PILOT BRIEFING TEST PILOT ANSWERS from p. 45 1. False. There are at least 5 VOR stations in Florida aligned with true north, such as OCF (Ocala) and ORL (Orlando). The alignment of these VORs is based on a decades-old position of the magnetic north pole and- unlike other VORs-have inexplicably yet to be aligned with the current position of the magnetic pole. 2. The correct answer is C. The holiday was established in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 3. False. There was so little room for a B-25 to pass abeam the carrier's island that each aircraft had to be positioned carefully abeam the island before it could begin its takeoff roll. 4. The Bell 47 was certified in 1947. A model of that helicopter "starred" in the 1972 television sitcom, M.A.S.H. 5. True. Fiorello La Guardia, who later became mayor of New York City, was a congressman on leave when he joined the U.S. Army Air Service. He flew the three-engine Caproni Ca 44 biplane, a heavy bomber, and rose to the rank of major. 6. Nacelle is French for "small boat" and refers aeronautically to any separate and streamlined enclosure on an airplane used to shelter something, such as an engine. 7. False. The conveyor belt does not prevent engine thrust from pulling the airplane through the air and accelerating the 747 to the airspeed needed for liftoff. To see this demonstrated-but with a smaller airplane- go to YouTube.com and search for "Mythbusters Plane on Conveyor Belt Ending." 8. The correct answer is C. Orville (born 1871) and Wilbur (1867) had two older brothers, Reuchlin (1861) and Lorin (1863). They also had a younger sister, Katharine (1874). There also were twins who died in infancy. 48 | AOPA PILOT December 2020http://www.YouTube.com http://aopafinance.org/business