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Name:______Date:______

1Put the following events in the correct order.

(Input the answers in the correct order; then push the ENTER button.)

AWright Brothers make their first flight

BHelicopters used for rescue and patrol

CFirst aircraft carrier invented

DStealth aircraft used in war in Iraq

2The following types of missions would be most likely flown by ______aircraft?

Search and Rescue
AmphibiousOperations
Mine Sweeping

AFixed-wing

BRotary-wing

CJets

DExperimental

3A B-17 is a ______and the 17th ______.

ABattalion aircraft / design of this plane

BBomber / one that was created

CBomber / design of this plane

4A floating structure, such as the float on a seaplane

AMan of war

BPontoon

CDrone

DBlade

5An unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control

AStealth

BPontoon

CDrone

DInfrared

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6What capability did the angled flight deck give air craft carriers?

ARepairing and refueling aircraft more quickly

BCarrying twice as many aircraft

CAllowing higher degree of safety for crew members on deck

DLaunching and recovering aircraft at the same time

7What was Eugene Ely’s major achievement?

ADesigning the angled flight deck for aircraft carriers

BEnveloping the technology for VTOLs

CBeing named captain of the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

DPiloting the first successful takeoff from a ship

8What was the name of the US Navy’s first aircraft carrier?

AUSS Midway

BUSS Langley

CUSS Lexington

DUSS Saratoga

9In what war was the versatility of helicopters first put to widespread use?

AWorld War I

BWorld War II

CKorean War

DVietnam War

10What term is used for close observation of the enemy?

AReconnaissance

BSurveillance

CEngagement

DInterception

11The Navy’s elite pilots that fly the FA-18 Hornet are called the ______.

AStrike Force

BPurple Falcons

CBlue Angels

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12Helicopters were used as a primary method for surveillance in the Korean War.

ATrue

BFalse

13Which of the following aircraft can fly straight up?

(Input all correct answers; the push the ENTER button.)

ASH-60 Seahawk

BRQ-2A Pioneer

CTH-57 Sea Ranger

14An assembly of rotating horizontal airfoil (wings), such as on a helicopter

ARotor

BBlade

CAirfoil

DNacelle

15A separate, streamlined enclosure on an aircraft for sheltering the crew or cargo or housing

an engine

ARotor

BVTOL

CSurveillance

DLogistics

ENacelle

16On what two-seat aircraft do Navy and Marine Corps student pilots receive their primary

flight training?

AT-2B Buckeye

BT-34C Turbomentor

CT-38 Talon

DT-4A Goshawk

17What is the primary capability of pontoon planes?

ATaking off from aircraft carriers

BRising vertically using rotors

CSkimming the waves using pockets of air

DTaking off and landing from water

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18What aircraft does the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron fly?

AF-14 Tomcat

BF/A-18 Hornet

CEA-6B Prowler

DF-5N/F Adversary

19Following the first successful takeoffs and landings from a ship in the early 20th century,

where did the Navy focus its efforts?

ADeveloping undersea vessels and strategies

BExperimenting with aircraft design

CCombining aircraft with ships

DInvestigating Germany’s classified naval technology

20For training, maintenance, and administrative purposes, the Navy assigns aircraft of the

same type into groups called what?

AAir wings

BOperational air groups

CPatrols

DSquadrons

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Answer Key:NS1-U4C2 - Naval Aviation (Exam)

Question:Answer

1ACBD

10B

11C

12A

13AC

14A

15E

16B

17D

18B

19C

20D