Demo: BPL/H

The basket cords are fixed to the burner cage, as it connects the basket to the envelope and safely carries the load. They are not attached to the burner, Nomex apron, or Scoop, as these parts are not designed to bear the load.

Wearing strips protect the basket during landing as they are attached to the bottom and absorb impact. Rubber pads, steel runners, and wheels are not used on balloons and do not protect the basket.

A fuel cylinder is only filled to 80% to allow space for temperature-induced expansion. If filled more, the gas could expand with heat and cause the cylinder to burst. The other answers are incorrect because weight and temperature are not the main reasons.

The lower end of the control line must be particularly heat resistant because it runs near the burner and is exposed to high temperatures. The other options are incorrect: it does not need lubrication, is not especially smooth, and is not necessarily fixed to the basket's lower area.

The vapour pressure of propane mainly depends on temperature, as it determines how much gas evaporates. The size of the bottle, gas amount, and rigidity do not directly affect the pressure as long as liquid gas remains.

1 liter of liquid propane produces about 250 liters of gas. Mixed with air, this results in about 12 m³ of flammable mixture. The other options are too low and do not account for the large volume created when propane vaporizes and mixes with air.

Correct: The vapourizor coils heat the liquid gas so it vapourizes immediately after exiting the burner nozzle. The other options are wrong: the gas is not cooled, not rotated, and not fully vapourized before the nozzle.

The inclination is lowest at the magnetic equator because the Earth's magnetic field lines are parallel to the surface there. At the magnetic and geographic poles, inclination is highest. At the geographic equator, it is not necessarily zero.

Electronic devices create magnetic fields that can disturb the direct reading compass. Artificial horizon, turn coordinator, and airspeed indicator do not rely on magnetism and are not affected.

The Earth's rotational axis runs through the geographic North and South Poles, as these are the true rotation points. The magnetic poles are offset and move over time, so they are not the axis points.

Correct: The polar axis of the Earth crosses the geographic South Pole and the geographic North Pole and is perpendicular to the plane of the equator. The Earth's axis passes through the geographic, not magnetic, poles and is perpendicular to the equator. Other answers confuse poles or give wrong angles.

The shortest distance between two points on Earth is always along a great circle. Small circles, rhumb lines, and parallels of latitude are longer or follow different paths, so they are not the shortest route.

The correct answer is '21,600 NM.' because 1 degree of latitude equals 60 NM and the equator is 360 degrees (360 × 60 = 21,600 NM). '40,000 NM.' and '10,800 km.' are too large or too small, '12,800 km.' is also too low.

The polar circles are each 23.5° from the North and South Poles. This is correct due to Earth's axial tilt. The other options are incorrect because they use wrong latitudes or reference points.

One degree of latitude equals 60 NM because 1 degree along a meridian always measures about 60 nautical miles. 1 NM, 60 km, and 30 NM are incorrect as they do not match the true distance of one degree of latitude.

1 degree of latitude equals 60 NM. 240 NM equals 4°. Adding 4° to 47°50'27''N gives 51°50'27''N. The other options are either too far north, too far south, or too close to the starting point.

The correct answer is 60 NM because one degree of longitude at the equator equals exactly 60 nautical miles. The other options are too large and do not match the definition of a nautical mile, which is 1/60 of a degree at the equator.

The Earth rotates 360° in 24 hours. For 20°, it takes 1 hour 20 minutes. The other answers are incorrect as they are either too short or too long. 1:20 h is correct because 20° × 4 minutes = 80 minutes = 1:20 h.

The correct answer is 0:40 h because the Earth rotates 360° in 24 hours, so 1° equals 4 minutes. Therefore, 10° equals 40 minutes. The other answers are incorrect as they are either too much, too little, or far too little time.

1600 CEST is two hours ahead of UTC. So, 1600 CEST equals 1400 UTC. The other answers are incorrect because they do not account for the two-hour time difference.

The correct answer is '1600 UTC.' CET is one hour ahead of UTC, so you subtract one hour. The other answers are incorrect because they subtract too much, too little, or do not convert at all.

Civil twilight is the period before sunrise or after sunset when the sun's center is 6 degrees or less below the true horizon. The other answers are incorrect because they mention 12 degrees or the apparent horizon, which is not the correct definition.

The true course (TC) is the angle between true north and the course line. Magnetic north relates to magnetic course, and directions to the poles are not course definitions.

Correct: a line connecting all points with the same variation. Variation is the angle between true and magnetic north. The other options are incorrect: deviation, inclination, and heading refer to different navigation concepts.

In aeronautical navigation, nautical miles (NM) and kilometers (km) are used for horizontal distances because they are internationally standardized. Land miles, yards, meters, feet, and inches are not standard for this purpose.