Exam Review: Airspeed Indicator

Question 1

What type of pressure does the ASI use?

Answer 1

DIFFERENTIAL

Question 2

What does the ASI indicate?

Answer 2

Speed of the aircraft through air in KNOTS

Question 3

What component of the ASI measures STATIC pressure?

Answer 3

CASE

Question 4

What component of the ASI measures PITOT pressure?

Answer 4

Pressure Capsule (Bellows)

Question 5

What does the WHITE ARC represent?

Answer 5

FLAP operating range

Stall speed flaps EXTENDED

Question 6

What does the GREEN ARC represent?

Answer 6

Normal operating range

Stall speed with retrraction

Question 7

This arc represents CAUTION and for smooth air only

Answer 7

YELLOW

Question 8

What does the RED LINE at the bottom of the green arc represent?

Answer 8

min. Controllable with critical engine not working

Question 9

What does the blue line represent

Answer 9

Best rate of climb speed with critical engine not working

Question 10

What is INDICATED airspeed?

Answer 10

Uncorrected

Question 11

What is the corrected airspeed called?

Answer 11

CALIBRATED

Question 12

When the airspeed takes into account TEMP and PRESS, what is it called?

Answer 12

TRUE airspeed

Question 13

What does the MAASIs barber pole indicator represent?

Answer 13

Max allowable speed for aircraft at given altitude

Question 14

What does the MACH METER represent?

Answer 14

Speed of airplane relative to the speed of sound

Question 15

What is special to the MACH METER?

Answer 15

Altimeter mechanism