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Aircraft Types

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is defined as all civil aviation other than flying done by scheduled air carriers and government agencies?

a)

Commercial aviation

b)

Business aviation

c)

General aviation

d)

Personal aviation

2.

Use of an aircraft for other than business or commercial use defines _______ aviation.

a)

trainer

b)

instructional

c)

personal

d)

sport

3.

Which of the following is not considered as sport aviation?

a)

Aerobatics

b)

Racing

c)

Soaring and gliding

d)

Crop dusting

4.

Uses small, light-weight aircraft requiring no license.

a)

Antique aviation

b)

Ballooning

c)

Ultralights

d)

Homebuilts

5.

The pilots build their own aircraft

a)

Antique aviation

b)

Ballooning

c)

Ultralights

d)

Homebuilts

6.

Involves restoring vintage airplanes or building replicas of them.

a)

Ultralights

b)

Ballooning

c)

Homebuilts

d)

Antique aviation

7.

Involves finding and riding air currents to remain aloft.

a)

Gliding

b)

Ultralights

c)

Soaring

d)

Ballooning

8.

Aircraft includes the gasbag, basket, instruments, burner, and propane.

a)

Gliding

b)

Ballooning

c)

Soaring

d)

Ultralights

9.

Used in contest where aircraft fly around pylons.

a)

Racing

b)

Ultralights

c)

Aerobatics

d)

Homebuilts

10.

Precision demonstration flying.

a)

Ultralights

b)

Racing

c)

Homebuilts

d)

Aerobatics

11.

Involves the controlled descent of unpowered aircraft.

a)

Gliding

b)

Ultralights

c)

Ballooning

d)

Soaring

12.

Business aviation is usually classified into two groups according to who is flying the aircraft:

a)

Official and unofficial aircraft.

b)

Business and executive aircraft

c)

Civilian and military aircraft.

d)

Business and non-business aircraft.

13.

Which of the following is not in the nontransportation area of commercial aviation?

a)

Agricultural application

b)

Air taxi

c)

Wildlife conservation

d)

Aerial photography

14.

Fixed and rotary winged aircraft seed, fertilize, and apply pesticides.

a)

Agricultural applications

b)

Industrial uses

c)

Fish & wildlife

d)

Patrol aircraft

15.

Inspecting pipe lines for damage from the air.

a)

Fish & wildlife

b)

Patrol aircraft

c)

Industrial uses

d)

Agricultural applications

16.

Transporting huge loads from areas too remote to access by truck, like installing high-tension power lines.

a)

Patrol aircraft

b)

Agricultural applications

c)

Fish & wildlife

d)

Industrial uses

17.

Stocking high mountain lakes, herding animals, or dropping feed in the winter.

a)

Fish & wildlife

b)

Industrial uses

c)

Agricultural applications

d)

Patrol aircraft

18.

Towing a banner or using a blimp to circle a stadium or county fair.

a)

Aerial photography

b)

Aerial advertising

c)

Fire fighting

d)

Air taxi

19.

Conducting simple picture taking or highly specialized photography.

a)

Fire fighting

b)

Air taxi

c)

Aerial advertising

d)

Aerial photography

20.

Delivering people and equipment to remote areas.

a)

Air taxi

b)

Fire fighting

c)

Agricultural uses

d)

Industrial uses

21.

Dropping fire retardant chemicals on a fire.

a)

Fish & wildlife

b)

Industrial uses

c)

Fire fighting

d)

Patrol aircraft

22.

Which of the following is the world’s largest passenger airliner?

a)

Airbus A380

b)

Boeing 787

c)

Embraer 190

d)

McDonald Douglas MD-90

23.

Which of the following is the world’s first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction?

a)

Airbus A380

b)

Boeing 787

c)

Embraer 190

d)

McDonald Douglas MD-90

24.

Which of the following is often called the “stealth” bomber?

a)

B-1 C

b)

B-25

c)

B-2

d)

B-52

25.

Which category of military aircraft has the mission of destroying other aircraft?

a)

Fighters

b)

Reconnaissance

c)

Bombers

d)

Tankers

26.

What is the US Air Force’s largest aircraft?

a)

SR-71

b)

C-5

c)

C-17

d)

B-52

27.

Which of the following is not in the United States current bomber inventory?

a)

B-1

b)

B-52

c)

B-25

d)

B-2

28.

Which aircraft is not classified as a reconnaissance aircraft?

a)

C-9

b)

TR-1

c)

SR-71

d)

E-3A

29.

The first use of helicopters in combat occurred during?

a)

World War II

b)

Vietnam

c)

Korea

d)

Gulf War I

30.

How fast can an AH-1 fly?

a)

150 MPH

b)

200 MPH

c)

250 MPH

d)

300 MPH

31.

Who is responsible for regulating the safety of the airlines and controlling the flights while flying over the US?

a)

Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)

b)

Airline Safety Organization (ASO)

c)

Airline Safety Organization

d)

National Aeronautics Association (NAA)

32.

Boeing 747s and McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 fall into what category of major air carrier?

a)

cargo carrier

b)

modern airliner

c)

regional-commuter aircraft

d)

none of the above

33.

The Airbus is built by an international corporation. Which of the following countries makes the engines for the Airbus?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

US

34.

Which one of the following aircraft is used as an air cargo carrier?

a)

Boeing 777

b)

Lockheed L-1011

c)

McDonnell-Douglas DC-9

d)

McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30CF

35.

What type of Helicopter is this?

a)

H60

b)

CH42

c)

CH74

d)

CH47

36.

What type of aircraft is this?

a)

F14

b)

F/A18

c)

A6

d)

F15

37.

What type of aircraft is this?

a)

ATR42

b)

CRJ9

c)

EMBRAER190

d)

Fulker190

38.

What type of aircraft is this?

a)

727

b)

787

c)

747

d)

737

39.

What type of helicpoter is this?

a)

Bell206

b)

H60

c)

Bell222

d)

S76

40.

What type of aircraft is this?

a)

V1

b)

AV8

c)

V22

d)

V15

41.

What does "K" mean?

a)

Observation

b)

Tanker

c)

Utility

d)

Cargo

42.

What does "P" mean?

a)

Patrol

b)

Trainer

c)

Reconnaissance

d)

Laser Equipped

43.

What does "S" stand for

a)

Safety

b)

Antisubmarine warfare

c)

Special Elcontric mission

d)

Observation

44.

CRJ100 can carry how many passenger??

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

300

45.

Which aircraft is the longest continualy produced airplane is the US?

a)

C172

b)

PA18

c)

C412

d)

PA34