Aircraft & Engines — Sample Paper 3

The gas turbine engine operates on the:

In the bootstrap air-cycle system, the large temperature drop is produced by:

FOD refers to:

Engine intake anti-icing typically uses:

According to the principle of continuity (incompressible flow), a reduction in the cross-sectional area of a streamtube causes:

The correct order of airspeed corrections from indicated to true airspeed is:

The elevator controls movement about the:

Fuel is drawn from the float chamber into the airstream because the venturi creates:

The difference between anti-icing and de-icing is:

The minimum aquaplaning speed in knots is approximately:

In an axial compressor, the stators:

The CHT gauge sensor is a:

In the lift formula L = Cʟ × ½ρv² × S, the term ½ρv² represents:

At speeds below Vmd an aircraft is speed-unstable because:

A Transformer Rectifier Unit (TRU) converts:

Compared with steel, carbon brakes are:

The Design Ultimate Load is the Design Limit Load multiplied by a safety factor of typically:

Aircraft tyres are inflated with nitrogen because it:

Pitot tubes, static ports and AOA vanes are protected from ice by:

A compressor surge is:

Total pressure is also referred to as:

Bernoulli's theorem states that for an ideal fluid in steady flow:

Valve overlap is the period when:

The primary structural component of a modern cantilever wing is the:

With a fixed-pitch propeller, carburettor icing is indicated by:

Static wicks on trailing edges serve to:

Hydraulic reservoirs on jet aircraft are often pressurised with bleed air to:

When spoilers are used for roll control they:

A subsonic engine intake is shaped as a:

Cross-feed valves allow:

Dynamic pressure is given by the formula:

Bernoulli's theorem states that as velocity of airflow increases, static pressure:

Total drag is the sum of:

When carburettor heat is first applied with ice present, the engine will:

As the angle of attack increases towards the stall, the Centre of Pressure:

As gas passes through a turbine stage, its pressure, temperature and velocity:

Supersonic intakes use movable ramps or spikes to:

Turbine blades are commonly attached to the disc by a:

As oil temperature increases, its viscosity:

In a turbo-prop engine, thrust comes approximately:

The generic spin recovery sequence is:

Components designed to resist tension are called:

Nickel-cadmium batteries are more susceptible than lead-acid to:

Excessive valve (tappet) clearance causes the valve to:

Detonation is:

The gear selector cannot be moved UP on the ground because of:

A divergent duct in subsonic flow:

AVGAS 100LL is coloured:

The correct order of strokes in a four-stroke piston engine is:

The first and most critical action in stall recovery is to: