As per ICAO, for airports serving big aircrafts, the crosswind component should not exceed
15 kmph
25 kmph
35 kmph
45 kmph
Correct Answer :
C. 35 kmph
Related Questions
As per ICAO, for A, B, and C type of airports, maximum effective, transverse and longitudinal grades in percentage respectively are
1.0, 1.5 and 1.5
1.0, 1.5 and 2.0
1.5, 1.5 and 2.0
2.0, 2.0 and 2.0
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The basic length of a runway is increased at a rate of 7% per 300 m of elevation of M.S.L.
The standard temperature at the site is obtained by reducing the standard sea level temperature of 15°C at the rate of 6.5°C per 1000 m rise in elevation
The aerodrome reference temperature is the monthly mean of the mean daily temperature for the hottest month of the year
All the above
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
For Class A Air port the difference of reduced levels of higher and lower edges of the conical surface, is
25 m
50 m
75 m
100 m
The cruising speed of the aircraft is 500 kmph. If there is a head wind of 50 kmph, then the air speed and ground speed of the aircraft respectively will be
450 kmph and 500 kmph
500 kmph and 450 kmph
450 kmph and 450 kmph
500 kmph and 500 kmph
According to ICAO, all markings on the runways are
Yellow
White
Black
Red
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:
Runway edge from the landing side, is called threshold
Localizer indicates to the pilot his position with respect to the proposed alignment
The glide slope indicates the correct angle of descent
All the above
To cope up high temperature of 196°C, the taxi ways and aprons are constructed with
Asphaltic concrete
Rubberised tar concrete
Plain concrete
All the above
For the proposed air port, the survey project provides
Master plan
Topographic plan
Grading plan
All the above
In instrument landing system
L.O.M. and L.M.M. are installed on one side and Localizer antenna on the other side
L.O.M. and Localizer are installed on one side and L.M.M. on the other side
Localizer and L.M.M. are installed on one side and L.O.M. on the other side
None of these
International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.) was set up at Montreal (Canada), in
1929
1939
1947
1950
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Air screw converts the energy given by the engine into speed
The propellers which are driven by turbine engines, are technically called turboprops
The aircrafts which obtain the thrust directly from turbine engine, are called turbo-jets
All the above
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The centre line of the approach area coincides with that of the runway
Approach areas are measured in horizontal surfaces
Obstruction clearance surface and approach surface are same
All the above
The strength of winds is measured with the help of
Beaufort scale
Wind indicator
Barometers
None of these
An aircraft is flying in an atmosphere of 30°C with a speed of 1260 km ph. Its speed is known as
Subsonic
Sonic
Super-sonic
Mach
As per UK design criteria, if LCN of aircraft is between 1.25 to 1.5 times the LCN of pavement, then the number of movements allowed are
Zero
300
3000
Unrestricted
The slope of the obstruction clearance line from the boundary of the heliport should be
1 : 2
1 : 5
1 : 8
1 : 40
Runway threshold is indicated by a series of parallel lines starting from a distance of
3 m from runway end
6 m from runway end
10 m from runway end
15 m from runway end
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
2460 m
2560 m
2660 m
For night landing, the thresholds are lighted
Green
Red
White
Yellow
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 width and interval of transverse centre line bars along the extended centre line of runway, in approach lighting system are
3 m and 30 m
4.2 m and 30 m
4.2 m and 50 m
3 m and 45 m
The fuse large includes
Passengers chamber
Pilot's cabin
Tail of aircraft
All the above
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
In single engine aeroplanes, the engine is provided in the nose of the aircraft
In double engine aeroplanes, one engine on either wing is placed symmetrically
In three engine aeroplanes, two engines are placed on both wings and one engine is placed in the tail
None of these
As per ICAO recommendation, minimum width of safety area for instrumental runway should be
78 m
150 m
300 m
450 m
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
Calm period is the percentage of time during which wind intensity is less than
4.8 kmph
6.4 kmph
8.0 kmph
9.6 kmph
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
According to I.C.A.O. all markings on the runways are painted white and on taxiways
Black
Red
Yellow
Green