1. EAWS STUDY GUIDE

2. QUESTION • WHAT IS THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS?

3. ANSWER • AN IMAGINARY REFERENCE LINE RUNNING DOWN THE CENTER OF THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE NOSE AND TAIL.

4. QUESTION • WHAT IS THE LATERAL AXIS?

5. ANSWER • AN IMAGINARY REFERENCE LINE RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE WING.

6. QUESTION • WHAT IS THE VERTICAL AXIS?

7. ANSWER • AN IMAGINARY REFERENCE LINE RUNNING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT.

8. QUESTION • PITCH OCCURRS ON WHAT AXIS?

9. ANSWER • LATERIAL AXIS

10. QUESTION • ROLL OCCURRS ON WHAT AXIS?

11. ANSWER • LONGITUDINAL AXIS

12. QUESTION • YAW OCCURRS ON WHAT AXIS?

13. ANSWER • VERTICAL AXIS

14. QUESTION • DEFINE LIFT.

15. ANSWER • FORCE THAT ACTS IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION.

16. QUESTION • DEFINE WEIGHT.

17. ANSWER • THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ACTING DOWNWARD ON AN OBJECT.

18. QUESTION • DEFIN DRAG.

19. ANSWER • THE FORCE THAT TEND TO HOLD AN AIRCRAFT BACK.

20. QUESTION • DEFINE THRUST

21. ANSWER • THE FORCE DEVELOPED BY THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE THAT ACTS IN A FORWARD DIRECTION.

22. QUESTION • THRUST MUST BE GREATER THAN WHAT IN ORDRER TO BEGIN OR SUSTAIN FLIGHT?

23. ANSWER • THRUST MUST BE GREATER THAN DRAG IN ORDER TO BEGIN AND SUSTAIN FLIGHT.

24. QUESTION • WHAT LAW DOES THIS FORMULA STATE E=IR

25. ANSWER • OHM’S LAW

26. QUESTION • THE LETTER (E) IN E=IR REPERSENTS WHAT?

27. QUESTION • THE LETTER (I) IN E=IR REPERSENTS WHAT?

28. ANSWER • CURRENT

29. QUESTION • THE LETTER (R) IN E=IR REPERSENTS WHAT?

30. ANSWER • RESISTANCE

31. QUESTION • WHAT IS A CIRCUIT BREAKER?

32. ANSWER • A PROTECTIVE DEVICE THAT OPENS A CIRCUIT WHEN CURRENT EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED VALUE.

33. QUESTION • WHAT IS A FUSE?

34. ANSWER • A PROTECTIVE METEL DEVICE INSERTED IN-LINE WITH A CIRCUIT THAT WILL MELT WHEN CURRENT GOES BEYOND A SPECIFIED VALUE

35. QUESTION • WHAT IS A STRAY VOLTAGE CHECK?

36. ANSWER • A CHECK TO ENSURE THAT NO VOLTAGE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE AIRCRAFT FIRING CIRCUITRY.

37. QUESTION • DEFINE AIM.

38. ANSWER • AIR LAUNCHED AERIAL INTERCEPT GUIDED MISSILE.

39. QUESTION • WHAT IS THE NOUN NAME OF THE AIM-7?

40. ANSWER • SPARROW MISSILE

41. QUESTION • WHAT IS THE NOUN NAME OF THE AIM-9 MISSILE?

42. ANSWER • SIDEWINDER MISSILE

43. QUESTION • DEFINE AGM.

44. ANSWER • AIR LAUNCHED SURFACE ATTACK GUIDED MISSILE.

45. QUESTION • WHAT IS THE NOUN NAME OF THE AGM-65?

46. ANSWER • MAVERICK MISSILE

47. QUESTION • WHAT IS THE NOUN NAME OF THE AGM-88?

48. ANSWER • HARM MISSILE

49. QUESTION • DEFINE RIM.

50. ANSWER • SHIP LAUNCHED AERIAL INTERCEPT GUIDED MISSILE.