Powerplant Quizlet 492

Powerplant quizlet (492) D
The measurement of efficiency of a rocket engine-

propellant combination is known as _____.
B
a. propulsive efficiency
A capacity of a given body to produce physical effects
external to the body. b. rocket efficiency
a. Weight c. specific thrust
b. Energy d. specific impulse
c. Specific weight
d. Work C
The force exerted per unit area on the earth's surface

due to the weight of the air.
C
a. Energy
Among the given data, which are not causing
detonation? b. Density
a. Using a fuel grade lower than recommended and c. Atmospheric pressure

allowing the engine to overheat.
d. Surroundings
b. Wrong ignition timing
c. Sharp bends on induction system

B
d. Heavy engine load at low rpm
The one that separates the substance from its
e. Fuel air mixture to lean surroundings is called the _____.
f. Incomplete scavenging a. border
g. Compression ratios of 12:1 or higher b. boundary
c. system
A - B and D d. wall
B - E and G
C - C and F A
D - A and E It is the sum of the gage pressure and atmospheric

pressure.
a. Absolute pressure
D
b. Gage pressure
An adiabatic surface is one that:
c. Vacuum pressure
(a) Is impervious to heat
d. Plenum pressure
(b) Implies perfect insulation
(c) Heat cannot penetrate

C
(d) All of the above
It refers to the quantities that describe and define the d. "Two thermodynamic systems are each in thermal
thermodynamic substance. equilibrium with a third, then they are in thermal
equilibrium with each other."
a. Weight
b. Volume
B
c. Properties
At what stage in a turbine engine is gas pressure the
d. Mass
greatest?
a. Compressor inlet
D
b. Compressor outlet
On an Otto cycle process, it represents the area
c. Turbine outlet
enclosed by the relation of entropy
d. Exhaust Cone
and temperature.
a. Heat
C
b. Work
The actual power delivered to the propeller of an
c. Net Heat
aircraft engine is called _____.
d. Net Work
a. friction horsepower
b. indicated horsepower
c. brake horsepower
B
d. torque
Engine ignition system belongs to ATA Chapter _____.
a. 73
A
b. 74
To what altitude will a turbocharged engine maintain
c. 75 sea level pressure?
d. 76 a. Critical altitude
b. Service ceiling
C c. Pressure altitude
Newton's third law of motion generally termed the as d. Absolute altitude

"Law of Inertia" states that ____.
a. "To every action, there is an equal and opposite

B
reaction."
The purpose of two or more valve springs in aircraft
b. "Force is proportional to the product of mass and
engines is to _____.
acceleration."
a. equalize side pressure on the on the valve stems
c. "Everybody persists in its state of rest, or of motion in
a straight line, unless acted upon by some outside b. eliminate valve spring surge
force."
c. equalize valve face loading
d. induce valve spring vibration B
A severe condition of chafing or fretting in which a

transfer of metal from one part
A
to another is called _____.
Backfiring through the carburetor generally results from
the use of _____. a. scoring
a. an excessively lean mixture b. galling
b. excessively atomized fuel c. burning
c. an excessively rich mixture d. waxing
d. equal amount of fuel and air
A Straightening nitride crankshaft is _____.
Some cylinder barrels are hardened by _____. a. recommended
a. nitriding b. approved by the manufacturer
b. shot peening c. not recommended
c. tempering d. imposed by the all engine repair manuals
d. welding
C A
One cause of afterburning in an aircraft engine is _____. Which of the following conditions is usually not
acceptable to any extent in turbine
a. a sticking intake valve
blades?
b. an excessively lean mixture
a. Cracks
c. an excessively rich mixture
b. Dents
d. a sticking exhaust valve
c. Pits
d. Holes
A
What publication is used for guidance to determine

whether a powerplant repair is A
major or minor? When must an AD be complied with after it becomes

effective?
a. Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 43, appendix A
a. As specified in the AD
b. Airworthiness Directives
b. During the next scheduled inspection
c. Technical Standard Orders
c. At the next scheduled overhaul
d. Service Bulletins
d. Every after A check or B check
The Brayton cycle is known as the constant _____.
A a. pressure cycle
What publication contains the mandatory replacement c. mass cycle

time for parts of a turbine engine?
b. temperature cycle
a. Engine Manufacturer's Service Instructions.
d. polytrophic cycle
b. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 43.
c. Engine Manufacturer's Maintenance Manual.

A
d. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 49
Universal gas constant is equal to __________.
a. 287.08 J/kg-K
A
b. 286.9 J/kg-K
The two types of centrifugal compressor impellers are
c. 8,314 J/kg-K
_____.
d. 53.342 J/kg-K
a. single-entry and double-entry
b. rotor and stator

B
c. impeller and diffuser
A weak fuel to air mixture along with normal airflow
d. steady and dynamic
through a turbine engine may result in _____.
a. a rich flameout
A
b. a lean die-out
An advantage of the centrifugal-flow compressor is its
c. high EGT
_____.
d. very low fuel supply
a. pressure rise per stage
b. ram efficiency
B
c. peak efficiency
What is the primary function of an exhaust cone of a
d. steady temperature
turbine engine?
a. Align the exhaust gases to develop an efficient power

C
b. Collect and convert exhaust gasses into a solid high-
Standard sea level pressure is _____. velocity exhaust jet
a. 101.325 Bars c. Collect and convert exhaust gasses into a solid low-
velocity exhaust vapor
b. 29.29 in. Hg
d. Straighten the swirling exhaust gasses.
c. 760 Torr
d. 14.7 psf
D
An adiabatic surface is best described as _____.

A
a. impervious to heat b. increases
b. an implication of perfect insulation c. remains zero
c. cannot be penetrated by heat d. have a constant n value
d. all of the above
B A rocket engine is a powerplant, self-contained, which

depends _____.
Entropy is also defined as that function of the working
substance which remains a. on the oxidizer and fuel for operation
constant during _____. b. on atmospheric air for operation
a. an isochore process c. on the ignition system installed, as necessary, for

operation
b. an isentropic process
d. on air thrust for operation
c. a polytropic process
d. an adiabatic process
C
In a ramjet or "flying stovepipe," compression is

A
obtained by utilizing the forward
Aircraft piston is commonly made of _____.
motion of the aircraft to produce _____.
a. cast iron
a. dynamic pressure
b. silicone steel
b. intake air
c. aluminum bronze
c. equivalent turbo-charged air
d. aluminum alloy
d. thrust forces
A
C
Kinetic energy is the energy of a substance due to its
The first law of thermodynamics states that during any
_____.
cycle a system undergoes, the cyclic integral of the heat
a. motion is _____.
b. potential force a. equal to the work required
c. mass b. directly proportional to the temperature and volume
d. molecular movement c. proportional to the cyclic integral of the work
d. proportional to the cyclic integral of the pressure and

volume
C
In an irreversible adiabatic process, entropy always

_____. D
a. decreases
Matter is composed of an aggregation of molecules that a. air density is increased
are moving continuously _____.
b. humidity is increased
a. hazardly
c. manifold pressure is increased
b. in rotational motion
d. altitude is maintained
c. in translational motion
d. in vibratory motion
D
The device that controls the volume of the fuel/air

D mixture to the cylinders is called a _____.
The following are the major components of a normally a. mixture control

aspirated engine except _____.
b. metering jet
a. air intake
c. tachometer
b. induction filter
d. throttle valve
c. fuel delivery system
d. ice removal system

D
Which of the following is not under bulk property?

C
a. Temperature
A fuel ratio of 11:1 normally refers to _____.
b. Refractive Index
a. a stoichiometric mixture
c. Degree of Hardness
b. 1 part of air, 11 parts fuel
d. Volume
c. 1 part of fue, 11 parts of air
d. 1.1 part of fuel, 1 part of air

C
The two types of compressor commonly used on jet

A engines are?
For what primary purpose is a turbine engine fuel (a) Turboprop and turbofan
control unit trimmed?
(b) high pressure and low pressure
a. To obtain maximum thrust output when desired
(c) centrifugal and axial flow
b. To properly position the power levers
(d) rotor and stator
c. To adjust the idle RPM
d. Eliminate vibration in the compression section

D
A system in which there is no exchange of matter with

B the surrounding and does not cross it boundaries is
called a?
Reciprocating engine power will be decreased at all
altitudes if _____. (a) isolated system
(b) open system (c) original temperature
(c) variable system (d) original volume
(d) closed system
B The first law of thermodynamics states that one form of

energy may be?
Intensive properties are?
(a) created
(a) dependent of the mass
(b) destroyed
(b) independent of the mass
(c) created and destroyed
(c) remains the same
(d) converted into another
(d) expanded properties of mass
D
D
The detonation properties of gasoline are measured by
Basically the power is the function of force time and?
an octane number, the higher the number,
(a) velocity
(a) the higher the tendency to detonate (c) may
(b) a constant detonate due to roughened surface
(c) drag (b) may detonate if the chamber is not of right size (d)
the less tendency of gasoline to detonate
(d) distance
A
A
A rocket engine is a power plant, self-contained, which
If an aircraft turbine engine uses only the thrust depends?
developed within the engine to produce its propulsive
force, such engine is (a) on oxidizer and fuel for operation
known as? (b) on atmospheric air
(a) turbojet (c) on the ignition system
(b) turbofan (d) on the air sucked by the compressor
(c) propjet
(d) ramjet D
The Four Stroke Five Events Engine Cycle in proper

order of occurrence.
B
(a) Intake, Compression, Power, Ignition, Exhaust
A thermodynamic cycle is a sequence of processes that
eventually returns the working substance to its? (b) Intake, Power, Compression, Ignition, Exhaust
(a) original pressure (c) Intake, Ignition, Power, Compression, Exhaust
(b) original state (d) Intake, Compression, Ignition, Power, Exhaust

The operating principle of the turbojet engine is the
application of?
A
(a) Newton's First Law
A pulse jet engine is a modification of the
(b) Newton's Second Law
(a) ramjet
(c) Newton's Third Law
(b) rocket
(d) Zeroth Law
(c) pure jet
(d) turbine
B
Which is the main advantage of an APU's centrifugal

C
flow compressor
A turbojet engine operates on a?
(a) low starting power requirements
(a) Carnot Cycle
(b) shorter than axial
(b) Diesel Cycle
(c) high pressure rise per stage
(c) Brayton Cycle
(d) cheaper
(d) Otto Cycle
C
C
Where is the diffuser section located in the turbine
What type of turbine blade is most commonly used in engine?
aircraft jet engines?
(a) between N1 and N2
(a) impulse
(b) between burner and turbine
(b) reaction
(c) between compressor and burner
(c) impulse-reaction
(d) at the intake
(d) stator
A
B
In a dual axial flow compressor system the first stage
Where is the highest gas pressure in the turbojet turbine drives the?
engine?
(a) N2 compressor
(a) at the entrance of the turbine section
(b) N1 compressor
(b) at the entrance of the burner section
(c) both N1 and N2
(c) at the outlet of tailplane
(d) Fan
(d) at the outlet of the burner section
C
C
The primary purpose of an oil-fuel heat exchanger is to?
(a) decrease viscosity (d) afterburner
(b) heat the fuel
(c) cool the oil B
(d) cool the fuel An engine driven air pump that increases manifold
pressure and forces the fuel/air mixture into the
cylinders which has the effect of increasing the power
C output of the engine.
Which is the most critical parameter for a turbine (a) Compressor

engine during starting?
(b) Supercharger
(a) starter engagement time
(c) Diffuser
(b) oil pressure
(d) Turbocharger
(c) EGT
(d) RPM
A
The ratio of turbine discharge pressure to compressor

