AIRPORT ENGINEERING QUIZ

International Civil Aviation Organization (I.C.A.O.) was set up at Montreal (Canada), in

1947

1950

1939

1929

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According to I.C.A.O. all markings on the runways are painted white and on taxiways

Red

Black

Green

Yellow

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The best direction of a runway is along the direction of

Line clear of wind rose diagram

Shortest line on the wind rose diagram

None of these

Longest line on wind rose diagram

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Wing loading of an aircraft is

Gross total weight of the aircraft/ load of the wings

Load of the wings

Gross total weight of the aircraft/ wing area

Gross total weight of the aircraft/total available H.P of engines

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The length of a runway under standard atmospheric conditions is 1800 m. If the actual reduced level of the site is 1200 m, the design length of the runway is

2360 m

2560 m

2660 m

2460 m

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For night landing, the thresholds are lighted

Red

White

Yellow

Green

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Castor angle is defined as the angle

Between the true speed of the aircraft and the crosswind component

Between the direction of wind and the longitudinal axis of the runway

Formed by the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and the direction of movement of the nose gear

Between the horizontal and the fuselage axis

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Speed of

Sound at 0°C is 1190 kmph

Sound at 0°C is called one Mach

All listed here

Sound varies 2.4 kmph per degree centigrade rise in temperature

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Assertion A : The ratio of arriving and departing aircrafts influences the airport capacity:Reason R : Landing operation is generally given priority over the taking off operation.Select your answer based on the coding system given below:

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R is true and R is not the correct explanation of A

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According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (I.C.A.O.) the strength of runway pavements, have been coded by

Last Seven English alphabets

First Seven English alphabets

Seven English alphabets

First seven numbers

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