BRIEFING TEST PILOT TEST PILOT | BY BARRY SCHIFF 1. What was the first production airplane to incorporate the remarkably successful and popular Pratt & Whitney PT6 turboprop engine? 2. What current manufacturer of popular automobiles was the first manufacturer of production turbojet engines? 3. From reader John Schmidt: Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations specifies that it must be possible to safely land a certified airplane without using a. ailerons. b. the elevator(s). c. pitch trim. d. the rudder(s). APPLY AT 4. The landing deck of an aircraft carrier is angled 15 degrees left of the ship’s centerline, so that the relative wind created by the ship always creates a right crosswind component for landing pilots. When the surface wind is southerly and equal to the ship’s speed, what must the ship’s heading be so that the pilot can land without a crosswind? (A wind-triangle computer is not required.) ©2013 CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5. How did the U.S. Army Air Corps save Hilo, Hawaii, when that town was threatened by the eruption of the Mokuaweoweo Volcano in 1935? 6. True or False? An airplane in a coordinated turn at a constant bank angle and maintaining a constant altitude at a fixed airspeed is not accelerating. 7. From reader Howie Lowden: The first aircraft to complete a transatlantic flight was one of three U.S. Navy Curtiss NC flying boats, NC-4, that completed the journey on May 27, 1919. What was the primary method of navigation used during that flight? 42 | AOPA PILOT July 2013 JOHN SAUER 8. The most powerful piston engine ever built for an aircraft was manufactured by a. Lycoming. b. Packard. c. Pratt & Whitney. d. Wright. ANSWERS on page 48http://www.cirrusaircraft.com http://www.cirrusaircraft.com