D inlet pressure.
On most engines ram recovery occurs at? (a) EPR
(a) 60 knots (b) EGT
(b) 80 knots (c) tachometer
(c) 100 knots (d) Torque meter
(d) 140 knots

B
C An internal viewing device which allows you to visually

inspect areas inside a turbine engine without
In a reciprocating engine with the name of IO-365-H2, disassembling the engine.
365 stands for?
(a) camera
(a) Engine power
(b) borescope
(b) total displacement in m³
(c) electronic imaging
(c) total displacement in in³
(d) engine endoscopy
(d) individual cylinder displacement in in³
D
C
It is considered the most efficient cycle?
In a turbofan engine the primary source of thrust is the?
(a) Otto
(a) exhaust
(b) Brayton
(b) high velocity jet
(c) Diesel
(c) fan
(d) Carnot (c) expansion valve
(d) compressor
A self-contained unit, which enables the aircraft to be B

independent of external pneumatic and electrical
It is a reversible adiabatic thermodynamic process.
power sources.
(a) isobaric
(a) accessory section
(b) isentropic
(b) gearbox
(c) isothermal
(c) auxiliary power unit
(d) polytrophic
(d) integrated drive generator
A
B
The following are parts of a refrigerator except?
In a dual axial-flow compressor, the first stage turbine
drives__________. (a) evaporator
(a) N1 compressor (b) expansion valve
(b) N2 compressor (c) Compressor
(c) N3 compressor (d) condenser coils
(d) N4 compressor
C
D How is anti-icing fluid ejected from the slinger ring on a
propeller?
A parameter used to describe the performance of
reciprocating piston engines which is the theoretical (a) pressure pump
constant pressure that, if it acted on the piston during
the power stroke, would produce the same network as (b) centripetal force
actually developed in one cycle. (c) centrifugal force
(a) brake effective pressure (d) bourdon tubes
(b) thermal effective pressure
(c) combustion pressure B

(d) mean effective pressure Geometric pitch of a propeller is defined as the
(a) effective pitch minus slippage

B (b) effective pitch plus slippage
In a refrigeration cycle the heat inside is absorbed by? (c) angle between blade chord and axis of rotation
(a) condenser coils (d) effective pitch plus distance travelled
(b) evaporator coils
D What is the purpose of having piston ring gaps?
What operational force tends to bend the propeller a. So that oil can freely enter the system.
blades forward at the tip?
b. So that the piston rings will have allowance in the
(a) centrifugal twisting force event of thermal expansion.
(b) torque c. So that the temperature from the piston can be easily
transferred to the cylinder walls.
(c) aerodynamic twisting force
d. For easier overhaul procedures.
(d) thrust bending force
A
B
How do cooling fins help in dissipating heat from the
Which bearing is least likely to be a roller or ball
cylinder assembly?
bearing?
a. It increases the surface area of the cylinder for
(a) rocker arm bearing
convection.
(b) master rod bearing
b.They provide an outlet for hot air.
(c) crankshaft
c. They make the cylinder assembly become lighter.
(d) all of the above
d. Their shape helps cool air flow smoothly against the
outer walls of the cylinder.
The actual power delivered to the propeller of an A

engine is called?
If a four-stroke, five-event engine uses a carburetor,
(a) friction horsepower during what stroke is fuel introduced into the
combustion chamber?
(b) indicated horsepower
a. Intake
(c) shaft horsepower
b. Compression
(d) break horsepower
c. Power
d. Exhaust
B
When is the fuel/air mixture ignited in a conventional

reciprocating engine? D
(a) after TDC A crankshaft completes one rotation in order to:
(b) Shortly before TDC a. Complete one stroke
(c) After BDC b. Complete three strokes
(d) shortly before TDC c. Complete one cycle
d. Complete two strokes
B
A The _____ type engine has two banks of cylinders
directly opposite each other with a crankshaft in the
At what position does the piston start at during the
middle.
intake stroke?
a. Radial
a. Top dead center
b. In-line
b. Bottom down center
c. V-type
c. Bottom dead center
d. Opposed
d. Top down center
B
B
A crankshaft is checked for ___ by placing it on knife
The engine cycle that does not require an outside
edges and observing any tendency to rotate.
source of ignition.
a. Dynamic Balance
a. Otto Cycle
b. Static Balance
b. Diesel Cycle
c. Centrifugal Balance
c. Brayton Cycle
d. Damage and Cracks
d. Carnot Cycle
C
C
The _____ is the link which transmits forces between
This is also known as a "mechanical plunger."
the piston and the crankshaft.
a. Crankshaft
a. Camshaft
b. Cyclinder Assembly
b. Compression Stroke
c. Piston
c. Connecting Rod
d. Connecting Rod
d. Power Stroke
A
C
Dictates that pressure equates to the force applied by a
The _____ type connecting rod is used on horizontally
fluid is proportional to the surface area.
opposed engines.
a. Pascal's Law
a. Master-and-articulated
b. Euler's Equation
b. Fork and blade
c. Boyle's Law
c. Plain
d. Bernoulli's Equation
d. Normal
D
C
Why is it important for bearings to be made of non- Energy can neither be created nor destroyed is stated
ferrous materials? by:
a. To withstand high temperatures during engine a. The zeroth law of thermodynamics

operation.
b. The first law of thermodynamics
b. To minimize friction between two moving parts.
c. The second law of thermodynamics
c. Because these materials are less likely to develop
d. The third law of thermodynamics
corrosion.
d. Because these materials are cheaper

B
Which of the following statements describe the brayton

C
engine cycle?
The actual amount of power produced by an engine.
a. A repeating cycle in which the events happen one
a. Actual Horsepower after another.
b. Friction Horsepower b. A linear cycle in which the events happen

simultaneously
c. Brake Horsepower
c. A linear cycle in which the events happen one at a
d. Indicated Horsepower
time.
d. A repeating cycle in which the events happen two at

A a time.
Defined as the distance traveled by a piston inside the

cylinder assembly.
B
a. Stroke
The isentropic process is:
b. Bore
a. A process that is both adiabatic and non-reversible.
c. Event
b. A process that is both adiabatic and reversible.
d. Cycle
c. A process that in which internal energy remains
constant.
C d. The combination of an isobaric, isochoric and

isothermal process.
What type of energy is produced by burning the fuel
and air mixture?
a. Thermal A
b. Electrical The measure of disorder in a system is called:
c. Chemical a. Entropy
d. Mechanical b. Enthalpy
c. Internal Energy
B d. Work non-flow
B This component introduces fuel to the mixture by
spraying it inside the combustion chamber.
What is it preferred two sets of valve springs?
a. Induction System
a. To maximize the tension between the two valve
spring retainers. b. Fuel Injectors
b. As a fail-safe in case one of the springs fail. c. Carburetor
c. The two springs coiled together help in dissipating d. Intake Valve

heat from the valves.
d. So that the assembly would become more durable.

A
This thermodynamic law states that when a body comes

B in contact with another body that is at a different
temperature, heat is transferred from the hotter body
What kind of crankshaft should you use for a v-type
to the colder body until both reach thermal equilibrium.
engine with 12-cylinder assemblies?
a. The zeroth law of thermodynamics
a. Four throw
b. The first law of thermodynamics
b. Six throw
c. The second law of thermodynamics
c. Eight throw
d. Single throw
D
B
Which of the following properties are considered as
This part of the piston helps with alignment when inside
extensive properties?
the cylinder assembly during engine operation.
a. Pressure
a. Piston pin boss
b. Density
b. Piston skirt
c. Temperature
c. Piston ring land
d. Force
d. Piston head
D
A
The thermodynamic law that states that the entropy
The main disadvantage of an in-line engine is:
approaches a constant value as the constant the
a. Low power-weight ratio temperature approaches absolute zero.
b. Difficult to overhaul a. The zeroth law of thermodynamics
c. High fuel consumption b. The first law of thermodynamics
d. Small engine size c. The second law of thermodynamics
B
A
This shows the relationship of the pressure, volume, B

temperature and mass of a gas in reference to its
A fuel system consists of the following except for
universal gas constant.
a. Pumps
a. Boyle's Law
b. Shrouds
b. Ideal Gas Law
c. Valves
c. Combined Gas Law
d. Filters
d. Charle's Law
C
D
It is any surface that supports and reduces friction
What is an indication of worn valve guides?
between two moving parts.
a. High Oil Pressure
a. Seals
b. Low Oil Consumption
b. Piston Heads
c. Low Oil Pressure
c. Bearings
d. High Oil Consumption
d. Connecting Rods
D
B
An engine becomes overheated due to excessive taxiing
The following are joints used in piston ring gaps except
or improper ground runup. Prior to shutdown,
for one. Which is not a piston ring gap?
operation must continue until cylinders have cooled, by
running engine at a. Butt Joint
a. Low RPM with oil dilution system activated. b. Intersecting Joint
b. 75% power setting with lean mixture. c. Step Joint
c. High RPM with mixture control in rich position. d. Angle Joint
d. Idle RPM.
D
B It is located in the ring grooves immediately below the
piston head which prevent gas from escaping around
The crankshaft is said to be in _______________ when
the piston during engine operation.
the weight of the entire assembly is balanced around its
axis of rotation. a. Oil Rings
a. Dynamic Balance b. Bearings
b. Static Balance c. Oil Seals
c. Neutral Balance d. Compression Rings
d. None of the Above
B b. Obtain the best volumetric efficiency and lower
cylinder operating temperatures.
Turbine engine components exposed to high
temperatures generally may NOT be marked with c. Gain more thorough exhaust gas scavenging.
1) Wax or Grease Pencil d. Set power to full power setting and mixture control
to rich
2) Graphite Lead Pencil
3) Layout Dye
B
4) Chalk
The term referred to as the efficiency of a turboprop
5) Commercial Felt Tip Marker
decreases as airspeed increases.
a. 2 & 4
a. Thermal Efficiency
b. 1 & 2
b. Propulsive Efficiency
c. 1 & 4
c. Propeller Efficiency
d. 2 & 5
d. Aerodynamic Efficiency
A
A
100LL aviation fuel is colored
What must be done after the fuel control unit has been
a. Blue replaced on an aircraft gas turbine engine?
b. Red a. Retrim the engine.
c. Colorless b. Perform a full power run to check fuel flow.
d. Green c. Recalibrate the fuel nozzles.
d. Prime the engine.
It transmits shaft power to the APU accessories and the A

