Appendix A: Answer Sets

Chapter One

Aviation Alphabet

1. Juliet – Echo – Tango
   
   
2. Papa – India – Lima – Oscar – Tango
   
   
3. Foxtrot – Lima - Yankee – India – November – Golf
   
   
4. Alpha – India – Romeo – Papa – Lima – Alpha – November – Echo
   
   
5. Two – Zero – Zero – Six

8. Seven – Two – One – Niner – Tree – Seven
   

Airplane Tail Numbers

November Five Two Five Eight Yankee

November One One Two Whiskey November

November Niner Niner Mike Sierra

November Niner Seven Uniform Alpha

Altitude

19,000 feet is 3.6 miles

33,000 feet is 6.25 miles

13,000 feet is 2.46 miles

1. Flight Level Tree Tree Zero
   
   
2. Flight Level Tree Seven Zero
   
   
3. Flight Level Two Five Zero
   
   
4. Flight Level Four One Zero
   
   
5. 5.87
   
   
6. 3.98
   
   
7. 7.39
   
   
8. 8.14

Navigation

1. 22.5°
   
   
2. 247.5°
   
   
3. 180°
   
   
4. 315°
   
   
5. NE
   
   
6. N
   
   
7. W
   
   
8. SE

Zulu Time

1. 1600Z
   
   
2. 2000Z
   
   
3. 1000Z
   
   
4. 0300Z
   
   
5. 17:00 CST or 5:00 PM
   
   
6. 22:30 CST or 10:30 PM
   
   
7. 05:45 CST or 5:45 AM
   
   
8. 12:00 CST or 12:00 Noon

Radio Calls

Kansas City Control, November Four Four Four Whiskey Golf, checked SOGAL Zero Eight One Five, MOGUL next.

Chapter Two

Distance

1. Mombasa to Muscat
   
   
2. It depends. In distance, the Portland flight was the longest. In time, the Tarawa flight was the longest.
   
   
3. NM = SM / 1.15
   
   
4. 29,098 = 2,5303 * 1.15
   
   
5. 2,333 = 2,029 * 1.15

Fuel

1. 186.78 = 12 3/60 * 15.5
   
   
2. 244.5 = 2,145 / 10 + 31
   
   
3. 12.82 = (2,084 * 1.15) / 187
   
   
4. The engine would stop and the plane would start to slow due to decreased thrust. It would NOT fall out of the sky. The pilot would look for a flat place to land, such as a field. As long as the pilot keeps control of the airplane, s/he will not crash.
   
   
5. g = 3.79l, where g=gallons and l=liters.
   
   
6. i = 1.2g, where i=imperial gallons and g=gallons. 1 / .83 = 1.2

Time Required for a Flight

1. 2.5 hours
   
   
2. 4 hours
   
   
3. 4.5 hours
   
   
4. 9 hours
   
   
5. 3.125 hours
   
   
6. 3 hours
   
   
7. 2.3 hours
   
   
8. 2.33 hours
   
   
9. 5 hours
   
   
10. 3.9 hours
    
    
11. Portugal to Spain is the fastest at approx 184 knots (558 / 3.03 - converting minutes to decimals). Italy to Malta is next at 180 knots (414 / 2.3). Malta to Greece is third at 158 knots (533 / 3.37). Spain to Italy is slowest at 150 (264 / 1.74).

Costs

1. $200 = 6400 / 32
   
   
2. The first three flights: (1080 + 1090 + 923) / 3 = 1,031
   
   
3. The last two flights: (954 + 989) / 2 = 971.5
   
   
4. (1080 + 1090 + 923 + 954 + 989) / 5 = 1007.2
   
   
5. Kathmandu to Chiang Mai and Singapore to Bali each paid $3.00 per gallon.
   
   
6. A rate of $3.00 per gallon.
   
   
7. 
   
   
8. Any country in Europe: Greece, Italy.
   
   
9. 49,999,950 or nearly 50 million.
   
   
10. One cent or $.01.
    
    
11. $95

Chapter Three

The Four Forces of Aerodynamics

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Bernouli’s Principle

Chapter Four

Temperature Changes with Differences in Altitude

1. 59.5°
   
   
2. 70°
   
   
3. 59°
   
   
4. 70°
   
   
5. 3,570 feet
   
   
6. -7°
   
   
7. 36°
   
   
8. 23°
   
   
9. 95.5°
   
   
10. 35.5°
    
    
11. 

Chapter Five

Museums

Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field

Cavanaugh Flight Museum at Addison Airport

Chapter Six

1. Women Pilots
   
   
2. About 650,000.