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Key Facts: Concorso Accademia Aeronautica — Allievo Ufficiale Exam

155 posts

Cadet officer posts in the 2026 Accademia Aeronautica competition (60 pilot, 32 Armi, 32 Genio, 17 Commissariato, 14 Sanitario)

Bando Aeronautica 2026

100 questions

Logico-deductive items on the preliminary written test at Guidonia

Bando Aeronautica 2026

50 minutes

Minimum duration of the 100-question preselection paper

Bando Aeronautica 2026

40 questions

Items on the compulsory B1 English test, taken in 20 minutes with a 18/30 pass mark

Bando Accademia AM 2026, art. 9

2 hours

Duration of the componimento breve in lingua italiana, passed with at least 18/30

Bando Accademia AM 2026, art. 13

-0.15 penalty

Point deduction applied for every wrong or multiple answer on the preselection test

Bando Aeronautica 2026

17–22 years

Civilian candidate age range at the competition application deadline

Bando Aeronautica 2026

No fee

Application fee required to apply through the online defence portal

Ministero della Difesa

Pozzuoli

Home campus of the Italian Air Force Academy overlooking the Gulf of Naples

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The Accademia Aeronautica competition recruits 155 Allievi for the Italian Air Force through a 100-question logico-deductive test at Guidonia, a 40-question B1 English test, physical and aptitude assessment, a two-hour Italian composition and an oral mathematics examination at Pozzuoli. This independent 100-question English MCQ bank reviews the logical, mathematical and applied-science competencies the competition draws on.

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1Which of the following pairs of words best completes the verbal analogy: 'ALTIMETRO : QUOTA = ANEMOMETRO : ?'?

A.Velocità dell'aria

B.Pressione barometrica

C.Temperatura esterna

D.Direzione della rotta

Explanation: An altimeter ('altimetro') is the flight instrument that measures altitude or vertical elevation above sea level ('quota'). Analogously, an airspeed indicator or anemometer ('anemometro') is the instrument that measures the speed of airflow relative to the aircraft ('velocità dell'aria').

2Analyze the deductive argument: 'Tutti i piloti militari possiedono un brevetto di volo di primo livello. Nessun individuo non idoneo alle visite mediche può ottenere un brevetto di volo di primo livello.' What valid conclusion necessarily follows?

A.Nessun pilota militare è non idoneo alle visite mediche

B.Tutti gli individui idonei alle visite mediche sono piloti militari

C.Chiunque possieda un brevetto di volo di primo livello è un pilota militare

D.Alcuni piloti militari non hanno superato le visite mediche

Explanation: By contraposition and the transitive property: if no medical-unfit person can obtain the license (Unfit → No License, or equivalently License → Fit), and all military pilots possess the license (Pilot → License), it strictly follows that all military pilots are medically fit (Pilot → Fit), meaning no military pilot is medically unfit.

3What is the logical negation of the statement: 'Almeno un velivolo della squadriglia è rimasto a terra per manutenzione'?

A.Tutti i velivoli della squadriglia sono decollati (nessun velivolo è rimasto a terra per manutenzione)

B.Nessun velivolo della squadriglia è decollato

C.Almeno due velivoli della squadriglia sono rimasti a terra

D.La manutenzione dei velivoli non è necessaria

Explanation: The negation of an existential affirmative proposition (∃x P(x): 'At least one aircraft remained on the ground') is the universal negative proposition (∀x ¬P(x): 'No aircraft remained on the ground / all aircraft took off').

4Complete the verbal proportion: 'VELOCITÀ : MACH = PRESSIONE : ?'

A.Ettopascal (hPa)

B.Kelvin

C.Nodo

D.Metro al secondo

Explanation: Mach is a dimensionless unit/ratio of speed (relative to the speed of sound) commonly used in aeronautics. Analogously, the hectopascal (hPa / millibar) is the international standard aeronautical unit of atmospheric pressure (altimeter setting QNH).

5Consider the conditional rule: 'Se la visibilità in pista è inferiore a 800 metri, il pilota deve eseguire un avvicinamento strumentale di precisione (ILS)'. The air traffic controller observes that the pilot is executing a precision ILS approach. Can we logically deduce that the visibility is strictly below 800 meters?

A.No, because executing an ILS approach is a necessary consequence of low visibility, but a pilot may choose to fly an ILS approach even with excellent visibility

B.Yes, because the condition is an absolute biconditional equivalence

C.Yes, because precision instruments cannot be engaged when visibility exceeds 800 meters

D.No, because ILS approaches are prohibited under low visibility conditions

Explanation: This exemplifies the fallacy of affirming the consequent. The statement P → Q ('If visibility < 800 m, then ILS') asserts that low visibility is sufficient to require ILS. Observing Q (ILS approach being flown) does not prove P, because ILS approaches are routinely flown in clear visual conditions for practice or safety.