APU generator which are installed on the gearbox pads.
A part of the accesssory section that drives various
a. Shutter Valves engine components and accessories.
b. Roller Bearings a. Gear Train
c. Accessory Gear Box b. Bevel-type Gears
d. O-ring c. Spur-type Gears
d. None of the Above
The primary purpose in setting proper valve timing and D

overlap is to
The breaking loose of small pieces of metal from coated
a. Permit the best possible charge of fuel/air mixture surfaces, usually cause by defective plating or excessive
into the cylinders. loads is called
a. Scoring b. Cracking
b. Chafing c. Warping
c. Brinelling d. Bowing
d. Flaking
C Which of the following indicates that a combustion

chamber of a jet engine is not operating properly?
These are offset from the main bearing journal to
provide attachment points for connecting rods. a. Hot spots on the tail cone.
a. Crank Cheek b. Clam shells stick in thrust reverse position.
b. Main Journal c. Warping of the exhaust duct liner.
c. Crankpin d. Cracking of the compressor blades
d. Connecting Rod
A It is a form of case hardening that changes the surface

strength of steel by infusing the metal with a hardening
A type of bearing that has a cone-shaped inner and
agent.
outer races that enable the bearing to withstand both
radial and thrust loads. a. Hardening
a. Tapered Roller Bearings b. Carbonizing
b. Plain Bearings c. Nitriding
c. Straight Roller Bearings d. Tempering
d. Ball Bearings
C The most common type of valve used in exhaust valves

is
The component(s) in a turbine engine that operates at
the highest temperatures is/are the a. Spool Valve
a. Combustion section b. Globe Valve
b. Turbine Disks c. Needle Valve
c. First stage turbine nozzle guide vanes. d. Poppet Valve
d. Exhaust Cone
A Engine pressure ratio is the total pressure ratio

between the
Severe rubbing of turbine engine compressor blades will
usually cause a. Front of the compressor and the rear of the
compressor.
a. Galling
b. Aft end of the compressor and the aft end of the It transmits the lifting force of the cam to the push rod.
turbine.
a. Tappet
c. Front of the compressor and the aft end of the
b. Hydraulic Plunger
turbine.
c. Plunger Spring
d. Front of the engine inlet and the aft end of the
compressor d. Cam Lobes
A B
(1) Serviceability limits for turbine blades are much High cylinder head temperatures are likely to result
more stringent than those for turbine nozzle vanes. from
(2) A limited number of small nicks and dents can a. A very rich mixture at high power settings.
usually be permitted in any area of a turbine blade.
b. A very lean mixture at high power settings.
a. Only No. 1 is true.
c. Fouled spark plugs.
b. Only No. 2 is true.
d. Improper valve timing.
c. Both Nos. 1 and 2 are true.
d. Neither Nos. 1 and 2 are true.

A
Identify the meaning of the underlined letter based on

D the model number: O-320-H2AD.
What instrument on a gas turbine engine should be a. Modified for Aerobatics
monitored to minimize the possibility of a hot start?
b. Normally Aspirated
a. EGT Gauge
c. Modified for Aerodynamic Performance
b. RPM Indicator
d. Air-cooled
c. Torquemeter
d. Turbing Inlet Temperature

A
It is referred to as the distance the piston travels from

B its outward limit.
It is a circular ring of hardened metal that provides a a. Stroke
uniform sealing surface for the valve face.
b. TDC
a. Valve Guide
c. BDC
b. Valve Seat
d. Valve Timing
c. Valve Float
d. Valve Spring
B
The firing order for the O-200-A is

A
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 1, 3, 2, 4 The event that occurs when the fuel/air mixture ignites
before the spark plugs fire.
c. 2, 4, 1, 3
a. Spark Plug Fouling
d. 4, 3, 2, 1
b. Detonation
c. Preignition
D
d. Fuel Starvation
It is crucial for efficienct performance which is specified
as the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust
valves with
B
respect to the crankshaft position.
Grinding the valves of a reciprocating engine to a
a. Valve Lag feather edge is likely to result in
b. Valve Lead a. Normal operation and long life.
c. Detonation b. Preignition and burned valves.
d. Valve Timing c. Detonation and excessive carbon deposits.
d. Excessive valve clearance.
It is defined as the volume of air moved by a piston D

from BDC to TDC.
Rare lines that is used to indicate an allowable range of
a. Total Piston Displacement operations under a unique set of circumstances.
b. Piston Displacement a. White Arc
c. Thermal Efficiency b. Green Arc
d. Engine Efficiency c. Yellow Arc
d. Blue Arc
What would be the possible cause if a gas turbine C

engine has high exhaust gas temperature, high fuel
It is referred to as the maneuvering speed.
flow, and low RPM at all engine power settings?
a. VSO
a. Turbine damage or loss of turbine efficiency.
b. VNO
b. Fuel metering is not calibrated.
c. VA
c. Loose or corroded thermocouple probes for the EGT
indicator. d. VR
d. Turbine damage or loss of turbine efficiency
D
C The exhaust gas temperature (EGT) indicator on a gas
turbine engine provides a relative indication of the
a. Exhaust temperature. cylinder head temperatures for takeoff have been
reached. When can this condition be expected?
b. First stage turbine blades.
a. When the liftersbecome deflated.
c. Temperature of the Exhaust Gases as they pass the
exhaust cone. b. As a result of carbon and sludge becoming trapped in
the lifter and restricting its motion.
d. Turbine inlet temperature.
c. During normal operation.
d. During emergency condition.

C
It distributes air, sometimes mixed with fuel, to the

cylinders. B
a. Air Filter A cool-off period prior to shutdown of a turbine engine

is accomplished in order to
b. Caburetor
a. Prevent seizure of engine bearings.
c. Induction Manifold
b. Allow the turbine wheel to cool before the case
d. Venturi
contracts around it.
c. Prevent vapor lock in the fuel control and/or fuel

C lines.
Hot spots in the combustion section of a turbojet d. None of the above.

engine are possible indicators of
a. Injestion of foreign objects.

C
b. Faulty igniter plugs.
If the intake valve is opened too early in the cycle of
c. Malfunctioning fuel nozzle. operation of a four-stroke cycle engine, it may result in
d. Dirty compressor blades A - improper scavenging of exhaust gases.
B - engine kickback.
A C - backfiring into the induction system.
The term used to describe a permanent and cumulative D - improper ignition after compression.
deformation of the turbine blades of a turbojet engine.
a. Creep
C
b. Stretch
Full-floating piston pins are those which allow
c. Distortion movement between the pin and
d. Warping A - the piston.
B - both the piston and the large end of the connecting

rod.
C
C - both the piston and the small end of the connecting
An aircraft reciprocating engine using hydraulic valve rod.
lifters is observed to have no clearance in its valve-
operating mechanism after the minimum inlet oil and D - the connecting rod.
B
C During overhaul, the disassembled parts of an engine

are usually degreased with some form of mineral spirits
In engine identification GTSIR 450-L, what is the type of
solvents rather than water-mixed degreasers primarily
engine?
because
A - In-line engine
A - solvent degreasers are much more effective.
B - Opposed engine
B - water-mixed degreaser residues may cause engine
C - Radial engine oil contamination in the engine.
D - V-type engine C - water-mixed degreaser cause corrosion.
D - solvent degreaser are expensive.
Its primary purpose is to allow fuel/air charge to enter A

the cylinder as early as possible to increase engine
Which one among the following blade have the highest
efficiency and aid in cylinder cooling.
aspect ratio?
A - Valve lead
A - A long blade with a narrow chord
B - Valve lag
B - A short blade with a wide chord
C - Valve overlap
C - A long blade with a long chord
D - Valve seat
D - A short blade with a short chord
A
D
Given the following data on valve position:
A diffuser design in such a way that it slows down the
compressor discharge while at the same time increase
the pressure to its maximum value inside the engine.
10° BTDC - intake valve opens
A - converging-diverging
50° BBDC - intake valve closes
B - diverging - converging
25° BTDC - Ignition occurs
C - Converging only
55° BBDC - exhuast valve opens
D - Diverging only
15° ATDC - exhaust valve closes
D
How long is the valve overlap?
In a typical multiple can combustion chamber, how
A - 25 degrees many is usual number or igniters if it has 8 cans?
B - 20 degrees A - Same as the total number of cans
C - 30 degrees B - Half of the total number of cans
D - 15 degress C - Three-fourths the total number of cans
D - One-fourths the total number of cans

A B
The turbine blade design in such way that it allows the If a severe centrifugal load imposed by high operating
distribution of the workload throughout the length of speed is combined with elevated temperature in the
the blade. turbine it will eventually may result on blades that grow
in length. This type of engine damage is called?
A - Impulse-reaction
A - Burnishing
B - Impulse
B - Creep
C - Reaction
C - Erosion
D - No reaction
D - Galling
D
B
Which one is not a function of a thrust reverser?
What most likely to happen in a engine that start
normal, EGT within limits but engine fails to accelerate
a. Aid in breaking and directional control during normal in reach the idle rpm?
landing, and reduce brake maintenance.
A - Hot start
b. Provide breaking and directional control during
B - Hung start
emergency landings and balked takeoffs.
C - False start
c. Back an aircraft out of a parking spot in a "power
back" operation. D - Fail start
d. Allows the aircraft to make steep turn a high flight

speeds.
C
In the event of engine fire, what is most commonly use

A - a only fire extinguisher?
B - b only A - Helium
C - c only B - Argon
D - d only C - Carbon dioxide
D - Carbon monoxide
In a typical gas turbine engine, which part is exposed to A

the highest operating temperature?
This are normally performed after an engine of fuel
A - Combustion chamber control unit is changed or whenever an engine does not
produce its maximum thrust.
B - Exhaust section
A - Trimming
C - Turbine inlet
B - EGT and Tachometer check
D - Turbine discharge
C - Trend Analysis
D - Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program A - Minor repair
B - Major Repair
B C - Minor alteration
A type of system wherein the hydromechanical fuel D - Major alteration

control unit controls most engine operations including
starting, idle, acceleration, deceleration, and
touchdown. C
A - Fuel Control Unit (FCU) A helicopter rotor whose blades are attached to a hub
in such a way that they are free to flap, drag and
B - Supervisory Electronic Engine Control (EEC)
feather.
C - Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)
A - Rigid rotor system
D - Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS)
B - Semi-rigid rotor system
C - Fully articulated rotor system

B
D - Rotor mast system
A type of force that occurs as air resistance opposes the
rotational motion of the
A
propeller's blades. This force tends to bend the blades
opposite the direction of In the relationship between manifold pressure, rpm,
collective, and throttle, if the manifold pressure is LOW
rotation.
and the rpm is HIGH the solution will be.
A - Thrust bending force
A - raise the collective pitch
B - Torque bending force
B - decrease manifold pressure
C - Aerodynamic twisting force
C - increase the throttle
D - Centrifugal force
D - increase manifold pressure and rpm
A
D
A type of constant speed propeller that has the ability
Which of the following is not an extensive property?
to rotate the propeller blade so that the leading edge of
each blade is pointed straight forward into the wind. a. Kinetic Energy
A - Featherable propeller b. Momentum
B - Constant-speed propeller c. Mass
C - Controllable propeller d. Density
D - Reversible propeller
B
D Which of the following is not an intensive property?
Change in blade design, hub design, and governor or a. Velocity
control design are all example of?
b. Volume C. A body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up with a force
equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
c. Pressure
D. Don't be rude to armed Romans.
d. Temperature
B
D
States that if the pressure of a gas remains constant, its
Which of the following is not an acceptable extended SI
volume vanes directly with the absolute temperature.
unit? Recall: The SI system is the MKS system (meter,
Kilogram, Second), but we'll allow the extended SI A. Boyle's Law
system to include the cgs system (centimeter, gram,
B. Charles' Law
second), but you can't mix these two systems.
C. Ideal Gas Law
a. distance measured in centimeters
D. Newton's Law
b. pressure measured in newtons per square meter
c. volume measured in cubic meters

