Aircraft Cockpit MCQs : Here you will find MCQ Questions related to "Aircraft Cockpit" in Aircraft Maintenance. These Aircraft Cockpit MCQ Questions Will help you to improve your Aircraft Maintenance knowledge and will prepare you for various Examinations like Competitive Exams, Placements, Interviews and other Entrance Exmaniations
Question 1
cockpit also known as?
A. glass Cockpit
B. flight deck
C. spacecraft
D. none of the above
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Ans : B
Explanation: A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front of an aircraft or spacecraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft.
Question 2
Which of the following usually a long narrow panel located centrally in front of the pilot, may be used to control heading, speed, altitude, vertical speed, vertical navigation and lateral navigation?
A. MFD
B. CFD
C. PFD
D. ND
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Ans : A
Explanation: A multi-function display, usually a long narrow panel located centrally in front of the pilot, may be used to control heading, speed, altitude, vertical speed, vertical navigation and lateral navigation. It may also be used to engage or disengage both the autopilot and the autothrottle.
Question 3
FMS stands for?
A. fan management system
B. flight management speed
C. flight monitor system
D. flight management system
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Ans : D
Explanation: The flight management system/control unit may be used by the pilot to enter and check for the following information: flight plan, speed control, navigation control, and so on.
Question 4
Which of the following is not a function provided by HOTAS?
A. Radio communications
B. Nose wheel steering
C. Speed brake controls
D. Landing gear controls
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Ans : D
Explanation: Landing gear controls is not a function provided by HOTAS. However, radio communications, nose wheel steering and speed brake controls are all functions incorporated into HOTAS.
Question 5
The first airplane with an enclosed cabin appeared in 1912
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. Can be true or false
D. Can not say
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Ans : A
Explanation: The first airplane with an enclosed cabin appeared in 1912 on the Avro Type F; however, during the early 1920s there were many passenger aircraft in which the crew remained open to the air while the passengers sat in a cabin.
Question 6
A traditional cockpit may also be referred as __________
A. Electric cockpit
B. Gasoline cockpit
C. Steam cockpit
D. Thermal cockpit
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Ans : C
Explanation: A traditional cockpit may also be referred as a steam cockpit. Such cockpits rely on numerous mechanical gauges to display information.
Question 7
Which of the following is not Flight instruments?
A. ECAM
B. ND
C. MD
D. EICAS
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Ans : C
Explanation: MD is not Flight instruments.
Question 8
What is the full form for HOTAS?
A. Hands on Throttle and Stand
B. Hands on Throttle and Stick
C. Hands on Thrust and Stand
D. Hands on Throttle and Slats
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Ans : B
Explanation: HOTAS is an acronym for Hands on Throttle and Stick. It is the concept of placing buttons and switches on the throttle lever and flight control stick in an aircraft cockpit.
Question 9
The Airbus A380 is fitted with glass cockpits consisting of _________ units.
A. LED
B. LCD
C. CRT
D. UHD
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Ans : B
Explanation: The Airbus A380 is fitted with glass cockpits consisting of LCD units. The A350, 777, and 787 aircrafts also feature similar units.
Question 10
The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments on an instrument panel, and the controls that enable the pilot to fly the aircraft.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. Can be true or false
D. Can not say
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Ans : A
Explanation: The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments on an instrument panel, and the controls that enable the pilot to fly the aircraft.