Important Terminology

Question 1

Port

Answer 1

Left

Question 2

Starboard

Answer 2

Right

Question 3

Fore

Answer 3

in front of

Question 4

Aft

Answer 4

Behind

Question 5

On an aircraft carrier deck, what color shirt are worn by plane handlers, tractor drivers, aircraft elevator operators, messengers, and phone talkers?

Answer 5

Blue shirts

Question 6

Angle between the chord line of a wing or airfoil and the direction of the relative wind or airflow is called:

Answer 6

Angle of attack

Question 7

A wall or vertical surface within a ship is called a:

Answer 7

Bulkhead

Question 8

Conventional fixed-wing aircraft is controlled around its longitudinal axis __1__ by means of the :____2____

Answer 8

1) Roll, 2) ailerons

Question 9

Elevators control movement around the: _________

Answer 9

lateral axis (pitch)

Question 10

The rudder controls movement around the: _________

Answer 10

vertical axis (yaw)

Question 11

Flaps are used for:

Answer 11

increasing both lift and drag, and normally used during takeoffs and landings

Question 12

1 nautical mile is equal to how many statute miles

Answer 12

1.15 statute miles

Question 13

1 knot is equal to

Answer 13

one nautical mile per hour (measure of speed)

Question 14

The altimeter typically shows the height of the aircraft above a particular pressure level in:

Answer 14

Thousands of feet

Question 15

When a pilot pulls back on the control stick, the elevators will move in which direction?

Answer 15

Move upward. This pushes the tail of the aircraft downward and the nose upward

Question 16

Order given to the helmsman to align the rudder with the keel of the ship is:

Answer 16

“Rudder amidships”

Question 17

VFR stands for

Answer 17

Visual Flight Rules–visually establishing the aircraft’s attitude with reference to the natural horizon

Question 18

1 nautical mile is approximately how many feet?

Answer 18

6,076 feet

Question 19

The bridge of a ship is where:

Answer 19

all orders and commands affecting the ship originate

Question 20

The Latin phrase Semper Paratus is the motto of:

Answer 20

The US Coast Guard–“Always Ready”

Question 21

The Marine corps motto is

Answer 21

Semper Fidelis (“Always Faithful”)

Question 22

On an aircraft carrier, the standard watch length for the Officer of the Deck is:

Answer 22

4 hours

Question 23

What is the “Pri-Fly”

Answer 23

the control tower for flight operations on an aircraft carrier