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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

A. Zero

B. 300

C. 3000

D. Unrestricted

Correct Answer :

B. 300


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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Approach zone survey is carried out to determine the elevations of the protruding obstructions above horizontal, conical and transitional surfaces

B. The wind data of an air port is depicted in the form of a chart known as wind rose

C. The landing and takeoff of the air craft is made against the wind direction

D. All the above

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As per ICAO recommendation, minimum width of safety area for instrumental runway should be

A. 78 m

B. 150 m

C. 300 m

D. 450 m

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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. All the above

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For night landing, the thresholds are lighted

A. Green

B. Red

C. White

D. Yellow

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In Intrumental landing system, the middle markers are located

A. Along the extended centre line of runway end

B. About 1 km. ahead of the runway threshold

C. At the runway threshold

D. About 7 km. ahead of the runway threshold

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The fuse large includes

A. Passengers chamber

B. Pilot's cabin

C. Tail of aircraft

D. All the above

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The length of runway under standard conditions is 2000 m. The elevation of airport site is 300 m. Its reference temperature is 33.05°C. If the runway is to be constructed with an effective gradient of 0.25 percent, the corrected runway length will be

A. 2500 m

B. 2600 m

C. 2700 m

D. 2800 m

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

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

C. A is true but R is false

D. A is false but R is true

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An aircraft is flying in an atmosphere of 30°C with a speed of 1260 km ph. Its speed is known as

A. Subsonic

B. Sonic

C. Super-sonic

D. Mach

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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

A. 32

B. 36

C. 44

D. 68

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

A. Improper compaction of sub-grade

B. Impact of heavy wheel loads

C. Punching effect

D. All the above

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The length of clear zone for none instrument runway of a small aircraft is

A. 150 m

B. 300 m

C. 600 m

D. 750 m

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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:

A. 1, 2, 3 and 4

B. 1, 3 and 4

C. 2 and 3

D. 1, 2 and 4

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Calm period is the percentage of time during which wind intensity is less than

A. 4.8 kmph

B. 6.4 kmph

C. 8.0 kmph

D. 9.6 kmph

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The capacity of parallel runway pattern depends upon

A. Weather conditions and navigational aids available

B. Lateral spacing between two runways and weather conditions

C. Lateral spacing between two runways and navigational aids available

D. Lateral spacing between two runways, weather conditions and navigational aids available.

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The maximum length and pavement strength of the runway is that of

A. A 1

B. B 2

C. B 3

D. G 7

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If lift off distance of an craft is 2000 m, the clear way at the end of the runway should not be less than

A. 145 m

B. 152.5 m

C. 162.5 m

D. 172.5 m

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According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.), the runway lengths of aerodromes, have been coded by

A. Seven English alphabets

B. Last Seven English alphabets

C. First Seven English alphabets

D. First seven natural numbers

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The centre line of the approach area coincides with that of the runway

B. Approach areas are measured in horizontal surfaces

C. Obstruction clearance surface and approach surface are same

D. All the above

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Assertion A: The width of a taxiway is smaller than the runway width. Reason R: The speed of the aircraft on a taxiway is greater than that on runway. Select your answer based on coding system given below

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

B. Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A

C. A is true but R is false

D. A is false but R is true

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The length of runway is increased per 300 m rise above M.S.L.

A. 3 %

B. 4 %

C. 5 %

D. 7 %

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. F.I.R. stands for flight information regions

B. Radius of control area is 160 km

C. Radius of control zone is 40 km

D. All the above

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Approximate geometric centre of the landing area, is called air port reference point

B. The boundaries of horizontal surface and conical surface are marked with reference to air port reference point

C. The location of the air port on a map is the position of air port reference point

D. All the above

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Speed of

A. Sound at 0°C is 1190 kmph

B. Sound varies 2.4 kmph per degree centigrade rise in temperature

C. Sound at 0°C is called one Mach

D. All the above

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The height of the pilot's eye above the runway surface is assumed

A. 1 m

B. 3 m

C. 4 m

D. 5 m

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Consider the following statements regarding ICAO recommendation for correction to basic runway length
1. The basic runway length should be increased at the rate of 7 percent per 300 m rise in elevation above the mean sea level.
2. The basic runway length after having been corrected for elevation should be further increased at the rate of 1 percent for every 1°C rise in airport reference temperature above the standard atmospheric temperature at that elevation.
3. The runway length after having been corrected for elevation and temperature should be further increased at the rate of 20% for every 1 percent of effective gradient. Of these statements

A. 1 and 2 are correct

B. 2 and 3 are correct

C. 1 and 3 are correct

D. 1, 2 and 3 are correct

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Minimum turning radius of aircrafts decides the size of the apron and the radius of the curves at taxi-ends

B. Take off and landing distances for an aircraft, determine the minimum runway length

C. The length of the normal haul of the air craft decides the frequency of operation

D. All the above

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The distance between the points of intersection of the extreme tangents to the transition curve is kept greater than 7500 m × 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

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A gradient of + 0.08% is followed by a gradient of - 0.07%. If the permissible rate of change of grade is 0.003 per 30 metres, the length of the transition curve, is

A. 150 m

B. 140 m

C. 160 m

D. 175 m

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In approach areas of runways equipped with instrumental landing facilities any object within 4.5 km distance from runway end shall be considered as an obstruction if its height is more than

A. 20 m

B. 30 m

C. 45 m

D. 51 m