ASSIGNMENT 2
Textbook Assignment: "Aircraft Rockets and Rocket Launchers," pages 2-1 through
2-32.
2-1.
2-2.
2-3.
2-4.
2-5
2-6
2-7
The history of rockets covers a
span of what total number of
centuries?
1.
3 centuries
2.
5 centuries
3.
7 centuries
4.
8 centuries
Acceleration and deceleration apply
to rocket fuzes that use a gear
timing devise in conjunction with
what principle?
1.
The setback principle
2.
The proximity principle
3.
The association principle
4.
The thrust principle
What initiating device ignites the
propellant grain of a rocket?
1.
The motor
2.
The igniter
3.
The stabilizing rod
4.
The venturi-type nozzle
A rocket misfire that later fires
from delayed ignition is known by
which of the following terms?
1.
Setback
2.
Ignition deficit
3.
Hangfire
4.
Propellant inhibitive
A situation in which a rocket does
NOT fire when the firing circuit is
energized is known by which of the
following terms?
1.
Misfire
2.
Setback
3.
Hangfire
4.
Deflagrate
What component of a rocket contains
the propellant, igniter, and
nozzle?
1.
The crosshead
2.
The nozzle insert
3.
The contact disc
4.
The motor
The solid fuel used in a rocket
motor is known by which of the
following terms?
1.
Thrust inducer granules
2.
Propellant grain
3.
Liquid propellant
4.
Acceleration modules
2-8.
2-9.
2-10.
2-11.
2-12.
2-13.
What term applies to a safety
feature designed into a fuze with a
gear timing device?
1.
Ignition deflector
2.
Hangfire stabilizer
3.
Setback
4.
Retard protector
The gases produced when a rocket
motor propellant burns create what
type of force?
1.
Thrust
2.
Lift
3.
Thermal
4.
Molecular
With a venturi nozzle design, the
gas pressure inside a rocket motor
provides approximately what
percentage of the force required to
move the container forward?
1.
10%
2.
30%
3.
50%
4.
70%
A complete round of service rocket
ammunition consists of which of the
components?
1.
The motor only
2.
The warhead only
3.
The fuze only
4.
The motor, warhead, and fuze
Which of the following rocket
components is/are a part of the
motor?
1.
The fuze
2.
The propellant only
3.
The nozzle and fin assembly
only
4.
The propellant and nozzle and
fin assembly
An internal burning, star
perforation, double-base, solid
propellant is contained in which of
the following rocket motors?
1. 2.75 in. only
2. 5.0 in. only
3. 2.75 in. and 5.0 in
4. 6.25 in.
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