Which clock positions correspond to the sides around the helicopter?

• A. 9 and 3 o'clock
• B. 12 and 6 o'clock
• C. 1 and 11 o'clock
• D. 2 and 10 o'clock

Answer: (A)

The key idea is using a clock to describe direction around an object. When a helicopter is viewed with its nose pointing toward 12 o'clock, the left and right sides line up with 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock, respectively. So the sides around the helicopter correspond to 9 and 3 o'clock.

The other positions describe front/back or diagonal directions: 12 and 6 are forward and backward, while the diagonal pairs (like 1 and 11 or 2 and 10) point to upper-diagonal sides.