A
d. density measured in grams per cubic meter
States that if the temperature of a gas remains
constant, it's volume varies inversely with the absolute
B pressure
Which of the following is a statement of Pascal's law? A. Boyle's Law
A. If a gas is maintained at a constant temperature, then B. Charles' Law

its volume will be inversely proportional to its pressure.
C. Ideal Gas Law
B. Pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted
D. Newton's Law
undiminished to every portion of the fluid and to the
walls of the container
C. A body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up with a force D

equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
A four stroke cycle engine in which air only is taken into
D. One mole of any ideal gas at standard temperature the cylinder on the suction stroke and liquid fuel is
and pressure will have a volume of 22.4 liters. lower injected. No spark plug used. High temperature
due to high Compression. Constant pressure
combustion.
C
A. Otto Cycle
Which of the following is a statement of Archimedes's
B. Carnot Cycle
principle?
C. Brayton Cycle
A. If a gas is maintained at a constant pressure, then its
volume will be proportional to its absolute D. Diesel Cydie
temperature.
B. Pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted

undiminished to every portion of the fluid and to the A
walls of the container. The ideal prototype of the Spark-ignition engines.
Constant volume combustion.
A. Otto Cycle
B. Carnot Cycle A
C. Brayton Cycle Using standard atmospheric conditions, the standard

sea level temperature is
D. Diesel Cycle
A. 59 degrees F
B. 59 degrees R
A
C. 29 degrees C
Independent of the mass of the substance or system
under consideration.
A. Intensive Properties C
B. Specific heat A gas turbine engine comprises which three main

sections?
C Extensive Properties
A. Compressor, diffuser, and stator.
D. Entropy
B. Turbine, combustion, and stator.
C. Turbine, compressor, and combustion.

C
Depends on how much of the substance is present or

the "extent" of the system under consideration A
A. Intensive Properties An advantage of the centrifugal-flow compressor is its

high
B. Specific heat
A. pressure rise per stage.
C. Extensive Properties
B. ram efficiency,
D. Entropy
C. peak efficiency,
A
A
The fan rotational speed of a dual axial compressor
forward fan engine is the same as the The stator vanes in an axial-flow compressor
A. Low-pressure compressor. A. convert velocity energy into pressure energy.
B. Forward turbine wheel. B. convert pressure energy into velocity energy.
C. High-pressure compressor. C, direct air into the first stage rotor vanes at the proper
angle.
C
A
The turbine section of a jet engine
A. Increases air velocity for propulsion.
A. single entry and double entry.
B. Circulates air to coo! the engine.
B. rotor and stator
C. Drives the compressor section.
C. impeller and diffuser. Turbine blades are generally more susceptible to
operating damage than compressor blades because of
A. higher centrifugal loading.

C
B. exposure to high temperatures.
What are the two functional elements in a centrifugal
compressor? C. high pressure and high velocity gas flow.
A. Turbine and compressor.
B. Bucket and expander. C
C. Impeller and diffuser. The diffuser section of a jet engine is located between
A. the burner section and the turbine section.
A B. station No. 7 and station No.8.
In which type of turbine engine combustion chamber is C. the compressor section and the burner section.
the case and liner removed and installed as one unit
during routine maintenance?
A
A. Can.
What is one purpose of the diffuser section in a turbine
B. Can annular.
engine?
C. Annular.
A. To increase pressure and reduce velocity.
B. To convert pressure to velocity.

C
C. To reduce pressure and increase velocity.
What term is used to describe a permanent and
cumulative deformation of the turbine blades of a
turbojet engine? A
A. Stretch. The rearward thrust capability of an engine with the
thrust reverser system deployed is
B. Distortion.
A. less than its forward capability.
C. Creep.
B. equal to or less than its forward capability, depending
on ambient conditions and system design.
B
C. equal to its forward capability.
What is the profile of a turbine engine compressor
blade?
B
A. The leading edge of the blade.
Why is high nickel chromium steel used in many exhaust
B. A cut out that reduces blade tip thickness.
systems?
C. The curvature of the blade root.
A. High heat conductivity and flexibility.
B. Corrosion resistance and low expansion coefficient.

B
C. Corrosion resistance and high heat conductivity.
A C. Both the number and thickness of the discs in the
assembly.
Engines using cold stream, or both cold and hot stream
reversing include
A. high bypass turbofans. B
B. turbojets. A turbine engine dry sump lubrication system of the

self-contained, high-pressure design
C. turbojets with afterburner.
A. has no heat exchanger.
B. consists of pressure, breather, and scavenge sub-

A
system.
What can be done to eliminate or minimize the
C. stores oil in the engine crankcase.
microbial growth problem in an aircraft jet fuel tank?
A. USE anti-icing and antibacterial additives.

C
B. Add CO2 as a purgative.
The main oil filters strain the oil at which point in the
C. Keep the fuel tank topped off.
system?
A. Immediately after it leaves the scavenger pump.

A
B. Immediately before it enters the pressure pump.
The recommended aircraft engine lubricants are
C. Just as it leaves the pressure pump
A. mineral or synthetic based.
B. vegetable, mineral, or synthetic based.

A
C. animal, mineral, or synthetic based.
Which statements true regarding the air Passing
through the combustion section of a jet engine?
C A. Most is used for engine cooling.
Which of the following factors helps determine the B. Most is used for support combustion.
proper grade of oil to use in a particular engine?
C. A small percentage is frequently bleed off at this
A. Adequate lubrication in various attitudes of flight. point to be used for air conditioning and/or other
pneumatic powered systems.
B. Positive introduction foil to the bearings.
C. Operating speeds of bearings.

C
A safety feature usually employed in pneumatic starters

B that is used if the clutch does not release from the
What determines the minimum particle size which will engine drive at the proper time during start is the A.
be excluded or filtered by a cunotype (stacked disc, flyweight cutout switch.
edge filtration)filter? B. spring coupling release.
A. The disc thickness. C. drive shaft shear point.
B. The spacer thickness.
C Which statement is true with regards to Thrust?
Why do turbine engine ignition systems require high a. Thrust increases when mass of air entering the engine
energy? increases and when the acceleration of the air through
the engine decreases
A. To ignite the fuel under conditions of high altitude
and high temperatures. b. Thrust increases when mass of air entering the
engine increases and when the acceleration of the air
B. because the applied voltage is much greater
through the engine increases
C. To ignite the fuel under conditions of high altitude
c. Thrust increases when mass of air entering the engine
and low temperatures.
decreases and when the acceleration of the air through
the engine increases
B d. Thrust increases when mass of air entering the

engine decreases and when the acceleration of the air
In the event a pneumatic start valve will not operate through the engine decreases
and the manual override must be used, the starter T
handle must be closed at scheduled starter drop out
because
A
A. the starter will overheat.
In the P-V diagram of the Brayton Cycle, which
B. the starter will overspeed at a given N2 parameter is constant?
C. the starter oil will be blown over board a. Pressure
b. Volume
B c. Temperature
Great caution should be exercised in handling damaged d. Entropy

hermetically sealed turbine engine igniter transformer
units because
B
A. compound sin the unit may because a fire or
explosion hazard when exposed to the air. Provided the engine speed is kept constant, which
condition would increase Thrust?
B. some contain radioactive material.
a. Increase in ambient Temperature
C. some contain toxic chemicals.
b. Increase in ambient Pressure
c. Decrease in air density

C
d. Increase in Altitude
Highest Thrust Setting without time limitation
a. Max. Take-off thrust

C
b. Max. Go-around thrust
Which of the following condition would produce the
c. Max. Continuous thrust
highest thrust?
d. Max. Climb thrust
a. high acceleration of a small amount of air
b. low acceleration of a large amount of air

B
c. high acceleration of a large amount of air
d. low acceleration of a small amount of air
D It is the ratio of the mass of secondary air to the mass of

primary air
On a twin spool engine, where would the air go next
after the combustor? a. Bypass ratio
a. LPC b. Stoichiometric ratio
b. HPC c. Aspect ratio
c. LPT d. Relative wind ratio
d. HPT
B What is the main advantage of centrifugal flow

compressor over axial flow compressor?
On a twin-spool engine, which is commonly rotated by
the last stage turbine? a. The drag
a. The fan b. The over-all pressure ratio
b. LPC and the Fan c. The number of stages
c. HPC and accessories d. The increase in pressure per stage
d. LPC and HPC
C Which compressor control system component protects

the LPC by venting the air during low power operation?
Which thermodynamic cycle explains how a turbojet
engine operates? a. VSV
a. Otto cycle b. VBV
b. Carnot cycle c. c. HP compressor bleed valve
c. Brayton cycle d. d. LP turbine bleed valve
d. Diesel Cycle
C What happens to the air when it passes through a

turbine nozzle guide vane?
Which parameter/s is/are used to represent thrust on
most dual-spool gas turbine engines? a. It slows down due to the convergent shape
a. N1 b. It speeds up due to the convergent shape
b. N2 or EPR c. It slows down due to the divergent shape
c. N1 or EPR d. It speeds up due to the divergent shape
d. N1 or N2
D c. Negative air pressure on the top surface of the fuel
from the pneumatic system
Which statement is true with regards to thrust
reversers? d. Negative pressure on the top surface of the fuel from
ram air
a. Thrust reversers are used to fly in the reverse
direction
b. Full Reverse thrust can be applied immediately after D

touchdown
Which accessory is not found in an APU?
c. Thrust reversers can be applied on just one engine for
a. Fuel pump
turning
b. Oil pump
d. Thrust reversers are used to assist the brakes in
stopping the aircraft on ground c. Electric generator
d. Hydraulic pump
B
Which component of the lubrication system triggers a C

warning when system pressure drops below a specified
level? Which cooling method is mainly used to protect the
inner liner of the combustor from the intense heat of
a. The pressure transmitter the combustion gases?
b. The pressure switch a. Impingement cooling
c. The bypass filter b. Splash cooling
d. The pressure gage c. Film cooling
d. Convection cooling
B
Fuel with high flash point B

a. Provides good ignition capabilities Which component prevents cavitation at the inlet of the
high pressure fuel pump?
b. Is safe for handling
a. Fuel boost pumps in the tank
c. Has low freezing point
b. Low pressure fuel pump
d. Has high density
c. LP fuel shut-off valve
d. Positive air pressure from ram air

