According to I.C.A.O. the recommended length of air ports is decided on
Sea level elevation
Standard sea level temperature (15°C)
Effective gradient percentage
All the above
Correct Answer :
D. All the above
Related Questions
The maximum length and pavement strength of the runway is that of
A 1
B 2
B 3
G 7
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Landing speed is directly proportional to the wing loading
Wing loading remaining constant, the take off distance is directly proportional to the powder loading
Neither (a) nor (b)
Both (a) and (b)
The strength of winds is measured with the help of
Beaufort scale
Wind indicator
Barometers
None of these
Pick up the correct abbreviation from the following:
L.M.M. (low powered middle marker)
V.H.F, (very high frequency)
L.O.M. (low powered outer marker)
All the above
The slope of the transitional surface for A, B and C type of runway shall be
1 : 5
1 : 7
1 : 10
1 : 12
If the monthly mean of average daily temperature for the hottest month of the year is 25°C and the monthly mean of the maximum daily temperature of the same month of the year is 46°C, the airport reference temperature is
32°C
35.5°C
48°C
25°C
According to I.C.A.O. the slope of transitional surface at right angles to the centre line of runway, is kept
1 in 4
1 in 5
1 in 6
1 in 7
For supersonic transport aircraft, the minimum turning radius of taxiway is
60 m
120 m
180 m
240 m
Consider the following statements: Wind rose diagram is used for the purposes of
1. Runway orientation
2. Estimating the runway capacity
3. Geometric design of holding apron of these statements
1 and 2 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
1 alone is correct
From the end of an instrumental runway, the approach surface rises outwards
1 in 20
1 in 30
1 in 40
1 in 50
According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.) the strength of runway pavements, have been coded by
Seven English alphabets
Last Seven English alphabets
First Seven English alphabets
First seven numbers
The runway length after correcting for elevation and temperature is 2845 m. If the effective gradient on runway is 0.5 percent then the revised runway length will be
2845 m
2910 m
3030 m
3130 m
The runway orientation is made so that landing and takeoff are
Against the wind direction
Along the wind direction
Perpendicular to wind direction
None of these
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:
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
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
In an airport, if 4 groups of 5 gates each located well separated are considered for traffic and the future to present traffic ratio is 3, then the total requirement of future gates will be
32
36
44
68
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Approach zone survey is carried out to determine the elevations of the protruding obstructions above horizontal, conical and transitional surfaces
The wind data of an air port is depicted in the form of a chart known as wind rose
The landing and takeoff of the air craft is made against the wind direction
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Tar concrete pavements are suitable if fuel spillage occurs
Rubberised tar concrete hot blast as well as spillage
Epoxy asphalt concrete sets in very small time
All the above
The maximum value of the angle of turning of the nose gear large jet aircrafts, is limited to
20°
30°
45°
60°
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
Channelization of pavement is caused by constant use of tri-cycle gears of aircraft
Blast pads are used over cohesionless soils to resist erosion due to tremendous speed of the jet blast
Over-run areas of at least 300 m length on either side of the runway are provided
None of these
Airport elevation is the reduced level above M.S.L. of
Control tower
Highest point of the landing area
Lowest point of the landing area
None of these
Which of the following factors are taken into account for estimating the runway length required for aircraft landing?
1. Normal maximum temperature
2. Airport elevation
3. Maximum landing weight
4. Effective runway gradient Select the correct answer using the codes given below Codes:
1, 2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
2 and 3
1, 2 and 4
The length of clear zone for none instrument runway of a small aircraft is
150 m
300 m
600 m
750 m
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Approximate geometric centre of the landing area, is called air port reference point
The boundaries of horizontal surface and conical surface are marked with reference to air port reference point
The location of the air port on a map is the position of air port reference point
All the above
The main disadvantage of angle nose out parking configuration of aircraft is that the
Aircraft rear loading door is far away from terminal building.
Hot blast is directed towards the terminal building
Overall apron area required is more
All the above
In Intrumental landing system, the middle markers are located
Along the extended centre line of runway end
About 1 km. ahead of the runway threshold
At the runway threshold
About 7 km. ahead of the runway threshold
For the proposed air port, the survey project provides
Master plan
Topographic plan
Grading plan
All the above
For night landing, the thresholds are lighted
Green
Red
White
Yellow
Total correction for elevation, temperature and gradient for a runway should not be more than
15 %
20 %
25 %
35 %
For the taxiways, the following statement is true
The maximum longitudinal grade is 3%
The permissible rate of change of grade is 1%
The permissible transverse grade is 1.5%
All the above
As per ICAO, for airports serving big aircrafts, the crosswind component should not exceed
15 kmph
25 kmph
35 kmph
45 kmph