AIRCRASH INVESTIGATION

PRELIMINARY TEST
1. Which stage of aircraft operation does not require power
a) Landing c) Gliding
b) Take off d) Taxiing
2. Speed of sound at sea level _______ m/s
a) 220 c) 250
b) 340 d) 420
3. Which type of compressor is used in modern commercial aircraft
a) Axial flow c) Combination of both
b) Centrifugal d) None of the above
4. Speed of sound in vacuum ________ m/s
a) 330 c) 380
b) Zero d) None of the above
5. Engineers who developed Turbojet engines
a) Frank Whittle(UK) c) Hans Von Ohain(Germany)
b) Both of them d None of the above
6. Temperature at the outlet of combustion chamber of Turbojet aircraft
a) 1000oC c) 800oC
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b) 1700 C d) 1300oC
7. What is the angle of Mach cone ()
a) Sin-1[1/M] c) sin-1[M]
-1
b) Cos [1/M] d) cos-1[M]
8. After burner increases the thrust max how many %
a) 20% c) 40%
b) 60% d) 30%
9. Which is the biggest commercial passenger aircraft
a) An-225 c) B-747
b) A-380 d) DC-10
10. When was first aircraft flew
a) 1900 c) 1902
b) 1903 d) 1905
11. Which fuel is used in Reciprocating engine in an aircraft
a) AVGAS c) ATF
b) Kerosene d) Diesel
12. Who made design of Ornithopter
a) Archimedes c) Leonardo Da Vinci
b) Wright Brothers d) Langley

13. What are the secondary control surfaces of aircraft

a) Aileron c) Flaps
b) Trim tab d) Spoiler
14. Which drag is produced due to lift
a) Parasite drag c) Interference drag
b) Wave drag d) Induced drag
15. Which is main load carrying member of wings
a) Spars c) Ribs
b) Stringers d) Skin
16. What is the registration code for Indian aircraft
a) IN c) VT
b) MK d) PA
17. Which component is not a part of ramjet aircraft
a) Diffuser c) Turbine
b) Combustion chamber / combustor d) Nozzle
18. What shape nozzle is used in supersonic aircraft
a) Convergent c) Divergent
b) De naval d) None
19. Which metal is widely used in aircraft fabrication
a) Aluminium c) Iron
b) Titanium d) Lead
20. Lift is proportional to
a) Density of air c) Square area in contact with air
b) Square of speed of aircraft d) All of the above
21. During taxiing flashing red indicate what signal
a) Taxi clear of runway in use c) Extreme caution
b) Stop d) Return to starting point
22. Which fighter aircraft is made in India
a) Tejas c) Prithiv
b) Bhramos d) Agni
23. Which body investigate Aircrash investigation world over
a) FAA c) NTSB
b) DGCA d) AESI
24. Which stealth bomber aircraft was used by America to bombard Hiroshima and
th th
Nagasaki with nuclear bomb in 6 and 9 August 1945 respectively
a) B-52 Strato fortress c) B-2 spirit
b) B-29 Super fortress d) Douglas A-3 Sky warrior
25. Which was first metal body aircraft
a) Tupolev ANT-20 c) Junker F-13
b) Douglas DC-3 d) Junker J-1