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Pace Aircraft

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The US Navy's Primary Carrier based Fighter

a)

F/A 18 Super Hornet

b)

P 3 Orion

c)

F 14 tomcat

d)

FU 4 corsair

2.

What 1942 World war II battle marked a turning point in naval aviation when aircraft Launched from carriers met for the first time

a)

Battle of wake island

b)

Battle of midway

c)

Battle of the Coral sea

d)

Battle of Leyte gulf

3.

The 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on pearl Harbor demonstrated the effectiveness of what

a)

Long range island based air strikes

b)

Long range the Carrier-based air-strikes

c)

Use of newly developed bombers

d)

the effectiveness of the nortum bomb site

4.

What was the name of the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier?

a)

USS Midway

b)

USS Langley

c)

USS Lexington

d)

USS Saratoga

5.

In what war was the versatility of helicopters first put to widespread use?

a)

World war II

b)

Korean War

c)

Vietnam

d)

World WarI

6.

What is the Mission of the T-45 Goshawk

a)

Trainer

b)

Cargo/Transport

c)

Tanker

d)

Antisubmarine

7.

The designation of EA-6 indicates, that the aircraft was modified for what new mission?

a)

Attack

b)

Search and Rescue

c)

Special Electronic Instillation

d)

Experimental

8.

What aircraft served for 36 years (1970-2006) as the Navy's primary air-to-air superiority platform?

a)

F/A 18 hornet

b)

F 14 Tomcat

c)

EA-6 Prowler

d)

EA 18 growler

9.

During Operation Desert Storm (1991) what aircraft took direct hits from missiles but was able to recover, undergo repairs, then fly missions again the next day?

a)

F-14 Tomcat

b)

F/A-18 Hornet

c)

EA-18 growler

d)

F-32 Viper

10.

On what two-seat aircraft do Navy and Marine Corps student pilots receive their primary training?

a)

T-2 Buckeye

b)

T-34 Goshawk T-6A Texan II

c)

T-38 talon

d)

F-32 Viper

11.

What aircraft is a helicopter that can turn into a propeller airplane after takeoff?

a)

SH-60

b)

V-22 Osprey

c)

Th-57 Sea ranger

d)

CH-40

12.

What was the first Ship Built with an angled Flight deck

a)

USS Antietam

b)

USS Langley

c)

USS Lexington

d)

USS Enterprise

13.

What was the original Mission of the AV-8B Harrier Aircraft

a)

Antisubmarine

b)

Attack

c)

Bomber

d)

VTOL

14.

What aircraft is an unmanned aerial Vehicle Whose mission includes surveillance, Target-acquisition, and battle-damage assessment.

a)

V-22 Osprey

b)

MH-53 Sea dragon

c)

RQ-2A Pioneer

d)

TH-57 Sea Ranger

15.

For training, Maintenance and administrative Proposes , The navy assigns aircraft of the same type into groups called what

a)

Air wings

b)

Operational Air groups

c)

Patrols

d)

Squadrons

16.

What is the name of the Navy's carrier-based antisubmarine aircraft

a)

EA-6B Prowler

b)

P-3 Orion

c)

S-3B Viking

d)

SH-60

17.

The sinking of this ship demonstrated the death of supremacy of aircraft carriers to battleships

a)

HMS Repulse

b)

CSS Alabama

c)

Bismark

d)

Roma

18.

The birth of naval aviation stated in this year

a)

1940

b)

1911

c)

1916

d)

1920

19.

The first blue angle aircraft was

a)

F6F Hellcat

b)

F8F bearcat

c)

FU 4 Corsair

d)

F5F panther

20.

What was Eugene Ely's Major achievement

a)

Designing The angled flight deck for aircraft carrier

b)

Developed The technology for VTOLs

c)

Being named captain captain of first nuclear powered ship

d)

Landing a plane on a ship for the first time