B
What prevents fuel from vaporizing inside the tanks

when the aircraft is at high altitude? B
a. Positive air pressure on the top surface of the fuel Which control lever is used on engines equipped with
from the engine hydromechanical fuel control unit to open the fuel
valves and starts the ignition?
b. Positive air pressure on the top surface of the fuel
from ram air a. Forward thrust lever
b. Start lever Which type of jet engine incorporates movable vanes
that cause an intermittent entry of air inside the
c. Reverse thrust lever
engine?
d. Master switch
a. Gas turbine engine
b. Rocket
C
c. Pulse jet
Which group of engine indications helps detect
d. Ram jet
problems at an early stage?
a. Performance indication
A
b. System indication
What happens to pressure of supersonic air when it
c. Engine trend monitoring
flows through a convergent nozzle?
d. Oil consumption, EGT, N1 and EPR
a. It increases
b. It decreases
B
c. It remains constant
What does the thrust reverser interlock system do?
d. It fluctuates
a. It prevents deployment of the reverser if the opposite
reverser does not deploy
A
b. It prevents the engine from increasing power until
the reverser is fully deployed When the engine is running on ground and the aircraft
is not moving, what would be the pressure at the inlet
c. It prevents the reverser from deploying while in flight
section?
d. It prevents the reverser from deploying when a fault
a. Lower than ambient
is detected in the system
b. Higher than ambient
c. Same as ambient
B
d. Inlet pressure is not affected by ambient pressure
Which statement is true with regards to heat
exchangers?
a. Air is used to cool the oil using a heat exchanger D
b. Fuel heats up while the oil cools down in a heat How is anti-ice performed on the air intake nose?
exchanger
a. By electrical heaters
c. Oil heats up while the fuel cools down in a heat
b. By pneumatic boots
exchanger
c. By spraying anti-ice fluid
d. Fuel and oil mixes inside a heat exchanger then
separates when it leaves d. By spraying hot gas
C A
How are compressor stages counted?

a. Counting a rotor followed by a stator is one During engine deceleration or shutdown, which would
compressor stage contract first, the rotors or the casing?
b. Counting a stator followed by a rotor is one a. The rotors because of the reduction in centrifugal
compressor stage force
c. One blade whether it's a rotor or a stator is one b. The rotors because of the thermal contraction
compressor stage
c. The casing because of the reduction in centrifugal
d. A pair of rotor and stator is one compressor stage no force
matter which one is counted first
d. The casing because of the thermal contraction
B
A
What are the two main elements of a centrifugal flow
What happens when there is a leak in the fuel-oil heat
compressor?
exchanger?
a. Rotor and stator
a. The fuel will contaminate the oil
b. Impeller and diffuser
b. The oil will contaminate the fuel
c. Rotor and diffuser
c. Both fuel and oil will be contaminated
d. Impeller and rotor
d. No contamination since both fluid have the same
pressure
What type of damage may happen on turbine rotor C

blades due to high temperature and high centrifugal
What section is designed to slow down the velocity
forces?
of air going into the combustion chamber?
a. Elongation
a. Inlet section
b. Cavitation
b. Compressor section
c. Erosion
c. Diffuser section
d. Creep
d. Convergent section
D
D
Which component experiences the highest heat-to-
metal contact in a jet engine? Which statement is true with regards to air pressure in
the Inlet section during engine operation?
a. Combustor
a. The air pressure in the inlet section is always lower
b. Ignition Plug
than ambient
c. Fuel Nozzle
b. The air pressure in the inlet section is always higher
d. Turbine blades than ambient
c. The air pressure in the inlet section is lower than

ambient when the aircraft is moving
A
d. The air pressure in the inlet section is lower than c. It is lighter in weight
ambient when the aircraft is not moving
d. It has higher strength
C
B
What happens to the lubrication system when the main
What happens to the airflow as it enters the
filter gets clogged?
combustion chamber?
a. Oil will stop flowing
a. A big part of it is mixed with fuel and burned while
b. Oil will continue to flow the smaller part is used to cool the metal components
c. Oil will flow thru the bypass valve b. A small part of it is mixed with fuel and burned while
the bigger part is used to cool the metal components
d. Oil will go in the reverse direction
c. All of it is mixed with fuel and burned
d. All of it is used to cool the metal components

C
Which statement is true with regards to oil

D
viscosity?
What is the shape formed between the rotor blades of
a. Oxidation does not affect viscosity
an impulse type of turbine?
b. Oil pressure greatly affects viscosity
a. Convergent
c. Oil viscosity decreases when oil temperature
b. Divergent
increases
c. Convergent-Divergent
d. Oil viscosity increases when oil temperature
increases d. Area is constant
D B
Which part of an axial flow compressor would static What danger exist if thrust reversers are operated at
pressure increase? low engine speed?
a. The rotors a. Problems with directional stability
b. The stators b. Possibility of ingesting its own exhaust
c. The Low Pressure Compressor c. Ineffective braking
d. Both in the rotors and stators d. High EGT
A C
What is the advantage of double face impeller over a What type of seal is used to seal the oil in a bearing
single face impeller?
sump?
a. It has a higher volume of air
a. Magnetic carbon seals
b. It has higher pressure ratio
b. Spring-loaded carbon seals
c. Labyrinth seals
d. O-ring 1. Full throttle operation.
2. Low cylinder head temperatures.
B 3. Improper valve timing.
What would be the effect of an oil pressure relief valve 4. Sharp bends in the induction system.
getting stuck in the open position?
5. High carburetor air temperatures.
a. High oil pressure will develop
b. Oil pressure will not develop sufficiently to lubricate

a. 2, 4, and 5.
c. Oil will leak externally
b. 1,2, 3, and 4.
d. Normal operation, oil will just return to the tank
c. 3, 4, and 5.
B
C
Which statement is true regarding bearings used in
Which of the following is a characteristic of a thrust
high-powered reciprocating aircraft engines?
bearing used in most radial engines?
a. The outer race of a single-row, self-aligning ball
a. Tapered roller.
bearing will always have a radius equal to the radius of
the balls. b. Double-row ball.
b. There is less rolling friction when ball bearings are c. Deep-groove ball.
used than when roller bearings are employed.
c. Crankshaft bearings are generally of the ball type due

to their ability to withstand extreme loads without B
overheating. Which bearing is least likely to be a roller or ball
bearing?
B a. Rocker arm bearing (overhead valve engine).
What is the principal advantage of using propeller b. Master rod bearing (radial engine).
reduction gears? c. Crankshaft main bearing (radial engine).
a. To enable the propeller RPM to be increased without
an accompanying increase in engine RPM.
A
b. To enable the engine RPM to be increased with an
accompanying increase in power and allow the The operating temperature valve clearance of a radial
propeller to remain at a lower, more efficient RPM. engine as compared to cold valve clearance is
c. To enable the engine RPM to be increased with an a. Greater

accompanying increase in propeller RPM. b. Less
c. The same
C
Which of the following will decrease volumetric C

efficiency in a reciprocating engine?
The five events of a four-stroke cycle engine in the
order of their occurrence are
C
a. intake, ignition, compression, power, exhaust.
On which strokes are both valves on a four-stroke cycle
b. intake, power, compression, ignition, exhaust. reciprocating engine open?
c. intake, compression, ignition, power, exhaust. a. Power and exhaust.
b. Intake and compression.
A c. Exhaust and intake.
The primary concern in establishing the firing order for

an opposed engine is to
A
a. provide for balance and eliminate vibration to the
Master rod bearings are generally what type?
greatest extent possible.
a. Plain.
b. keep power impulses on adjacent cylinders as far
apart as possible in order to obtain the greatest b. Roller
mechanical efficiency.
c. Ball.
c. keep the power impulses on adjacent cylinders as
close as possible in order to obtain the greatest
mechanical efficiency. B

C aircraft engine is called
If fuel/air ratio is proper and ignition timing is correct, a. friction horsepower.

the combustion process should be completed b. brake horsepower.
a. 20 to 305 before top center at the end of the c. indicated horsepower.
compression stroke.
b. when the exhaust valve opens at the end of the

power stroke. A
c. just after top center at the beginning of the power Cam-ground pistons are installed in some aircraft
stroke. engines to
a. provide a better fit at operating temperatures.
A b. act as a compensating feature so that a compensated

magneto is not required.
Which statement is correct regarding engine
crankshafts? c. equalize the wear on all pistons.
a. Moveable counterweights serve to reduce the

torsional vibrations in an aircraft reciprocating engine. A
b. Moveable counterweights serve to reduce the Some aircraft engine manufacturers equip their product
dynamic vibrations in an aircraft reciprocating engine. with choked or taper-ground cylinders in order to
c. Moveable counterweights are designed to resonate a. provide a straight cylinder bore at operating
at the natural frequency of the crankshaft. temperatures.
b. flex the rings slightly during operation and reduce the d. 6 to 10
possibility of the rings sticking in the grooves.
c. increase the compression pressure for starting

C
purposes.
In engine identification GTSIR 450-L, what is the type of
engine?
C
a. In-line engine
If an engine with a stroke of 6 inches is operated at
b. Opposed engine
2,000 RPM, the piston movement within the cylinder
will be c. Radial engine
a. at maximum velocity around TDC. d. V-type engine
b. constant during the entire 360° of crankshaft travel.
c. at maximum velocity 90° after TDC. D
Change in blade design, hub design, and governor or

control design are all example of?
B
a. Minor repair
What will happen to the temperature in a room with a
refrigerator operating with its door open. The room is a b. Major Repair
well-sealed and well-insulated room.
c. Minor alteration
a. Decrease
d. Major alteration
b. Increase
c. Decrease but will eventually normalize

C
d. Increase but will eventually normalize
In the event of engine fire, what is most commonly use
fire extinguisher?
C a. Helium
Why does Qin = Wout can never occur? b. Argon
a. It violates the zeroth law c. Carbon dioxide
b. It violates the 1st law d. Carbon monoxide
c. It violates the 2nd law
d. It violates the 3rd law C
In a typical gas turbine engine, which part is exposed to

the highest operating temperature?
C
a. Combustion chamber
The compression ratio for Diesel engines is?
b. Exhaust section
a. 3 to 6
c. Turbine inlet
b. 20 to 30
d. Turbine discharge
c. 15 to 20
D D
A diffuser design in such a way that it slows down the Stator blades in the compressor section of an axial-flow
compressor discharge while at the same time increase turbine engine
the pressure to its maximum value inside the engine.
a. At the compressor outlet.
a. Converging-Diverging
b. Seeks its own best operating speed.
b. Diverging - Converging
c. Convert velocity energy into pressure energy
c. Converging only
d. Decrease the air velocity and prevent swirling.
d. Diverging only
C
A
On what stroke is the piston of a reciprocating engine
Otto cycle efficiency is higher than Diesel cycle when the exhaust valve begins to open?
efficiency for the same compression ratio and heat
a. Intake stroke
input because in Otto cycle
b. Compression stroke
a. Heat rejection is lower
c. Power stroke
b. combustion is at constant volume
d. Exhaust stroke
c. Expansion and compression are isentropic
d. higher temperature is achieved

C
What are the principle stationary parts of an engine?

