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Planes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following planes carries the most passengers?

a)

Boeing 747

b)

Douglas DC-10

c)

Airbus A380

d)

Boeing 787

2.

What is a Combi aircraft?

a)

It always has a flight engineer.

b)

It carries half people and half cargo

c)

it has engines in the tail and under the wings

d)

It is only a type of Boeing 747.

3.

What caused the fall of the Tri-Jets?

a)

They were too big.

b)

60 minute rule being removed

c)

Only one company made them.

4.

Which of the following planes has 4 engines?

a)

McDonnell Douglas MD-11

b)

Boeing 727

c)

Lockheed L-1011

d)

Boeing 707

5.

What is the following is NOT a difference between 747-200 and -400 models?

a)

Stretched upper deck

b)

Computers + removal of flight engineer

c)

Longer range on the -400

d)

More gauges and switches on the -400

6.

American 191 was the worst plane crash in US history. Why did it happen?

a)

Engine fell off resulting in wing stall

b)

Engine exploded which took a wing off

c)

Mid air breakup

d)

landing gear collapse

7.

What is considered one of the safest planes, with no deaths or crashes?

a)

Boeing 777

b)

Airbus A380

c)

Boeing 747

d)

Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11

8.

Why did JAL 123 crash? (most deadly single-plane accident in history)

a)

Engine fire and failure

b)

Improperly repaired tail strike

c)

Mid-Air Collision

d)

Pilot Error

9.

What made the DC-10 so dangerous?

a)

Windows tended to fail

b)

Weak engines

c)

Faulty instruments

d)

Poorly designed cargo doors

10.

What was the first wide body jet?

a)

A300

b)

747

c)

DC-10

d)

777

11.

What is ECAM?

a)

Provides data on aircraft systems and failures

b)

Responsible for flight recording

c)

The primary flight display on planes

d)

The in-flight entertainment system for passengers

12.

The flight recorders are commonly referred to as:

a)

ECAMs

b)

File storages

c)

Black Boxes

d)

FWCs

13.

The most deadly airplane accident was:

a)

When two 747s collided on the runway

b)

A 747 broke apart in mid-air

c)

MD-11 caught fire and crashed into the ocean

d)

A350 engines failed and crashed

14.

Which of the following planes was released first by Boeing?

a)

Boeing 707

b)

Boeing 737

c)

Boeing 747

d)

Boeing 727

15.

What plane is this?

a)

Boeing 707

b)

Airbus A340

c)

Airbus A380

d)

Douglas DC-8

16.

What Airplane is this?

a)

Lockheed Martin L-1011

b)

Boeing 727

c)

McDonnell Douglas MD-11

d)

Airbus A300

17.

What is fly-by-wire technology in an airplane?

a)

The flight controls are directly connected to the surfaces via wires

b)

No hydraulic power is used, only wires and electricity

c)

Flying the plane is aided by computers and electronics

18.

What law is an Airbus Aircraft in if ALL protections are lost?

a)

Normal Law

b)

Alternate Law 1

c)

Alternate Law 2

d)

Direct Law

19.

What system is responsible for "woop woop pull up"?

a)

ECAM

b)

FDR

c)

TAWS

d)

CVR

20.

What caused the crash of Swiss Air 111?

a)

Fire in cargo hold

b)

Fire from faulty wiring in the cockpit wall

c)

Pilot Error

d)

Overheated fuel from AC unit resulting in explosion