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
Correct Answer :
D. Equal to sum of empty operating weight and the maximum pay load
Related Questions
The slope of the transitional surface for A, B and C type of runway shall be
1 : 5
1 : 7
1 : 10
1 : 12
An airport has 4 gates. If the weighted average gate occupancy time is 30 minutes and gate utilisation factor is 0.5, then the capacity of the gate will be
1 aircraft per hour
2 aircrafts per hour
4 aircrafts per hour
16 aircrafts per hour
For night landing, the thresholds are lighted
Green
Red
White
Yellow
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
Castor angle is defined as the angle
Formed by the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and the direction of movement of the nose gear
Between the direction of wind and the longitudinal axis of the runway
Between the true speed of the aircraft and the crosswind component
Between the horizontal and the fuselage axis
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
Effective length of a runway is the distance between
Ends of the runway
Point of intersection of the obstruction clearance line and the extended plane of the runway surface, and the other end of the runway
Point of intersection of the glide path and the extended plane of the runway surface and the other end of the runway
Ends of the clear way on either side
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
Wing loading of an aircraft is
Load of the wings
Gross total weight of the aircraft/ load of the wings
Gross total weight of the aircraft/ wing area
Gross total weight of the aircraft/total available H.P of engines
The centre to centre spacing of heliport lighting along the periphery of landing and takeoff area should be
2.5 m
5.0 m
7.5 m
10.0 m
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 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
From the end of an instrumental runway, the approach surface rises outwards
1 in 20
1 in 30
1 in 40
1 in 50
The lift off distance is the distance along the centre of the runway between the starting point and
End of the runway
End of stop-way
Point where air craft becomes air borne
Point where air craft attains a height of 10.7 m
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
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
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
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
2500 m
2600 m
2700 m
2800 m
For the proposed air port, the survey project provides
Master plan
Topographic plan
Grading plan
All the above
The length of clear zone for none instrument runway of a small aircraft is
150 m
300 m
600 m
750 m
Which of the following is an example of failure in flexible pavements?
Alligator cracking
Mud pumping
Warping cracks
Shrinkage cracks
The air is blowing at a speed of 75 knots in the direction of the aircraft flying at a ground speed of 775 knots. The air speed of the aircraft, is
775 knots
75 knots
850 knots
675 knots
The depressions and undulations in the pavement, are caused due to
Improper compaction of sub-grade
Impact of heavy wheel loads
Punching effect
All the above
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
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 length of runway is increased per 300 m rise above M.S.L.
3 %
4 %
5 %
7 %
The strength of winds is measured with the help of
Beaufort scale
Wind indicator
Barometers
None of these
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
Total correction for elevation, temperature and gradient for a runway should not be more than
15 %
20 %
25 %
35 %
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