D
a. Piston, propeller, gears, cylinder, valves
The measurement of a thermodynamic property known
as temperature is based on b. Because they must withstand higher pressures and
temperatures
a. First Law
c. Cylinder block, cylinders, cylinder heads, and exhaust
b. Second Law
and intake manifolds
c. Third Law
d. To 1 side and above the crankshaft
d. Zeroth Law
C
C
What is the firing order of a 6 cylinder engine in a four
The gas constant (R) is equal to the __________ of two stroke cycle?
specific heats.
a. 2 - 4 - 6 - 1 - 5 - 6
a. Sum
b. 1 - 3 - 6 - 2 - 4 - 5
b. Ratio
c. 1 - 3 - 5 - 2 - 4 - 6
c. Difference
d. 2 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 6
d. Product
B
The color of 100/130 grade low lead fuel is D
a. Green The effect on EPR with an iced up P1 probe with the

RPM of the engine increasing
b. Blue
a. EPR would decrease.
c. Red
b. No change.
d. yellow
c. EPR would momentarily decrease then increase.
d. EPR would increase.

C
The oil content of a piston engine (wet sump) are

checked C
a. when the engine is running at idle power Many early air filters were constructed from screen wire
that was filled with a reusable fiber material known as?
b. As soon as possible after the engine is stopped
because the oil will drain away from the sump a. Kevlar
c. After approximately 15 minutes once the engine has b. Linen

stopped
c. Flock
d. When the oil has reached a specific temperature
d. Fiber glass
A
A
Which one among the following blade have the highest
A reciprocating engine in which exhaust driven turbines
aspect ratio?
are coupled to the engine crankshaft.
a. A long blade with a narrow chord
a. Turbo-compound engine
b. A short blade with a wide chord
b. Box engine
c. A long blade with a long chord
c. V type
d. A short blade with a short chord
d. turboshaft
B
B
In a high ratio by-pass engine:
Uses the velocity of the exiting exhaust gases to
a. All of the air goes through both the low and high produce a venturi effect to draw more airflow over the
pressure compressor engine.
b. Not all the air goes through the high pressure a. Cowling
compressor
b. Exhaust Augmentors
c. Not all the air goes through the low pressure
c. Waste gate
compressor
d. Exhaust manifold
d. All the air goes through the high pressure compressor
D Fire zones which have large volumes of air flowing
through them at an irregular rate.
Provides a method for visually identifying whether a
hose is twisted or not. a. Class A
a. Visual inspection b. Class B
b. X-ray c. Class C
c. Lubber line d. Class X
d. Lay Line
A Angular difference in the plane of rotation of propellers

is known as.
Type of lubricant which contains additives that bond to
metal surfaces to reduce friction under high pressures a. Phase Angle
or high rubbing velocities.
b. Pitch angle
a. Hypoid Lubricants
c. Blade pitch
b. Dessicant
d. Slip
c. Engine oil
d. Flux
C
Refers to a condition where melted ice reforms behind

C a blades leading edge.
A dip stick type quantity gauges is sometimes referred a. Re-icing

to as.
b. Rime ice
a. Weighing scale
c. Runback
b. Sight glass
d. Impact ice
c. Bayonet Gauge
d. Metering Gauge
A
In intake stroke of an otto cycle engine, the mass of the

B air is drawn into the piston and cylinder arrangement in
Refers to filling the engine with too much oil. a. Constant pressure
a. Underservicing b. Constant temperature
b. Overservicing c. Constant volume
c. Overflow d. Constant density
d. Underflow
D
Which of the following is used to monitor the The actual distance a propeller moves forward through
mechanical integrity of the turbines, as well as to check the air during one revolution is known as the
engine operating conditions of a turbine
a. Effective pitch
engine?
b. Geometric pitch
a. Engine oil pressure
c. Relative pitch
b. Exhaust gas temperature
d. Slippage
c. Engine pressure ratio
d. Turbine inlet temperature

D
What method would be used to inspect an aluminum

B propeller blade when a crack is suspected?
Which of the following component inspections is to be a. Visual inspection

accomplished on a 100-hr inspections?
b. Use a bright light
a. Check internal timing of magneto
c. Magnetic particle
b. Check cylinder compression
d. Dye-penetrant
c. Check valve timing
d. Check pressure control

B
The centrifugal twisting moment of an operating

A propeller tends to
What publication contains the mandatory replacement a. Increase pitch angle

b. Reduce the pitch angle
a. Engine manufacturer's service instruction
c. Bend the blades in the direction of rotation
b. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 43
d. Bend the blades in the opposite direction of rotation
c. Engine Manufacturer's Maintenance manual
d. Airworthiness Directions
A
Ice formation on propellers, when an aircraft is in flight,

C will
What is a function of the automatic propeller a. Decrease thrust and cause excessive vibration
synchronizing system on multiengine aircraft?
b. Increase aircraft stall speed and increase noise
a. To control the pitch of the propeller blade
c. Decrease available engine power
b. To control the tip speed of all propellers
d. Increase thrust and reduce vibration
c. To control engine RPM and reduce vibration
d. To control the power output of all engines

C
Which of the following is regulated in a generator to

A control its voltage output
a. Speed of the armature C
b. Number of windings in the armature On a cold day, the idle speed of a gas turbine engine
which has no fuel control unit compensation:
c. Strength of the field
a. Is unaffected by temperature.
d. Number of pole
b. Will increase.
c. Will decrease.
D
d. Will increase by no more than 4%.
Select the correct order of best propulsive efficiency,
from low to high airspeed
a. High by-pass ratio turbo jet, Low by-pass ratio turbo B

jet, Pure turbo jet, Turbo-prop.
The By-Pass Ratio of an engine is the ratio of:
b. Low by-pass ratio turbo jet, Pure turbo jet, Turbo-
a. Primary air to tertiary air.
prop, High by-pass ratio turbo jet.
b. Cold stream air to that flowing through the hot core
c. Pure turbo jet, Turbo-prop, High by-pass ratio turbo
of the engine.
jet, Low by-pass ratio turbo jet.
c. Exhaust gas pressure to air intake pressure.
d. Turbo-prop, High by-pass ratio turbo jet, Low by-pass
ratio turbo jet, Pure turbo jet. d. Primary air to secondary air.
B A
In a high ratio by-pass engine: The addition of heat in a combustion chamber allows a:
a. All of the air goes through both the low and high a. Large expansion at a substantially constant pressure.
pressure compressors.
b. Large expansion at a constant volume.
b. Not all the air goes through the high pressure
compressor. c. Large expansion at a decreasing static pressure.
c. Not all the air goes through the low pressure d. Minimum expansion at a constant volume.
compressor.
d. All the air goes through the high pressure B

compressor.
Aft of the compressor:
a. The velocity of the airflow remains the same.

C
b. The velocity of the airflow decreases before the
Gas turbine engine efficiency increases with: combustion chamber.
a. An increase in volumetric efficiency. c. The velocity increases before the combustion
b. An increase in ambient temperature. chamber.
c. A decrease in ambient temperature. d. The air pressure decreases before the combustion
chamber.
d. A decrease in ambient air pressure.
A
In a by-pass engine, the by-pass air: A pitot intake forms a ____________ duct______ the
fan to ensure that the airflow ______
a. Increases the air mass flow and therefore increases
the propulsive efficiency. to ________ and achieves a ________
b. Cools the combustion chamber and therefore a. convergent - before - speeds up - subsonic - pressure
increases the thermal efficiency. rise
c. Reduces the air mass flow and therefore increases b. divergent - after - slows down - subsonic - pressure
the propulsive efficiency. rise
d. Increases the air mass flow and therefore reduces the c. divergent - before - speeds up - sonic - pressure drop
propulsive efficiency.
d. divergent - before - slows down - subsonic - pressure
rise
A Pure Turbo-Jet engine gives: A
a. A small acceleration to a large mass of air. The purpose of an air inlet is to provide a relatively
________ supply of air to the ________ of the
b. A large acceleration to a large mass of air.
________ compressor.
c. A small acceleration to a small mass of air.
a. turbulent free - face - low pressure
d. A large acceleration to a small mass of air.
b. turbulent - face - low pressure
c. turbulent free - rear - low pressure

A
d. turbulent free - face - high pressure
During the Brayton cycle, combustion takes place:
a. Continuously.
D
b. Once every revolution.
In a pitot intake the term 'Ram Pressure Recovery'
c. Once every other revolution. refers to the time when:
d. Only during the start cycle. a. EPR has aĴained the take off seĴing.
b. The HP Compressor has reached its maximum.
C c. The EPR has recovered to its optimum figure.
In a high by-pass engine with a 'pitot' intake, with the d. Intake pressure has been re-established to ambient
engine running and the brakes on, what will P1 be in pressure.
relation to P0?
a. Same
B
b. Greater
The pressure ratio of a gas turbine engine compressor
c. Less is:
d. 14.7psi a. Equal to the number of compression stages.
b. The ratio between compressor outlet and

compressor inlet pressure.
D
c. The ratio between exhaust inlet and exhaust outlet d. Nozzle guide vanes.
pressure.
d. Never greater than 5 to 1.

C
As air passes through an axial flow compressor, a

A pressure rise takes place in:
The compressor idling speed of a gas turbine engine will a. The impeller and the diffuser.
increase:
b. The rotor blades only.
a. At higher ambient temperature.
c. Both the rotor blades and the stator vanes.
b. With higher than sea level density.
d. The stator vanes only.
c. At altitudes lower than sea level.
d. At lower ambient temperature.

C
The cross sectional area of the air annulus is reduced as

A it approaches the combustion chamber:
One stage of an axial flow compressor consists of: a. To maintain the volume of the air under rising
pressure.
a. One rotor assembly and one row of stator vanes.
b. To prevent an increase of the velocity of the air under
b. One stator assembly and one row of guide vanes.
rising pressure.
c. One rotor and one impeller assembly.
c. To maintain the speed of the air entering the engine.
d. One impeller and one diffuser assembly.
d. To allow longer blades to be used in the latter stages
of the compressor.
The pressure rise across each stage of an axial flow A

compressor is:
The attachment of blades to the compressor disc:
a. Greater than that of a centrifugal compressor.
a. Allows slight movement to relieve stress
b. Between 3 and 5 to one. concentration.
c. Twice the inlet pressure. b. Is rigid.
d. Between 1.1 and 1.2 to one. c. Prevents them being contaminated by the
atmosphere.
d. Allows slight movement because of the different

B expansion rates of the blades and the disc, which would
The ring of blades which sometimes precede the first otherwise cause center line closure
rotor stage of an axial flow compressor are called:
a. The first stage stator blades. C

b. The inlet guides vanes. Compressor blades are designed to produce:
c. First stage diffuser blades. a. A given pressure and velocity rise.
b. A constant flow over the engine speed range. c. Is shared almost equally by the impeller and the
diffuser.
c. A steady velocity with a pressure rise over the engine
speed range. d. Is always greater in the diffuser than in the impeller.
d. Turbulent flow into the combustion chamber.
A The purpose of the diffuser vanes in a centrifugal

compressor is to:
A compressor blade will stall when:
a. Increase the charge temperature.
a. The air axial velocity and rotational speed
relationship is disturbed. b. Convert pressure energy into kinetic energy.
b. The mass air flow and speed relationship is constant. c. Increase the air velocity.
c. The speed of the gas flow through the turbine falls d. Convert kinetic energy into pressure energy.
below 0.4 Mach.
d. The compression ratio exceeds 10 to 1.

