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  • Question
  • Pick up the correct statement from the following:


  • Options
  • A. Air screw converts the energy given by the engine into speed
  • B. The propellers which are driven by turbine engines, are technically called turboprops
  • C. The aircrafts which obtain the thrust directly from turbine engine, are called turbo-jets
  • D. The aircraft which is filled with a fan infront of turbo-jet engine, is called turbofan propelled aeroplane
  • E. All the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • All the above. 


  • Airport Engineering problems


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    • 1. The depressions and undulations in the pavement, are caused due to

    • Options
    • A. improper compaction of subgrade
    • B. impact of heavy wheel loads
    • C. punching effect
    • D. flexible gears
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. Runway edge from the landing side, is called threshold
    • B. Localizer indicates to the pilot his position with respect to the proposed alignment
    • C. The glide slope indicates the correct angle of descent
    • D. L.O.M. and L.M.M. help the pilot to judge his position for the runway
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Speed of

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    • A. sound at 0°C is 1190 km p.h.
    • B. sound varies 2.4 km p.h. per degree centrigrade rise in temperature
    • C. sound at 0°C is called one Mach
    • D. an aircraft flying at 2975 km p.h., is called 2.5 Mach
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Beaufort scale is used to determine

    • Options
    • A. strength of winds
    • B. direction of winds
    • C. height of air-crafts
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. Channelization of pavement is caused by constant use of tri-cycle gears of aircraft
    • B. Blast pads are used over cohesionless soils to resist erosion due to tremendous speed of the jet blast
    • C. Over-run areas of at least 300 m length on either side of the runway are provided
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The distance between the points of intersection of the extreme tangents to the transition curve is kept greater than 7500 m x sum of grade changes at the point of intersection
    • B. The rate of change of grade is limited to 0.3% per 30 m length of the curve
    • C. According to I.C.A.O. the maximum longitudinal gradient along a runway is limited to 1.5%
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. To cope up high temperature of 196°C, the taxi ways and aprons are constructed with

    • Options
    • A. asphaltic concrete
    • B. rubberised tar concrete
    • C. plain concrete
    • D. epoxy asphalt concrete
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The meterological condition which influences the size and location of an air port is

    • Options
    • A. atmosphere pressure
    • B. air density
    • C. reduced level
    • D. wind direction
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. From the end of an instrumental runway, the approach surface rises outwards

    • Options
    • A. 1 in 20
    • B. 1 in 30
    • C. 1 in 40
    • D. 1 in 50
    • Discuss
    • 10. International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.) was set up at Montreal (Canada), in

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    • A. 1929
    • B. 1939
    • C. 1947
    • D. 1950
    • Discuss


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