Airport Engineering - Section 1 (2)

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Airport Engineering - Section 1

This section is completely filled with the questions about Airport
Engineering and you can test your aptitude by solving these MCQs. These all are very important.

9.

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

A.	Runway edge from the landing side, is called threshold
B.	Localizer indicates to the pilot his position with respect to the proposed alignment
C.	The glide slope indicates the correct angle of descent
D.	L.O.M. and L.M.M. help the pilot to judge his position for the runway
E.	All the above.

Answer: Option E

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10.

For the taxiways, the following statement is true

A.	The maximum longitudinal grade is 3%
B.	The permissible rate of change of grade is 1%
C.	The permissible transverse grade is 1.5%
D.	All the above.

Answer: Option D

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11.

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

A.	775 knots
B.	75 knots
C.	850 knots
D.	675 knots

Answer: Option D

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12.

International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.) was set up at Montreal (Canada), in

A.	1929
B.	1939
C.	1947
D.	1950

Answer: Option C

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13.

The best direction of a runway is along the direction of

A.	longest line on wind rose diagram
B.	shortest line on the wind rose diagram
C.	line clear of wind rose diagram
D.	none of these.

Answer: Option A

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14.

The bearing of the runway at threshold is 290°, the runway number is

A.	N 70Â° W
B.	290Â°
C.	29Â°
D.	W 20Â° N

Answer: Option C

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15.

Pick up the correct statement from the following :

A.	F.I.R. stands for flight information regions
B.	F.I.C. stands for flight information centre
C.	Radius of control area is 160 km
D.	Radius of control zone is 40 km
E.	All the above.

Answer: Option E

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16.

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

Answer: Option A

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