D
To gain a greater pressure ratio than 4:1:

D
a. Two centrifugal compressors can be placed in
Compressor surge will occur when: parallel.
a. All stages are at maximum efficiency. b. The compressor diameter must be reduced.
b. All stages are at maximum RPM. c. The cascade vanes must be convergent.
c. There is a partial breakdown of airflow through the d. Two centrifugal compressors can be placed in series
compressor. with each other.
d. All stages have stalled.
B The major disadvantage of a centrifugal compressor is

that:
Cascade vanes are fitted in which part of the centrifugal
compressor? a. It cannot cope with a large mass flow of air.
a. The air inlet b. It cannot be used for a turbo jet engine.
b. The outlet elbow c. A larger turbine must be used.
c. The impeller d. It is more prone to damage than the axial flow

compressor
d. The diffuser
B
C
The purpose of cascade vanes is to:
The pressure rise across a centrifugal compressor:
a. Increase the velocity of the airflow prior to it entering
a. Occurs in the impeller only.
the combustion chambers.
b. Occurs in the diffuser only.
b. Turn the air smoothly through 90 degrees and a) of the displacement
complete diffusion.
b) of the initial velocity
c. Remove swirl from the airflow.
c) of the final velocity
d. Swirl the air, ready for the next compression stage.
d) of the net force
B
C
Under ideal conditions the pressure rise across a
The inertia of a body tends to cause the body to:
centrifugal compressor can be:
a) speed up
a. 1.1 or 1.2 to 1.
b) slow down
b. Not more than 4 to 1.
c) resist any change in its motion
c. 1.5 to 1.
d) fall toward earth
d. 30 to 1.
A
D
Equal forces F act on isolated bodies A and B. The mass
If a firefly collides with the windshield of a fast-moving
of B is three times that of A. The magnitude of the
bus, which statement is correct?
acceleration of A is:
a) The firefly experiences an impact force with a larger
a) three times that of B
magnitude
b) 1/3 that of B
b) The bus experiences an impact force with a larger
magnitude c) the same as B
c) The firefly and bus experience forces with same d) nine times that of B
direction
d) The firefly and bus experience forces with same

magnitude A
A brick slides on a horizontal surface. Which of the

following will increase the magnitude of the frictional
D force on it?
An object moving at constant velocity in an inertial a) putting a second brick on top
frame must:
b) decreasing the surface area of contact
a) have a net force on it
c) increasing the surface area of contact
b) eventually stop due to gravity
d) decreasing the mass of the brick
c) not have any force of gravity on it
d) have zero net force on it

B
Why do raindrops fall with constant speed during the

D later stages of their decent?
Acceleration is always in the direction: a) The gravitational force is the same for all drops
b) Air resistance just balances the force of gravity b) The specific heat is defined as the energy required to
raise the pressure of a unit mass of a substance by one
c) The drops all fall from the same height
degree.
d) The force of gravity is negligible for objects as small
c) The specific heat is defined as the energy required to
as raindrops
raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by
one degree.
C d) The specific heat is defined as the energy required to

raise the energy of a unit mass of a substance by one
A ball is thrown upward into the air with a speed that is degree.
greater than terminal speed. On the way up it slows
down and, after its speed equals the terminal speed but
before it gets to the top of the trajectory:
B
a) its speed is constant
Which statement is true?
b) it speeds up
a) Work can always be converted to heat directly and
c) it continues to slow down completely, but the reverse is true.
d) its motion becomes jerky b) Work can always be converted to heat directly and
completely, but the reverse is not true.
c) Work cannot always be converted to heat directly

C and completely, but the reverse is not true.
An ideal gas at a given state expands to a fixed final d) Work cannot always be converted to heat directly
volume first at constant pressure and then at constant and completely, but the reverse is true.
temperature. For which case is the work done greater?
a) Considering the area under the process curve, and

thus the boundary work done, both are equal. D
b) Considering the area under the process curve, and Which statement is true?
thus the boundary work done, is greater in the constant
a) All of the heat received by a heat engine is converted
volume case.
to work.
c) Considering the area under the process curve, and
b) Part of the heat received by a heat sink is converted
to work.
pressure case.
c) Part of the heat received by a heat sink is converted
d) Considering the area under the process curve, and
to work, while the rest is rejected to a reservoir.
temperature case. d) Part of the heat received by a heat engine is
converted to work, while the rest is rejected to a sink.
C
C
What is the meaning of "specific heat"?
Which is true about Q-out ?
a) The specific heat is defined as the energy required to
raise the volume of a unit mass of a substance by one a) Always equal to zero
degree.
b) Can be equal to zero
c) Never equal to zero

d) None of the above c) For all adiabatic processes between two specified
states of a closed system, the net work done is the
same regardless of the nature of the closed system and
A the details of the process.
Which statement is true? d) No statement if correct.
a) The entropy change of a system can be negative, but

the entropy generation cannot.
A
b) The entropy change of a system can never be
negative, but the entropy generation can.
a) Energy is recognized as heat transfer only as it
c) The entropy change of a system can be negative as
crosses the system boundary.
well as the entropy generation.
b) Energy is not recognized as heat transfer if it crosses
d) The entropy change of a system can never be
the system boundary.
negative neither the entropy generation.
c) Energy is recognized as heat transfer only as it crosses
the system surrounding.
D
d) No statement is true
a) Temperature difference is not the driving force for

B
heat transfer. The smaller the temperature difference,
the higher is the rate of heat transfer. When a helicopter is hovering, the rotor blades will be
displacing air downward through the disc faster than it
b) Temperature difference is not the driving force for
can escape from beneath the helicopter thus, building
heat transfer. The larger the temperature difference,
up a cushion of denser air between the ground and the
the higher is the rate of heat transfer.
helicopter.
c) Temperature difference is the driving force for heat
A. translating tendency
transfer. The smaller the temperature difference, the
higher is the rate of heat transfer. B. ground effect
d) Temperature difference is the driving force for heat C. translation lift

transfer. The larger the temperature difference, the
D. transverseflow effect
higher is the rate of heat transfer.
A
C
With a governor controlled propeller system, what
happens to the propeller blade angle as the aircraft
a) For all adiabatic processes between two specified accelerates during the takeoff?
states of a closed system, the net work done is the
A. blade angle increases
same only if the nature of the closed system and the
details of the process are correct. B. blade angle decreases
b) For all adiabatic processes between two specified C. the blade angle does not change
states of a closed system, the net work done is not the
same regardless of the nature of the closed system and D. the blade angle may increase or decrease depending
the details of the process. on the particular system
C An unsupercharged aircraft reciprocating engine,
operated at full throttle from sea level, to 10,000 ft,
If the engine are running at 2700 rpm, when was the
provided the rpm is unchanged,will
time that the piston travels the fastest?
A. Lose power due to the reduced volume of air drawn
A. 90 degrees past bottom dead center
into the cylinders.
B. 10 degrees after top dead center
B. Produce constant power due to the same volume of
C. 90 degrees before bottom dead center air drawn into the cylinder.
D. 10 degrees past bottom dead center C. Lose power due to the reduced density of air drawn
into the cylinder.
D. Increase power due to the increase fuel/air ratio at

D altitudes.
An instrument that is specifically designed to measure
the'degree of radius change for some valve necks
A
A. Contour gauge
Increased water vapor in the incoming air to a
B. Feeler gauge reciprocating engine will normally result in which of the
C. Template following?
D. Radius gauge A. Decrease engine power at constant rpm and

manifold pressure.
B. Increased power output due to increase volumetric

C efficiency.
A word that describe the chemically perfect fuel/air C. A leaning effect on engines use non-automatic
ratio, that is most suitable for combustion carburetors.
A. Centistokes D. A fuel rich effect on engines use updraft carburetors.
B. Ideal mixture Law
C. Stoichiometric ratio A
D. Perfect gas Law To reduced the power output of an engine equipped
with a constant-speed propeller and operating near
maximum BMEP,the:
B
A. manifold pressure is reduced with the throttle
What type of oil do most engine manufacturers control before the rpm is reduced with the propeller
recommend after new reciprocating engine break-in? control.
A. Ashless-dispersant oil B. manifold pressure is reduced with the propeller
control before the rpm is reduced with the throttle
B. Straight mineral oil
control.
C. Semi-synthetic oil
C. Rpm is reduced with the propeller control before the
D. Metallic-ash detergentoil manifold pressure is reduced with the throttle control.
D. Rpm is increase with accompanied power increase.
C
A B. Engine Manufacturer's Maintenance Manual
Some high volume turboprop and turbojet engines are C. Aircraft Engine Specifications or Type Certificate Data
equipped with two spool or split compressors. When Sheets
these engines are operated at high altitudes, the:
D. Airworthiness Directives or corresponding Service
A. low-pressure rotor will increase in speed as the Bulletins.
compressor load decreases in the lower density air.
B. throttle must be retarded to prevent over speeding

B
of the high pressure rotor due to the lower density air.
Jet engine thermocouples are usually constructed of
C. low-pressure rotor will decrease in speed as the
compressor load decreases in the lower density air. A. Chromel-iron
D. the high pressure rotor is normally governed for B.. Chromel-alumel
speed as well as the low pressure compressor.
C. lron-constantan
D. Alumel-constantan
B
What is the possible cause when a turbine engine

indicates no change in powers etting parameters, but oil A
temperature is high? The EGT gauge used with reciprocating engines is
A. High scavenge pump oil flow. primarily used to furnish temperature readings in
B. Engine main bearing distress. order to:
C. Turbine damage and/or loss of turbine efficiency. A. obtain the best mixture setting for fuel efficiency.
D. Fan blade shingling. B. obtain the best mixture setting for engine cooling.
C. prevent engine over temperature.
B D. prevent over power condition at low throttle

settings.
Whichof the following contains a minimum checklist for
100-hour inspection of engines?
A. 14 CFR Part 33 Appendix A. B
B. 14 CFR Part 43 Appendix D. As a general rule, the mixture setting on a reciprocating

engine operating at or near takeoff power that provides
C. 14 CFR Part 23 Appendix B. the best cooling is
D. 14 CFR Part 47 Appendix. E. A. Full lean.
B. Full rich.
C C. Too lean.
When inspecting an aircraft reciprocating engine, what D. Too rich.
document is used to determine if the proper magnetos
are installed?
A. Instruction for continued airworthiness issued by the B

engine manufacturer.
What will be the results of increasing the gap of the A. permit practice of autorotation landings.
breaker.points in a magneto?
B. disconnect the rotor from the engine to relieve the
A. Retard the spark and increase its intensity. starter load.
B. Advance the spark and decrease its intensity. C. automatically disengage the rotor from the engine in
case of an engine failure.
C. Retard the spark and decrease and decrease its
intensity. D. to release the rotor brake for starting.
D. Advance the spark and increase.it intensity.
C Counterweights on a constant-speed propellers are

generally used to aid in:
What is the relationship between the pressure existing
within the throat of a venture and the velocity of air A. decreasing blade angle.
passing through the venture?
B. increasing blade angle.
A. There is no direct relationship between the pressure
C. unfeathering the propeller.
and the velocity.
D. reversing the propeller.
B. The pressure is directly proportional to the velocity.
C. The pressure is inversely proportional to the velocity.

