1. to create superwarriors
2. to train Navy SEALs
3. to find pilots and flight officers for the Navy

The Aviation Standard Test Battery is a test that the Navy uses to identify flight office and pilot candidates. The men and women who want to be Navy pilots must pass this test.

1. two times
2. three times
3. unlimited

You get three shots to pass the ATSB. And if you fail that third attempt, let's be honest, you probably shouldn't be flying jets that cost tens of millions of dollars, anyway.

1. 2
2. 5
3. 16

Category 5 hurricanes are the most powerful. They have sustained winds of more than 157 MPH, and yes, they'll make your jet nosedive into the sea.

1. an evasive maneuver
2. rotation of a plane from tail to nose
3. a plane flipping end over end

Planes move in three dimensions, including pitch, yaw and roll. Roll is the rotation of the plane from tail to nose, and rolls will be necessary if you have Commie enemies tailing your F-22.

1. Sidewinder missile
2. helicopter
3. B-29 Superfortress

A B-29 is a fixed-wing aircraft. A helicopter, on the other hand, is a rotary-wing aircraft and also a handy way to chop vegetables for the mess hall.

1. 3 days
2. 3 hours
3. 30 minutes

In just 30 minutes you'll know whether you can be a Navy pilot! Just kidding, most candidates need about three hours for the exam.

1. angle of impact
2. right triangles
3. the orientation of a rigid body within certain coordinates

Pilots need intrinsic understandings of physics. Euler angles reference the orientation of bodies within certain coordinates. It's an essential part of flight physics.

1. suffering
2. gravity
3. momentum

When objects are in motion, they resist changes in their direction. They have inertia, or momentum. At Mach 4, your F-16 has a lot of momentum.

1. They have a crew of three.
2. They have engines.
3. They actually work.

Powered fixed-wing aircraft are one of humankind's most revolutionary inventions. They use engines to provide thrust, which pushes the plane forward through the air.

1. SVU
2. CIS
3. JAG

The Judge Advocate General's Corps, or JAG, is the primary criminal justice agency in the Navy. JAG can investigate crimes and arrest people for wrongdoing.

1. 1
2. 4
3. 32

There are four scoring sections in the test. They score each candidate's aptitudes across a broad range of knowledge.

1. to help pilots fly a plane
2. to reduce drag
3. to strafe enemy lines

Flight control surfaces, like the elevator and ailerons, are the parts of the plane that the pilot uses to control flight mechanics. The rudder, for example, turns the plane.

1. a feather blowing in the wind
2. a bow ready to loose an arrow
3. missiles flying through space

Potential energy refers to the relationship between one object and other. The arrow and the bow have a complex physical relationship … and a lot of potential energy.

1. the correct angle for emergency ejection
2. missile impact angles
3. movement of a body through space

Six degrees of freedom is a physics concept that relates the movement of a body through space. Pilots must have a firm grasp on the way planes move through three-dimensional space … or suffer the consequences.

1. pilot aptitude
2. officer aptitude
3. obedience skills

The PFAR is the Pilot Flight Aptitude Rating section of the test. You need a score of 5 or higher if you want to be a pilot.

1. aileron or aerospace
2. aircraft on alert
3. angle of attack

AOA, or angle of attack, references a body's movement through fluid. In aviator terms, what you really want to know is the AOA of your aircraft's wings relative to the skies around you.

1. The nose goes up or down.
2. Annoying wind noises develop.
3. The cockpit explodes.

Pitch changes as the plane's nose goes up or down. Pitch the plane downward for too long and you can guess what happens.

1. Rear Admiral
2. Admiral
3. Captain

You're not shooting to become an Admiral, of course -- you want to be a Navy pilot. But if you shoot down enough enemy planes … maybe someday you, too, will have four stars on your uniform.

1. 3
2. 12
3. countless

There are currently three different forms of the test. Not coincidentally, that's also the maximum number of times you can take the test.

1. 90 days
2. 2 years
3. 18 months

Fail the ATSB and you have to wait 90 days for another attempt. After three failing scores, repeat after me: "Do you want fries with that?"

1. gravity
2. inertia
3. lift

Lift is the critical force that makes aircraft work. Lift is generated as wings move through the air around them.

1. study engineering
2. become a pilot
3. shoot people

Not every candidate takes the whole ATSB. Only pilot candidates have to do that. So if you want to fly, you'll have to put your nose in a lot of textbooks.

1. drift
2. stall
3. explosion

A stall is when planes suddenly lose lift, perhaps to a too-steep climb. Stalls can result in tragic and explosive crashes.

1. They have less inertia.
2. The drivers are more skilled.
3. The center of mass is lower.

In a fast turn, smaller, more compact vehicles stay upright better than large trucks. It's because their center of gravity is so much lower than that of a large vehicle.

1. true
2. false

True. You can try to improve your score if you want, but keep in mind that the Navy will only accept your most recent score … not your highest.

1. eject button
2. rudder
3. elevator

The rudder turns the aircraft side to side. That's yaw. Lose control of yaw and you'll spin into a dizzying display of devastation.

1. pain tolerance test
2. hazing
3. flight simulation

This is the part of the test that might actually be fun. The Performance Based Measures Battery is essentially a flight simulator that tests your flying abilities.

1. window construction
2. wing cross-section
3. hull material

The airfoil is the cross-section of a wing. Airfoils take many different shapes, some of which are more effective than others.

1. It's a made-up term.
2. It is used only in outer space.
3. It only affects the bottom side of the object.

Lift helps planes fly, thanks to a fluid (or gas) moving past the wings. Planing lift occurs with objects like surfboards, in which only the bottom side of the object touches the fluid.

1. video game knowledge
2. general facts about your life
3. physics

The Biographical Inventory with Response Validation is the quirky part of the test that asks probing questions about your life. The Navy says there are no "right" or "wrong" answers on this section, and that is a load of hooey.