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
Correct Answer :
D. All the above
Related Questions
For the proposed runway stated in if the aerodrome reference temperature is 17°.2, the net designed length of the runway is
2716 m
2816 m
2916 m
3016 m
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
Which of the following is an example of failure in flexible pavements?
Alligator cracking
Mud pumping
Warping cracks
Shrinkage cracks
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
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
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
The speed of the aircraft relative to the ground, is called cruising speed
The speed of the aircraft relative to wind, is called air speed
When wind is blowing the direction of the flight, air speed is less than cruising speed
All the above
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
Speed of
Sound at 0°C is 1190 kmph
Sound varies 2.4 kmph per degree centigrade rise in temperature
Sound at 0°C is called one Mach
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
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
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
For night landing, the thresholds are lighted
Green
Red
White
Yellow
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
Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
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
The slope of the transitional surface for A, B and C type of runway shall be
1 : 5
1 : 7
1 : 10
1 : 12
Zero fuel weight of an aircraft is:
Equal to empty operating weight
Equal to maximum landing weight
Less than empty operating weight
Equal to sum of empty operating weight and the maximum pay load
The height of the pilot's eye above the runway surface is assumed
1 m
3 m
4 m
5 m
The maximum length and pavement strength of the runway is that of
A 1
B 2
B 3
G 7
The length of clear zone for none instrument runway of a small aircraft is
150 m
300 m
600 m
750 m
The total length of a runway is 1000 m. The elevation at distance 0,200 m, 400 m, 600 m, 800 m and 1000 m are 100.0 m, 99.2 m, 101.0 m, 101.8 m, 101.4 m and 101.0 m respectively. The effective gradient of runway will be.
0.10 %
0.26 %
0.43 %
0.65 %
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)
If the width of the approach area near the runway end is 150 m, the width of the approach area at a distance of 3 kilometres from runway end will be
1500 m
1200 m
1000 m
800 m
According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.), the runway lengths of aerodromes, have been coded by
Seven English alphabets
Last Seven English alphabets
First Seven English alphabets
First seven natural numbers
The reduced level of the proposed site of an air port is 2500 m above M.S.L. If the recommended length by I.C.A.O. for the runway at sea level is 2500 m, the required length of the runway is
2500 m
3725 m
3000 m
3250 m
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Minimum turning radius of aircrafts decides the size of the apron and the radius of the curves at taxi-ends
Take off and landing distances for an aircraft, determine the minimum runway length
The length of the normal haul of the air craft decides the frequency of operation
All the above
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
1 and 2 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
1, 2 and 3 are correct
International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.) was set up at Montreal (Canada), in
1929
1939
1947
1950
The reduced levels of the ends A and B of a runway are 3025 m and 3035 m and that of its mid-point is 3015 m. The reduced level of the horizontal surface, is
3070 m
3060 m
3075 m
3015 m
The best direction of a runway is along the direction of
Longest line on wind rose diagram
Shortest line on the wind rose diagram
Line clear of wind rose diagram
None of these
The thickness design of the pavement, is decided on the load carried by
Main gears
Nose wheel
Tail wheel
All the above