Airport Engineering MCQs

Question 1

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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

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

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

Question 2

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

None of these

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Channelization of pavement is caused by constant use of tri-cycle gears of aircraft

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Blast pads are used over cohesion-less soils to resist erosion due to tremendous speed of the jet blast

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Over-run areas of at least 300 m length on either side of the runway are provided

Question 3

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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F.I.R. stands for flight information regions

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Radius of control area is 160 km

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Radius of control zone is 40 km

Question 4

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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In three engine aeroplanes, two engines are placed on both wings and one engine is placed in the tail

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In single engine aeroplanes, the engine is provided in the nose of the aircraft

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In double engine aeroplanes, one engine on either wing is placed symmetrically

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None of these

Question 5

Pick up the correct abbreviation from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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L.M.M. (low powered middle marker)

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V.H.F. (very high frequency)

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L.O.M. (low powered outer marker)

Question 6

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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Glide slope antenna is installed at the centre of the runway about 150 m on one side

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L.O.M. is installed at 7.2 km from the threshold

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L.M.M. is installed at 1.0 km from the threshold

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Localizer antenna is installed at 300 m from the other end of the runway

Question 7

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

Both (A) and (B)

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Landing speed is directly proportional to the wing loading

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Wing loading remaining constant, the take off distance is directly proportional to the powder loading

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Neither (A) nor (B)

Question 8

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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

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

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

Question 9

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Accepted Answer

All the above

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Runway edge from the landing side, is called threshold

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Localizer indicates to the pilot his position with respect to the proposed alignment

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The glide slope indicates the correct angle of descent