Aircraft & Engines — Sample Paper 2

Crew diluter-demand oxygen masks supply 100% oxygen above approximately:

Spiral divergence is associated with:

The maximum lift/drag ratio of a typical aerofoil occurs at approximately:

The chemically correct (stoichiometric) air-to-fuel ratio is approximately:

A Ram Air Turbine (RAT) provides:

An aircraft stalls when:

Compressor bleed valves are opened at low RPM to:

A zero reading on the alternator load meter in flight indicates:

In semi-monocoque construction, the members running lengthwise to stiffen the skin are:

A symmetrical aerofoil is one in which:

The most common pump type on large aircraft hydraulic systems is the:

A voltmeter and an ammeter are connected, respectively:

Lift is defined as the component of the Total Reaction acting:

To avoid wake turbulence when landing behind a large aircraft, you should:

The exhaust cone behind the turbine serves to:

The most common fuel tank type on large aircraft is the:

Adverse aileron yaw is caused by:

Cowl flaps are normally opened during:

In the ICAO Standard Atmosphere, temperature falls steadily with altitude up to about:

In a dry-sump system the scavenge pump capacity is:

As an aircraft climbs with no mixture adjustment, the carburettor mixture becomes:

The primary contributor to longitudinal (pitch) stability is the:

Compared with a DC generator, an alternator on a light aircraft:

A shimmy damper prevents:

Torque links (scissors) on a landing gear leg:

Self-sustaining speed during a start is the point where:

Air density is directly proportional to:

Ohm's law states:

Krueger flaps are often fitted to the inboard wing of swept-wing aircraft to:

One complete four-stroke Otto cycle requires the crankshaft to rotate:

Skydrol (phosphate-ester) hydraulic fluid is coloured:

Tertiary air cools the combustion gases from a peak of roughly 2000°C to a turbine-entry temperature of:

In a DC generator, the device that converts the armature's AC into DC output is the:

Besides reducing friction, engine oil also serves to:

The anti-skid system works by:

Compression ratio is the ratio of:

A trip-free circuit breaker:

The octane rating of a fuel is a measure of its:

Positive static stability means that after a disturbance the aircraft initially:

Cylinders are not fired consecutively in order to:

A 'hung start' is one in which the engine:

Over-cooling an engine is undesirable because it:

The standard AC frequency in aircraft electrical systems is:

Engine and APU fire zones are typically monitored by:

After a wet start (no light-up), before another attempt the engine must be:

Emergency gear extension after hydraulic failure typically works by:

Vmd, the minimum drag speed, occurs where:

The camshaft of a four-stroke engine rotates at:

Critical altitude is the altitude at which:

Swirl vanes at the front of the flame tube serve to: