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1
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What is Aircraft Category?

A

Three groups of aircraft classification

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2
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What does Aircraft Category determine?

A

Same runway separation

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3
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What are the three groups of aircraft classification used to determine same runway separation called?

A

Aircraft Category

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4
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What is Weight Class?

A

Four groups of aircraft classification based off the maximum certified takeoff weight.

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5
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What is weight class used to determine?

A

wake turbulence separation

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6
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What are the four groups of aircraft classification based on the maximum certified takeoff weight called?

A

Weight Class

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7
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What is the Aircraft Designator?

A

2-4 characters representing a shortened manufacture’s aircraft designation.

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8
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What are the 2-4 characters representing a shortened manufacture’s aircraft designation.

A

The Aircraft Designator.

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9
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What is the Vertical Stabilizer?

A

Component of a tail. Extends vertically from the fuselage.

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10
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What is the component of a tail that extends vertically from the fuselage called?

A

Vertical Stabilizer

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11
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What is the Horizontal Stabilizer?

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Component of a tail. Extends horizontally from the fuselage or vertical stabilizer.

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12
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What is the component of a tail that extends horizontally from the fuselage or vertical stabilizer called?

A

Horizontal Stabilizer

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13
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What are the 3 main aircraft categories or CATs?

A 
Category I (CAT I)
Category II (CAT II)
Category III (CAT III)
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14
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What type of propellors does a CAT 1 aircraft have?

A

Single engine propellers

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15
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Are all Helicopters CAT I aircraft?

A

Yes

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How much does a CAT I aircraft weigh?

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12,500 pounds or less

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17
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What categories of aircraft weigh 12,500 pounds or less?

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CAT I or II

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18
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What type of propellors does a CAT II aircraft have?

A

Twin engine propellers

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19
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What CAT aircraft has twin engine propellers?

A

CAT II

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20
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What CAT aircraft has single engine propellers?

A

CAT I

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21
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What aircraft are in Category III (CAT III)?

A

All aircraft not CAT I or CAT II

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22
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What are the four weight classes of aircraft?

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Small (S)
Large (L)
Heavy (H)
Super (J)

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23
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How much does a Small (S) aircraft weigh?

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41,000 lbs or less

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24
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How much does a Small plus (S+) aircraft weigh?

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12,500 lbs - 41,000 lbs

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25
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What weight class is an aircraft if it weights 10,000 pounds?

A

Small (S)

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26
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What weight class is an aircraft if it weights 20,000 pounds?

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Small plus (S+)

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27
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What is the weight range of a Large (L) aircraft?

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Between 41,000 and 300,000 pounds

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28
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What is the weight class of an aircraft weighing 50,000 pounds?

A

Large (L)

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29
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What is the weight range of a Heavy (H) aircraft?

A

300,000 lbs or more

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30
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What is the weight class of an aircraft weighing 400,000 pounds?

A

Heavy (H)

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31
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What two aircraft are in the Super (J) weight class?

A 
Airbus A380 (A380)
Antonov AN-225 (A225)
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32
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What weight class are the Airbus A380 (A380) and Antonov AN-225 (A225) in?

A

Super (J)

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33
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What are the General Aircraft Performance characteristics of a CAT I aircraft?

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Speed: 100-160 knots (kts)
Operating altitude: 10,000’ and below
Climb rate: 1000’ ft/min (fpm) or less

34
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What aircraft category has a speed of 100-160 knots (kts)?

35
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What aircraft category has an operating altitude of 10,000’ and below?

36
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What aircraft category has a climb rate of 1000’ ft/min (fpm) or less?

37
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What are the General Aircraft Performance characteristics of a CAT II aircraft?

A

Speed: 160-250 kts
Operating altitude: FL240 and below
Climb rate: 1000-2000 fpm

38
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What aircraft category has a speed of 160-250 kts?

39
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What aircraft category has an operating altitude of FL240 and below?

40
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What aircraft category has a climb rate of 1000-2000 fpm?

41
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What are the General Aircraft Performance characteristics of a CAT III aircraft?

A

Speed: 300-550 kts
Operating altitude: FL450 and below
Climb rate: 2000-4000 fpm

42
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What aircraft category has a speed of 300-550 kts?

43
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What aircraft category has an operating altitude of FL450 and below?

44
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What aircraft category has a climb rate of 2000-4000 fpm?

45
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What are the General Aircraft Performance characteristics of a Helicopter?

A

Speed: 90-160 its
Operating altitude FL200 and below
Climb rate: 500-2150 fpm

46
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What aircraft category has a speed of 90-160 kts?

A

Helicopter

47
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What aircraft category has an operating altitude of FL200 and below?

A

Helicopter

48
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What aircraft category has a climb rate of 500-2150 fpm?

A

Helicopter

49
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What must the first character in an aircraft designator be?

50
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What can the last three characters in an aircraft designator be?

A

Any combination of letters or numbers?

51
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What do the first two characters in a civil aircrafts designator usually denote?

A

Aircraft manufacturer.

EX: Boeing - B737 / Cessna - C172 / Beech - BE20

52
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What does the first characters in a military aircrafts designator usually denote?

A

mission type

53
Q

What is an “A” designated military aircraft type?

54
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What is a “B” designated military aircraft type?

55
Q

What is a “C” designated military aircraft type?

56
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What is an “E” designated military aircraft type?

A

electronic warfare

57
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What is an “F” designated military aircraft type?

58
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What is an “H” designated military aircraft type?

A

helicopter

59
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What is a “P” designated military aircraft type?

60
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What is a “T” designated military aircraft type?

61
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Are aircraft be identified by size?

62
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What are the three locations of engine placement?

A

Under wing
On fuselage
Through tail

63
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Are aircraft be identified by engine number?

64
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What are the three Engine types?

A

Reciprocating
turboprop
turbojet

65
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What are the three types of Wing placement?

A

High wing
Mid wing
Low wing

66
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Where is a “High wing” placed on the aircraft?

A

above the fuselage

67
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Where is a “Low wing” placed on the aircraft?

A

below the fuselage

68
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What type of wing is placed above the fuselage?

69
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What type of wing is placed below the fuselage?

70
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Where is a “Mid wing” placed on the aircraft?

A

on the fuselage

71
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What type of wing is placed on the fuselage?

72
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What are the 3 types of wing configuration?

A

Straight
Swept
Delta

73
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How are Straight wings configured?

A

Extend out horizontally from fuselage

74
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What type wings extend out horizontally from fuselage?

A

Straight wings

75
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How are Swept wings configured?

A

angled back from fuselage

76
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What type wings are angled back from fuselage?

A

Swept wings

77
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How are Delta wings configured?

A

Create a right triangle with the fuselage

78
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What type wings create a right triangle with the fuselage?

A

Delta wings

79
Q

What are the 5 tail configurations?

A 
Conventional
Forward slanted
Mid tail
T-Tail
V-Tail
80
Q

What are the four Window (or canopy) numbers/placements/shapes?

A

Oval
round
teardrop
square

81
Q

Are aircraft be identified by Fuselage shape?

82
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In what 3 ways are aircraft identified by Landing gear?

A

Placement
number
fixed/retractable

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