER 2012
What technology was added to the TDR-1 that made it different from all previous
UAS? - ANSWER Television guidance
What modern-day sUAS powerhouse did Dr. Paul MacCready start? - ANSWER
AeroVironment
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - ANSWER Micro, Small, UAS
What did Elmer Sperry contribute to the history or UAS? - ANSWER Automatic
stabilization
What was the first full-scale remotely piloted aircraft? - ANSWER Sopwith Aerial
Target
What are the three technology issues facing UAS' full integration into the airspace? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Global Positioning System
What is the upper GTOW limit of a small UAS? - ANSWER Less than 55 pounds
What is the difference between a guided missile and a modern UAS? - ANSWER
Modern UAS are intended for recovery and guided missiles are expendable.
Which of the following would be an example of a sUAS? - ANSWER ScanEagle
What are the four core components of a UAS? - ANSWER Unmanned aircraft,
payload, control station, control link
What year did nonmilitary agencies begin using UAS? - ANSWER 2004
,What type of UAS remote pilots did the FAA first authorize? - ANSWER Public
What UAS was created by Israel in the 1970s and battle tested in 1982? - ANSWER
Scout
Who patented a way to control vehicles remotely using radio waves? - ANSWER
Nikola Tesla
What system was the original genesis of the modern-day Predator? - ANSWER
Leading Systems Amber
What "first" for UAS was first credited to Reginald Denny? - ANSWER Mass
produced UAS
What was the first operational targeting drone? - ANSWER De Havilland Queen
Bee
Name the component of a UA that houses most of the equipment and acts as the
basic structure - ANSWER Fuselage
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - ANSWER
VTOL and hovering flight capability
Which fixed-wing aircraft control surface can create movement around the lateral
axis? - ANSWER Elevator
UA can move through 3-D space with _____ degrees of freedom. - ANSWER six
Air temperature decreases and air density _____ with increases in altitude. -
ANSWER decreases
What is the most common power source for sUAS today? - ANSWER Brushless
DC electric motors and LiPo batteries
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? -
ANSWER Tricopter
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Fly-
by-wire
What type of sUAS is best suited to be powered by an internal combustion engine? -
ANSWER Fixed wing
Which of the following changes can a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? -
ANSWER Decrease in maneuverability
, What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - ANSWER
Barometric pressure, air temperature, dew point, and field elevation
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - ANSWER
Servo
What is one of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance? -
ANSWER Air density
Rotary-wing aircraft fall into which two categories? - ANSWER Helicopter and
multirotor
A helicopter is a type of _____ aircraft. - ANSWER rotary-wing
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? -
ANSWER Lift and drag
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - ANSWER Lift, weight,
thrust, and drag
What is the purpose of a datalink? - ANSWER Establish reliable communications
between the AV and GCS
What is wave propagation? - ANSWER Way in which radio waves move from the
source antenna to the receiving end
What can limit a datalink's strength/range? - ANSWER Environmental factors,
power, antenna type, and range
What is a carrier wave? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Near real-time telemetry from the
AV, Near real-time flight commands to the AV
What is refraction? - ANSWER 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?
- ANSWER Lost link
What is the greatest advantage of a directional antenna/transceiver over an omni
antenna transceiver? - ANSWER Range
What is absorption? - ANSWER Radio waves consumed by an object
What is scattering? - ANSWER Beam of radio waves hitting a mass of smaller
materials, which individually reflect and spread the radio waves in different directions