6Which of the following words does NOT belong with the others: 'Ala, Ipersostentatore, Fusoliera, Timone, Anemometro'?

A.Anemometro

B.Ala

C.Fusoliera

D.Timone

Explanation: 'Anemometro' is an avionic flight instrument used for measuring airspeed, whereas wing ('ala'), flap ('ipersostentatore'), fuselage ('fusoliera'), and rudder ('timone') are all structural aerodynamic components of an aircraft airframe.

7Complete the verbal deduction: 'Nessun volatile è privo di ali. Alcuni velivoli hanno ali fisse. Il gabbiano è un volatile.' Which of the following is necessarily true?

A.Il gabbiano possiede le ali

B.Tutti i velivoli sono volatili

C.Il gabbiano ha ali fisse

D.Nessun velivolo possiede le ali

Explanation: From the universal premise 'Nessun volatile è privo di ali' (meaning every volatile creature has wings) and the fact that 'il gabbiano è un volatile', it is a direct categorical syllogism that the seagull has wings.

8Read the short passage: 'During supersonic flight, an aircraft creates compression shockwaves in the air that coalesce into a conical envelope known as the Mach cone. The angle of this cone becomes increasingly acute as the aircraft's Mach number increases.' What can be inferred from this passage?

A.At higher supersonic speeds, the aperture angle of the Mach cone narrows

B.At higher supersonic speeds, the Mach cone widens and opens up

C.The Mach cone forms only when an aircraft flies below the speed of sound

D.Air compression decreases as an aircraft accelerates beyond Mach 1

Explanation: The text states that the conical envelope's angle 'becomes increasingly acute as the aircraft's Mach number increases'. In geometry, an acute angle is narrower (smaller opening angle, sin(μ) = 1/M), which means the cone narrows as speed increases.

9Which conclusion is valid given the premises: 'Tutti gli ufficiali del Genio Aeronautico sono laureati in ingegneria. Alcuni atleti della base militare sono ufficiali del Genio Aeronautico.'?

A.Alcuni atleti della base militare sono laureati in ingegneria

B.Tutti gli atleti della base militare sono laureati in ingegneria

C.Tutti i laureati in ingegneria sono atleti della base militare

D.Nessun atleta della base militare è laureato in ingegneria

Explanation: Let A be the set of athletes at the military base, G be the set of officers of the Genio Aeronautico, and I be the set of engineering graduates. The premises state: G ⊆ I, and A ∩ G ≠ ∅. Therefore, there are individuals belonging to A ∩ G who, since G ⊆ I, must also belong to I. Thus A ∩ I ≠ ∅: 'Some athletes at the base are engineering graduates'.

10If it is true that 'Solo se il piano di volo è autorizzato, il velivolo può rullare verso la pista', which of the following is an unavoidable logical deduction?

A.Se il velivolo rulla verso la pista, allora il piano di volo è stato autorizzato

B.Se il piano di volo è autorizzato, il velivolo deve obbligatoriamente rullare verso la pista

C.Il velivolo può rullare anche senza piano di volo autorizzato in caso di emergenza

D.Se il velivolo non rulla verso la pista, il piano di volo non è stato autorizzato

Explanation: 'Solo se A, B' (Only if A, then B) establishes that A is a necessary condition for B (B → A). Therefore, if B occurs ('il velivolo rulla verso la pista'), A must have occurred ('il piano di volo è stato autorizzato').

About the Concorso Accademia Aeronautica — Allievo Ufficiale Exam

The competition recruits 155 cadet officers across the Ruolo Naviganti (60 pilot posts), Ruolo Normale delle Armi (32), Corpo del Genio Aeronautico (32), Corpo di Commissariato Aeronautico (17) and Corpo Sanitario Aeronautico (14) for the Accademia Aeronautica di Pozzuoli. This bank provides independent English-language MCQ practice on logic, mathematics, spatial reasoning, applied physics and English. It is an independent study aid, not an official translation or a simulation of the official test format.

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Assessment

The competition comprises a 100-item logico-deductive preselective test lasting not less than 50 minutes at Guidonia (+1 correct, 0 omitted, -0.15 wrong or multiple), a 40-question B1 English written test of 20 minutes (pass 18/30), psychophysical assessment at the Istituto di Medicina Aerospaziale in Rome, physical efficiency trials at Pozzuoli (25 m swim, 1,000 m and 100 m runs, sit-ups and push-ups) together with behavioural and aptitude assessment at the Accademia Aeronautica, a two-hour componimento breve in lingua italiana (pass 18/30), and an oral mathematics examination of up to 20 minutes on three questions drawn from one of 12 theses covering algebra, geometry and trigonometry (pass 18/30). Pilot candidates additionally undergo flight aptitude assessment.

