Question 1
A pilot flies 600 miles at 300 mph and returns over the same route at 200 mph. The average speed for the entire round trip is:
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Correct answer: C - 240 mph
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A pilot flies 600 miles at 300 mph and returns over the same route at 200 mph. The average speed for the entire round trip is:
Correct answer: C - 240 mph
A boat travels 48 miles downstream in 3 hours and returns the same 48 miles upstream in 6 hours. The speed of the current is:
Correct answer: A - 4 mph
Read the passage below, then answer the question that follows. Operational Risk Management is a decision-making process used to identify hazards, assess risk, and implement controls before executing a task. The process is applied at three levels: in-depth, deliberate, and time-critical. Time-critical ORM is used when an operator must respond to changing conditions during execution of a task, and it relies on the operator's experience and training rather than formal documentation. Based only on the information in the passage, which statement can be concluded?
Correct answer: D - Time-critical ORM does not depend on formal documentation
A block and tackle supports a 600 lb load with four rope segments running to the movable block. Ignoring friction, the minimum effort force required to raise the load is:
Correct answer: B - 150 lb
A pair of tweezers is an example of which class of lever, and what does that imply about its mechanical advantage?
Correct answer: D - Third class; mechanical advantage is always less than 1
A hydraulic system has an input piston with an area of 3 in² and an output piston with an area of 24 in². A force of 60 lb is applied to the input piston. Ignoring friction, the output force is:
Correct answer: C - 480 lb
An aircraft enters a 60° level banked turn, doubling the load factor. Compared with straight-and-level flight, the angle of attack at which the wing will stall is:
Correct answer: A - Unchanged - the critical angle of attack is fixed for a given wing
On a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier flight deck, personnel wearing purple jerseys are responsible for:
Correct answer: D - Aircraft fueling and defueling
An aircraft departs from an airport at 3,000 ft field elevation on a day when the temperature is far above standard. Takeoff performance is degraded primarily because:
Correct answer: B - Density altitude is higher than pressure altitude
A candidate scores AQR 6 / PFAR 7 on a first ASTB-E attempt, then retests and scores AQR 4 / PFAR 5. Which scores will a selection board use?
Correct answer: A - The most recent scores - AQR 4 / PFAR 5
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