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What causes the sonic boom when a supersonic jet breaks the sound barrier?
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An abrupt change in pressure across the shock wave (discontinuity)
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Who is the Father of the Navy, famous for having said the following:"I have not yet begun to fight.""Men mean more than guns in the rating of a ship""He who will not risk cannot win""I wish to have no conenction with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way."
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John Paul Jones
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Latitude goes ____________
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Horizontally across Earth, beginning from the Equator
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Longitude goes _____________
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Vertically across Earth, beginning from the Prime Meridian
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 Name all the components |
A: Bow, front of the vesselB: Stern, rear of the vesselC: PortD: StarboardE: Stem, forward most part of the bowF: Transom, aft side of the hull (near the stern)G: Gunwale ("gunnel"), upper edge of the vessel's sideH: Thwart, a seat where a rower may sit
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Color of the starboard running light:
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Green
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Color of the port running light
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Red
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Color of the stern running light (back part of ship)
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White
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Color of the light for a tow
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Yellow (used for special circumstances)
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Boats have one white light that is used both as a masthead and a stern light if
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A powered vessel's size is less than 39.4 ft
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Any commissioned officer in pay grade O-7 or above (commodores and admirals) are what type of officers?
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Flag Officers
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Field grade officers?
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Commissioned officer in pay grade O-4 through O-6 USAF, US Army, USMCmajor (O-4), lieutenant colonel (O-5), and colonel (O-6) Navy:lieutenant commander, commander, and captain.
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Advantages to variable-sweep wing planes?
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1. Swept position - reduce drag at high speed2. Extended position - provide decreased ground speed during landing and increase lift at low speed
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Maneuver used by helicopter pilots to make an emergency landing with no engine power
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Autorotation
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Bomber?Interceptor?Attacker?Intruder?
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