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Which feature of the new ships will replace the old steam catapults?
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
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When is the USS Enterprise scheduled to be decommissioned?
2016
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How much does the Gerald R. Ford-class carrier weigh?
100,000 ton
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How much does the America-class amphibious assault ship weigh?
45,000 ton
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What type of aircraft have no need to decelerate?
VTOL-capable or helicopters
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What does the angled deck separate the recovery operation area from?
the launch area
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What does V/STOL refer to?
aircraft capable of vertical or short take-off and landing
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What capability do helicopters use to move over the flight deck and land vertically?
hover
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What don't helicopters need because of having hover capablility?
arresting gear
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What feature was pioneered on the HMS Hermes in 1923?
an island
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What is concentrated in the small area called an island?
The superstructure of a carrier
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Other than Japanese carriers, which side of the flight deck are islands typically built on?
starboard
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What was the biggest drawback to the flush deck configuration?
management of the exhaust from the power plant
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What was a major issue in the USS Langley?
Fumes coming across the deck
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What is the name of the 42,000 tonne nuclear-powered carrier commissioned in 2001?
Charles de Gaulle
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What is the Charles de Gaulle the flagship of?
the French Navy
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What type of missiles does the Charles de Gaulle carry?
Aster
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What is another name for the French Navy?
Marine Nationale
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What type of carrier is the Charles de Gaulle?
CATOBAR
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How many supercarriers did the U.S. fleet have following the deactivation of the USS Enterprise?
10
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How many new carriers per year did the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee recommend in 7/24/07?
one every four years
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What class does the USS America belong to?
America-class amphibious assault ships
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What is the USS America capable of destroying squadrons of?
F-35Bs
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Which other carrier joins the USS America in active service?
USS Tripoli
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Why have aircraft carriers increased in size since World War II?
to accommodate a steady increase in aircraft size
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How much more displacement does the modern Nimitz class have compared to the older USS Enterprise?
nearly four times
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Why do nations risk significant political impacts if a carrier is lost or even used in conflict?
Today's aircraft carriers are so expensive
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Which era does the USS Enterprise belong to?
World War II
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What does LSO stand for?
landing signal officer
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Who does a conventional aircraft rely upon to moniter the aircraft's approach and transmit the data to the pilot?
a landing signal officer
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What did LSO's use to signal corrections to the pilot prior to the angled deck designs introduced in the 1950's?
colored paddles
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Which visual landing aids have provided information on proper glide slope since the late 1950's?
Optical Landing System
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What are LSO's still being used to do?
transmit voice calls to approaching pilots by radio
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What is a more fuel efficient way for STOVL aircraft to take off rather than vertically?
using the ramp and a running start
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What kind of aircraft are capable of taking off vertically?
STOVL
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What landing aircraft have removed the need for arresting cables?
vertical
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What do Russian carriers include for launching lightly loaded conventional fighters?
a ski-jump ramp
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What do Russian carriers still use to recover?
traditional carrier arresting cables and a tailhook on their aircraft
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What class carrier is the Sao Paulo?
Clemenceau
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Who is the Sao Paulo currently in service for?
the Brazilian Navy
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Who was the Sao Paulo first commissioned by in 1963?
the French Navy
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What did Sao Paulo undergo during the period from 2005-2010?
extensive modernization
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What setback happened to Sao Paula in 2012?
another major fire
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What type of carrier is Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza Kuznetsov?
STOBAR
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When was Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza Kuznetsov first launched?
in 1985
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What was Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza Kuznetsov renamed?
Tbilisi
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What is unique about Tbilisi?
carrying a heavy cruiser's complement of defensive weapons and large P-700 Granit offensive missiles
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What will be removed from Tbilisi in order to enlarge her below decks aviation facilities?
The P-700 systems
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Which class of aircraft carriers is being constructed to replace the Invincible-class carriers?
Queen Elizabeth
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What will the displacement be for the HMS Queen Elizabeth?
70,600 tonnes
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When is HMS Queen Elizabeth projected to commission?
in 2017
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When is Prince of Wales projected to commission?
in about 2020
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Who is building HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales?
Royal Navy
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When did two whisleblowers allege that Boutris attempted to ground Southwest Airlines?
2007
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How many planes did the FAA managers allow to fly in 2006 and 2007 that were overdue for safety inspections?
46
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How much did the FAA propose to fine Southwest for failing to inspect older planes?
$10.2 million
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What former chairman of the committee said it's investigation uncovered a pattern of regulatory abuse?
Jim Oberstar
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How many planes were allowed to be operated commercially although not in compliance with FAA safety regulations?
117
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When did the aftermath of the Southwest Airlines inspection scandal happen?
July 22, 2008
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who approved a mesaure to tigheten regulations concerning airplane maintenance prodecures?
House
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What does the word 'customer' properly apply to?
the flying public
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how long was the "cooling off" period that the FAA inspectors or supervisers of inspectors must wait before they can work for those they regulate?
two-year
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What epidemic did the FAA have to handle in the 1960s?
hijacking
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Who now takes responsibility for aviation security?
Department of Homeland Security
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When did the FAA become more involved with the environmental aspects of aviation?
1968
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When was legislation passed that gave the agency management of a new airport aide program?
1970
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What is the altitude which the FAA regulates over?
500 feet
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When did the CAA begin to exptend it's ATC responsibilities?
World War II
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What helped ATC controllers in their drive ot keep ahead of the postwar boom in commercial air transportation?
radar
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When did Congress give the CAA the task of administering the federal-air airport program?
1946
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What did the federal-aid airport program aim to help develop?
civil airports
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When did the agency acheive a semi-automated air traffic control system?
mid-1970s
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When was the Airline Deregulation act?
1978
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When did the nationwide strike by air traffic controlers union happen?
1981
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when did the FAA shift to a more step-by-step approach to providing air traffic controllers with more advanced equipment?
1994
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What helped operate radar in the new air-traffic control system?
computer technology
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When was the Air Commerce Act passed?
May 20, 1926
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Who was charged with fostering air commerce?
Secretary of Commerce
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What new branch was created and operates under the Department of Commerce?
Aeronautics Branch
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Who assumed primary responsibility for aviation oversight?
Aeronautics Branch
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Who was responsible for operating and maintaining aids to air navigation?
Secretary of Commerce
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When did the Grand-Canyon mid-air collision happen?
1956
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when was the Federal Aviation Act passed?
1958
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What agency would now act like the CAA?
Federal Aviation Agency
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Who did the Federal Aviation Act transfer air safety regulation from?
CAB
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Who was the FAA's first administrator?
Elwood R. Quesada
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When did the FAA decide to expand passengers use of portable elctronic devices during all phases of flight?
October 31, 2013
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What mode must mobile phones be put into?
airplane mode
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What phases of flight will passengers be able to use electronic devices?
all phases
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Where must devices be put during actual takeoff and landing?
seat-back pocket
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Are short-range bluetooth accessories able to be used?
can also be used.
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When did the US DOT combine major federal responsibilities for air and surface transport?
1967
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What did the Federal Aviation Agency change it's name to?
Federal Aviation Administration
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Who would the FAA administrator report to?
Secretary of Transportation
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Who approves new programs and budget requests?
DOT
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Who is the final person to approve the budget that is submitted?
president
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What was the Areonautics Branch renamed to?
Bureau of Air Commerce
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When was the Aeronautics Branch renamed?
1934
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When did the Buerau take over and begin to expant the ATC system?
1936
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What were the people who used maps, blackboards, and mental calculation to ensure the safe separation of aircraft traveling between cities called?
air traffic controllers
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