Practice question

The 'A-frame' style outriggers found on some aerials transfer load:

  1. Directly downward only
  2. Outward and downward, increasing the base of support
  3. Inward, narrowing the footprint
  4. Upward into the cab

Answer: B — Outward and downward, increasing the base of support

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