2012

Paper- III (PISTON ENGINE)

OCT- 2012 SESSION

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1. When viewing engine from left & right side then from where we wil see a. Propeller end b. rear end c. accessory end d. both 2 & 3

2. Purpose of compressor ring a. To prevent oil from entering C.C. b. To prevent combustion gasses c. To prevent escape out of gasses d. All

3. Purpose of oil control ring a. Located above piston pin boss

4. Hydraulic valve tapet inspected at a. AT the time of overhaul 5. MTCS about Hydraulic valve tapeta. Dont lubricate at the time of installation.

6. Hydraulic valve lifters a. Eleminate adjusting of clearences.

7. Aviation gasoline are identified by a. b. c. d. Heat range Lead content TEL Colour Both b & c

8. MTCS Counterweight used for static balancing.

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9. Spark plug used in yellow painted cylinder a. Long reach (ENGINES WITH LONG REACH SPARK PLUGS ARE IDENTIFIED
BY YELLOW PAINT ON THE CYLINDER FINS BETWEEN THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND THE ROCKER COVERS. ENGINES WITH SHORT REACH SPARK PLUGS HAVE NO IDENTIFYING COLOR.)

b. Short reach

10. Cylinder head is made by a. Mg. alloy b. Al. alloy

11. Sun gear is used in a. Spur planetary b. Bevel planetary c. Spur & pinion d. Both 2 & 3

12. Cylinder fires in A. Every two revolution of crankshaft B. Every four revolution of crankshaft

13. Diagram of valve Semi tulip valve (FAA 12 A pn 21)

14. Flange type propeller shaft a. Low power b. High power c. Medium power d. Both a & c

15. Break Horse Power means a. Actual power delivered to propeller

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16. Gasket asbestos used in Ans Crankcase 17. Fuel or Liquid fires are a. Class B b. Class A c. Class C

18. Purpose of waste gate Ans To control volume of exhaust gases delivered to turbine

19. Cylinder wall is lubricated by A. Spray lubricated through connecting rod.

20. Other purpose of piston ring Ans Transmit heat to cylinder wall

21. Altitude increases then what will be the effect on Fuel/Air mixture a. Rich b. Lean c. No effect

22. Mixture control colour Ans Red 23. Centrifugal force on fly weight is opposed by a. Oil pressure b. Mechanical linkage c. Aerodynamic force

24. Centrifugal force on propeller blade opposed by a. Thrust bending force b. Torque bending force

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c. Aerodynamic twisting force

25. Thrust & radial loads are taken by a. Plain bearing b. Ball bearing c. Roller bearing d. Both 2 & 3

26. Greater capacity are taken by a. Plain bearing b. Taper bearing c. Roller bearing

27. Explosion of fuel/ air mixture causes a. Burning b. After burning c. Detonation

28. Carburetor heat operation on ground causes a. Pre ignition b. Detonation

29. Which valve not used in basic fuel control unit a. Idle needle valve b. Power enrichment valve c. Fuel regulating valve d. Check valve

30. Viscosity is affected by Ans Temperature

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31. Which units control the volume of airflow a. Throttle valve b. Butterfly valve c. Venturi 32. In idling system a. Air taken from main air bleed b. Air is not necessary c. A separate air bleed is taken as a part of idling system d. As in (a) & same as. (FAA 12 A pn120)

33. Engine rough run idle a. Air filter dirty b. Restricted inlet c. Hole in intake pipe

34. Mostly filter is used Ans Full flow type 35. When turn off the switch a. Secondary lead grounded first b. P lead grounded first

36. Visual inspection of Detonation is indicated by a. Cylinder base nut loose b. Discoloration

37. Thermocouple is installed at a. Exhaust b. Cockpit c. Hottest cylinder

38. Camshaft & crankshaft is connected a. By gearing system

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b. Directly

39. Economy ignition is indicated by Ans EGT 40. Oil consumption is high reason a. Piston ring worn out b. Piston pin break c. nta

41. Rocker arm is lubricated by a. Push rod b. Inner oil lines in cylinder c. Push rod housing d. All

42. Uneven compression is indicated by a. High CHT b. Rough idle speed c. Detonation d. Both a & c

43. Dirt in moisture cause Ans Oil contamination

(Delcrane)

44. Electrical tachometer has a. Synchronous motor b. 3 phase synchronous motor

45. Oil temp. Bulb located a. Crank case b. Oil sump c. Oil screen (in wet sump after oil cooler )

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46. Fire extinguisher suitable is Ans Co

47. Direct cranking electrical starter uses a. Series wound motor b. Shunt wound motor c. Direct current series wound motor