Time Limit

Not less than 50 minutes for the preselection test; 20 minutes for the English test; 2 hours for the Italian composition

Passing Score

Preselection ranking cutoff by ruolo/corpo; 18/30 English test; 18/30 Italian composition; 18/30 oral mathematics

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23 local practice questions

Ragionamento Logico-Verbale e Comprensione

Verbal analogies, syllogisms, propositional and conditional logic, and critical reading.

32 local practice questions

Ragionamento Logico-Numerico e Problem Solving

Algebra, analytic geometry, trigonometry, calculus, probability and combinatorics.

13 local practice questions

Ragionamento Astratto, Spaziale e Meccanico

Spatial rotation, solid nets, gears, pulleys, levers and geometric transformations.

22 local practice questions

Cultura Aeronautica e Fisica Applicata

Aerodynamics, standard atmosphere, propulsion, flight instruments and aerospace medicine.

10 local practice questions

Lingua Inglese Tecnica e Aeronautica

B1 grammar and reading plus ICAO radiotelephony and aviation terminology.

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What You Need to Know

Passing score: Preselection ranking cutoff by ruolo/corpo; 18/30 English test; 18/30 Italian composition; 18/30 oral mathematics
Assessment: The competition comprises a 100-item logico-deductive preselective test lasting not less than 50 minutes at Guidonia (+1 correct, 0 omitted, -0.15 wrong or multiple), a 40-question B1 English written test of 20 minutes (pass 18/30), psychophysical assessment at the Istituto di Medicina Aerospaziale in Rome, physical efficiency trials at Pozzuoli (25 m swim, 1,000 m and 100 m runs, sit-ups and push-ups) together with behavioural and aptitude assessment at the Accademia Aeronautica, a two-hour componimento breve in lingua italiana (pass 18/30), and an oral mathematics examination of up to 20 minutes on three questions drawn from one of 12 theses covering algebra, geometry and trigonometry (pass 18/30). Pilot candidates additionally undergo flight aptitude assessment.
Time limit: Not less than 50 minutes for the preselection test; 20 minutes for the English test; 2 hours for the Italian composition
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Concorso Accademia Aeronautica — Allievo Ufficiale: Suggested Study Strategy

1Practise rapid deductive reasoning under time pressure: the preselection paper allows not less than 50 minutes for 100 questions, about 30 seconds per item.

2Understand the negative marking: a wrong or multiple answer costs -0.15 while an omission costs nothing, so eliminate options where you can but leave an item blank rather than guessing at random.

3Master high school algebra, analytic geometry, and trigonometry, which are critical for the numerical logic section and the subsequent oral mathematics examination.

4Develop strong 3D visualization and spatial rotation skills, which are heavily weighted in both the written aptitude tests and flight aptitude evaluations.

5Prepare the English test for B1 reading and grammar rather than specialist aviation vocabulary: it is 40 questions in 20 minutes with an 18/30 pass mark that also feeds incremental points into the final ranking.

Frequently Asked Questions

What career specializations (ruoli e corpi) are trained at the Accademia Aeronautica?

Cadets are trained for the Ruolo Naviganti normale (military pilots), Ruolo Normale delle Armi (combat support, force protection, and air operations), Corpo del Genio Aeronautico (aeronautical, telecommunications, and electronic engineering), Corpo di Commissariato Aeronautico (logistics and law), and Corpo Sanitario Aeronautico (aeromedical physicians).

How is the preselection test at Guidonia structured and scored?

The preselection test consists of 100 multiple-choice logico-deductive questions lasting not less than 50 minutes, testing verbal, numerical, abstract and spatial reasoning. Scoring awards +1 point for each correct answer, 0 for an omitted answer, and -0.15 for each wrong or multiple answer. No question bank is published, because the items are logical rather than curricular.

What medical fitness evaluations are required for pilot applicants?

All candidates are assessed at the Istituto di Medicina Aerospaziale of the Air Force in Rome (via dei Frentani 5), which sets the order of the specialist examinations. Candidates for the Ruolo Naviganti who pass the oral mathematics examination undergo further investigations to exclude conditions that would make them unfit for air navigation duties, and their flight aptitude is then assessed at a designated Air Force flying school.

Where is the Accademia Aeronautica located and what degrees are awarded?

The Academy is situated on the volcanic promontory of Pozzuoli overlooking the Gulf of Naples. In convention with the University of Naples Federico II, cadets complete degrees such as Aeronautical Engineering, Political Science, or Medicine and Surgery.

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