Test Your Air Force IQ - Volume 5

What's Your Air Force I.Q?

From "Air Force"

Test your knowledge, take the following test containing a few of the questions from the, "AIR FORCE" magazine.

From Air Force, June 1943

1. When marching at quick time, the length of the step should be:
a. 24 inches
b. 30 inches
c. 36 inches
d. 40 inches

2. A Thunderhead is a:
a. Pilot who loses his temper easily
b. "Dressing Down" by the C.O.
c. B-24
d. Cloud formation

3. When rendering a hand salute properly, the forearm is inclined at an angle of:
a. 25 degrees
b. 30 degrees
c. 45 degrees
d. 65 degrees

4. The props on an A-20 rotate in the opposite direction:
a. True
b. False

5. In a P-39 Airacobra, the pilot sits:
a. In front of the engine
b. Behind the engine
c. Over the engine
d. Beside the engine

6. The props of a P-38 rotate in the same direction:
a. True
b. False

7. Your map is said to be "Oriented" when the north arrow on the map points:
a. To the Orient
b. North on the ground
c. In the direction you want to travel
d. East to the rising sun.

8. The word Azimuth is associated with a:
a. Rheostat
b. Altimeter
c. Compass
d. Oxygen mask

Answers:
1. (b) 30 inches
2. (d) Cloud formation
3. (c) 45 degrees
4. (b) False
5. (a) In front of the engine
6. (b) False
7. (b) North on the ground
8. (c) Compass