48. Direct cranking electrical starter Ans at rotor of synchronous motor

49. Pump used in piston engine a. Grotor pump b. Positive displacement pump

50. To prevent Spark plug fouling & preignition which oil is used a. Vegatable oil b. A-D oil

51. Purpose of Automatic mixture control Ans. Keep fuel air mixture ratio as altitude changes

52. In normal aspirated engine manifold pressure is a. More than Barometric pressure b. Equal to Barometric pressure c. Not more than Barometric pressure

53. Piston pin boss is measured by a. DTI b. Telescoping gauge c. Telescoping gauge & micrometer

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54. Metal particles in oil found, indication of Ans. Internal failure of engine

55. Shorten V/v clearance a. Shorten V/v overlap b. Longer V/v overlap c. Insufficient v/v clearance

56. Manifold Pressure gauge indicates a. Pressure at carburetor b. Pressure at intake manifold

57. Manifold pressure is the pressure a. After cylinder b. Combustion chamber c. Before cylinder

58. Manifold pressure measures Ans Absolute pressure

59. How are the teeth of the gears in the accessory section of engine normally lubricated Ans By splash or sprayed lubrication

60. Oil cooler is located Ans Between scavenge pump & oil tank

61. Supercharger purpose a. Increase the weight of air b. Increase the wt. of fuel/air charge

62. Induction viberator

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Ans Dc into pulsating ac

63. In diaphragm type pressure relief valve Oil warm P Increase Oil cold P decrease Ans. Oil tank vent clogged 64. Cooling in piston engine is done by a. Cowling b. Baffles c. d. All

65. Torque is measured by a. Prony brake b. Dynamo meter c. Both

66. In ON- SPEED condition,governer flyweight is in which position a. Outward b. Inward c. Neutral

67. Rated power means Ans operation at all apeeds

68. Same as 67 69. Specific wt. of engine is a. Wt. of engine/bhp b. Wt. of engine/thp

70. Two types of magneto timing are a. Internal & external b. Internal & to the engine

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c. External & to the engine

71. Magnetos are timed by a. To the engine b. By C.B. operation c. Both

72. Carbon fouling by a. Lean or rich mixture b. Lead deposit excessive c. Excessive thread lubricant d. All

73. Fast rpm drop a. Faulty spark plug b. Fouled spark plug c. Both a & b

74. Internal combustion engine a. Changes heat energy to mechanical b. Changes heat energy to kinetic energy c. Changes mechanical to heat energy

75. Thrust on propeller blade a. Perpendicular to plane of rotation b. Product of power c. Parallel to plane of rotation d. Both b & c

76. Sludge chamber is associated with a. Camshaft b. Crankshaft c. Engine

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d. Propeller

77. Oil temp. bulb in dry sump lubrication system located a. Engine side & internal lubrication system b. Scavenge system c. Inlet & engine side of the engine

78. Governer maintains a. propeller rpm constant b. engine rpm constant

79. variable pitch propeller maintain a. engine speed constant b. propeller rpm constant

80. Stagered ignition is done for a. Dilution of fuel air mixture at exhaust b. To reduce vibration

81. In staggered ignition which spark plug fires first a. First exhaust side b. Both side c. First intake side

82. Idle cut off occurs,slight rise in rpm is indicates a. Rich mixture b. Lean mixture c. Normal mixture

83. Enrichment system is set for

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Ans delivery of rich mixture & maintain lean mix. At high altitude

84. Crack on cylinder head is indicated by a. Florescent b. Mpi c. Magnifying glass 10X

85. Primary engine instrument a. Tachometer b. Torquemeter c. CHT

86. Tachometer takes drive from a. Accessory section b. Crankshaft drive

87. Engine not attaining full power, failure of Ans. Leak in induction system

88. Valve operating mechanism of opposed engine is operated by a. Camshaft b. Camring

89. In diaphragm type pressure relief valve, as altitude increases P increases, as decreases P decreases then what will be the reason Ans. Pressure relief valve not adjusted properly

90. Gear rotation of camshaft a. Twice of crankshaft rotation b. Same as crackshaft

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91. E gap altered a. Ignition timing altered/changed b. No spark c. Weak spark

92. Spark plug fouled results a. Engine stop b. Engine vibration 93. To increase engine power a. Volume of cylinder b. Combustion pressure c. Engine speed d. All

94. Propeller reduction gear system a. Increase power b. Limit the propeller rpm c. Increase thrust d. Both a & b

95. Compression ratio is a. Ratio of BDC to TDC b. Ratio of TDC to BDC

96. Oil line separates then a. Oil is spills to overboard b. Oil is spills to engine c. Return to the tank or scavenge.

97. Thrust force a. Bend the propeller blade outside b. Bend the propeller blade forward

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98. Impulse coupling becomes straight after engine starting by a. Spring force b. Centrifugal force c. Both a & b

99. In opposed engine during starting a. Induction viberator is used b. Impulse coupling is used

100. Cooling is done by a. Full rich mixture b. Full lean mixture