A
D. The pressure is proportional to velocity only at
throat. If the rpm of an axial-flow compressor remains
constant, the angle of attack of the rotor blades can be
changed by:
A
A. changing the velocity of the airflow.
A powerplant using a hydraulically controlled constant-
B. changing the compressor diameter.
speed propeller is operating within the propeller's
constant speed range at a fixed throttle setting. If the C. increasing the pressure ratio.
tension of the propeller governor control spring is
reduced by movement of the cockpit control, the D. increasing exhaust velocity.
propeller blade angle will:
A. increase, engine manifold pressure will increase, and C

engine rpm will decrease.
Why do some turbine engine have more than one
B. decrease, engine manifold pressure will increase, and turbine wheel attached to a single shaft?
engine rpm will decrease.
A. To help balancing of the turbine assembly.
C. decrease, engine manifold pressure will decrease,
and engine rpm will decrease. B. To help stabilize the pressure between the
compressor and the turbine.
D. increase, engine manifold pressure will decrease, and
the engine rpm will decrease. C. To extract more power from the exhaust gases than a
single can absorb.
D. To be more powerful to convert mechanical to

C chemical energy.
One purpose of the freewheeling unit required between
the engine and the helicopter transmission is to
B
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed is stated A

by:
The Brayton cycle has
A. The zeroth law of thermodynamics
(a) Isobaric and two isentropic process
B. The first law of thermodynamics
(b) Two adiabatic and two isobaric process
C. The second law of thermodynamics
(c) One isobaric and four isentropic process
D. The third law of thermodynamics
(d) None of the above
B
D
Which of the following statements describe the Brayton
A turbojet engine operates on
engine cycle?
(a) Otto cycle
A. A repeating cycle in which the events happen one
after another. (b) Diesel cycle
B. A linear cycle in which the events happen (c) Carnot cycle
simultaneously.
(d) Brayton cycle
C. A linear cycle in which the events happen one at a
time.
D. A repeating cycle in which the events happen two at A

a time. The detonation properties of gasoline are measured by
an octane number; the higher the number,
D (a) The less the tendency of the gasoline to detonate
The thermodynamic law that states. that the entropy (b) The higher the tendency of the gasoline to detonate
approaches a constant value as the constant the (c) The engine may detonate if the combustion chamber
temperature approaches absolute zero. is not of proper size
A. The zeroth law of thermodynamics (d) Both B and C are correct
B. The first law of thermodynamics
C. The second law of thermodynamics C

D. The third law of thermodynamics What type of turbine blade is most commonly used in
aircraft jet engines?
A (a) Impulse
The main disadvantage of an in-line engine is: (b) Reaction
A. Low power-weight ratio (c) Reaction-impulse
B. Difficult to overhaul (d) Divergent
C. High fuel consumption
D. Small engine size C

at what stage in a turbo jet engine are pressure the
greatest?
C
(a) Turbine outlet
On which strokes are both valves on a four-stroke cycle
(b) Compressor inlet reciprocating engine open?
(c) Compressor outlet (a) Power and exhaust.
(d) Tail pipe (b) Intake and compression.
(c) Exhaust and intake.
C (d) None of the mentioned
If fuel/air ratio is proper and ignition timing is correct,

the combustion process should be completed
B
(a) 20 to 301 before top center at the end of the
compression stroke.
aircraft engine is called
(b) When the exhaust valve opens at the end of the
(a) Friction horsepower.
power stroke
(b) Brake horsepower.
(c) Just after top center at the beginning of the power
stroke (c) Indicated horsepower
(d) None of the above (d) None of the mentioned
C A
The primary purpose in setting proper valve timing and An average pressure inside the cylinders of an internal
overlap is to combustion engine based on some calculated or
measured horsepower is called..
(a) Permit the best possible charge of fuel/air mixture
into the cylinders (a) Mean effective pressure
(b) Gain more thorough exhaust gas scavenging. (b) Manifold pressure
(c) Obtain the best volumetric efficiency and lower (c) Horsepower pressure
cylinder operating temperatures.
(d) None of the mentioned
B
B
The efficiency of an Otto cycle is increased by increasing
The cycle that is consists of two isothermal and two
constant pressure process is called.. (a) Pressure ratio
(a) Brayton cycle (b) Compression ratio
(b) Ericsson Cycle (c) Temperature ratio
(c) Combined cycle (d) Pressure and temperature ratio
(d) Otto Cycle

C
The Otto cycle consists of B
(a) Two constant pressure processes and two constant Entropy is also defined as that function of the working
volume processes substance which remains constant during :
(b) Two constant pressure and two constant (a) An isochore process
entropy processes (b) An isentropic process
(c) Two constant volume processes and two constant (c) A poly tropic process
entropy processes
(d) An adiabatic process
(d) Four constant pressure and two constant entropy
processes
C
a system in which there is no exchange of matter with

A
the surrounding and does not cross its boundaries is
A pulse jet engine is a modification of the called a:
(a) Ram jet (a) Open system
(b) Rocket (b) Variable system
(c) Turbo prop (c) Closed system
(d) Pure jet (d) Isolated system
A B
A rocket engine is a powerplant, self contained, which The two types of compressors most commonly used in
depends jet engines are:
(a) On the oxidizer and fuel for operation (a) Axial and root
(b) On atmospheric air for operation (b) Centrifugal and axial
(c) on the ignition system installed, as necessary, for (c) Root and centrifugal
operation.
(d) Centrifugal and reciprocating
(d) on air thrust for operation
C
A
What is the primary function of exhaust cone of a
What are the two functional elements of a centrifugal turbine engine?
compressor?
(a) Straighten the swirling exhaust gases
(a) Impeller and diffuser
(b) Pipe the exhaust gases out of the airframe
(b) Bucket and expander
(c) Collect and convert exhaust gases into a solid high
(c) Turbine and compressor velocity exhaust jet.
(d) Compressor and manifold

(d) Collect and convert exhaust gases into a solid low (d) None of the mentioned
velocity exhaust jet.
C
A
The heat added in Otto cycle occurs during...
The distance between TDC and BDC in which the piston
(a) Constant pressure process
can travel is called
(b) Constant temperature process
(a) Stroke of the engine
(c) Constant volume process
(b) Piston displacement
(d) Constant pressure and temperature process
(c) Clearance volume

C
The two stroke engine performs intake, compression,

A
expansion and exhaust stroke in
supercharging the engine in Otto cycle can
(a) One revolution stroke
(a) Increase the power of the cycle but not to increase
(b) Four revolution stroke
efficiency.
(c) In two revolution stroke
(b) Increase the power of the cycle as will as the
efficiency (d) 1 1/2 revolution stroke
(c) Decrease the power of the cycle but increases the
efficiency
B
(d) Both c and b are correct
If cut-off ratio of diesel cycle increases, then the cycle
efficiency will
A (a) Decreases
The work output per cycle also depends strongly on the (b) Increases
(a) Compression ratio and volume displacement of the (c) Remain constant
engine
(b) Temperature ratio
(c) Both a and b are correct

D
The constant volume cycle is also called
(a) Carnot cycle

C
(b) Joule cycle
The efficiency of the Otto cycle engine increases as
(c) Diesel cycle
(a) The diameter of the piston increases
(d) Otto cycle
(b) The piston stroke increases
(c) Both a and b are correct

D
In diesel engine, combustion process occurs during..
(a) Constant temperature process C
(b) Constant volume process In Otto cycle, heat addition takes place at
(c) Constant volume and pressure (a) Constant temperature
(d) Constant pressure (b) Constant pressure
(c) Constant volume
C (d) Constant enthalpy
In four stroke internal combustion engine the piston

executes four complete strokes (two mechanical cycles)
D
within the cylinder, and
The measurement of efficiency of a rocket engine-
crankshaft completes.
propellant combination is known as _____.
(a) 1/2 revolution for each thermodynamic cycles.
A. propulsive efficiency
(b)1 revolution for each thermodynamic cycles.
B. rocket efficiency
(c) 2 revolution for each thermodynamic cycles.
C. specific thrust
(d) 3 revolution for each thermodynamic cycles
D. specific impulse
C
C
Which of the following would most likely cause a
The force exerted per unit area on the earth's surface
reciprocating engine to backfire through the induction
due to the weight of the air.
system at low RPM operation?
A. Energy
(a) Idle mixture too rich
B. Density
(b) Clogged derichment valve
C. Atmospheric pressure
(c) Lean mixture.
D. Surroundings
B
B
A capacity of a given body to produce physical effects
When is the fuel/air mixture ignited in a conventional
external to the body.
reciprocating engine?
A. Weight
(a) When the piston has reached top dead center of the
intake stroke. B. Energy
(b) Shortly before the piston reaches the top of the C. Specific weight
compression stroke
D. Work
(c) When the piston reaches top dead center on the
compression stroke.
(d) None of the mentioned B

The one that separates the substance from its A. 73
surroundings is called the _____.
B. 74
A. border
C. 75
B. boundary
D. 76
C. system
D. wall
C
Newton's first law of motion generally termed as the

A "Law of Inertia" states that _____.
It is the sum of the gage pressure and atmospheric A. "To every action, there is an equal and opposite
pressure. reaction."
A. Absolute pressure B. "Force is proportional to the product of mass and

acceleration."
B. Gage pressure
C. "Everybody persists in its state of rest, or of motion in
C. Vacuum pressure
a straight line, unless acted upon by some outside
D. Plenum pressure force."
D. "Two thermodynamic systems are each in thermal

equilibrium with a third, then they are in thermal
C equilibrium with each other."
It refers to the quantities that describe and define the
thermodynamic substance.
A
A. Weight
To what altitude will a turbocharged engine maintain
B. Volume sea level pressure?
C. Properties A. Critical altitude
D. Mass B. Service ceiling
C. Pressure altitude
D D. Absolute altitude
On an Otto cycle process, it represents the area
enclosed by the relation of entropy and temperature.
A
A. Heat
What publication is used for guidance to determine
B. Work whether a powerplant repair is major or minor?
C. Net Heat A. Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 43, appendix A
D. Net Work B. Airworthiness Directives
C. Technical Standard Orders

B D. Service Bulletins
Engine ignition system belongs to ATA Chapter _____.
A A. 287.08 J/kg-K
When must an AD be complied with after it becomes B. 286.9 J/kg-K

effective?
C. 8,314 J/kg-K
A. As specified in the AD
D. 53.342 J/kg-K
B. During the next scheduled inspection
C. At the next scheduled overhaul

D
D. Every after A check or B check
An adiabatic surface is best described as _____.
A. impervious to heat
A
B. an implication of perfect insulation
What publication contains the mandatory replacement
C. cannot be penetrated by heat
D. all of the above
A. Engine Manufacturer's Service Instructions.
B. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 43.

A
C. Engine Manufacturer's Maintenance Manual.
Aircraft piston is commonly made of _____.
D. Federal Aviation Regulation Part 49
A. cast iron
B. silicone steel
A
C. aluminum bronze
_____. D. aluminum alloy
A. single-entry and double-entry
B. rotor and stator A

C. impeller and diffuser Kinetic energy is the energy of a substance due to its
_____.
D. steady and dynamic
A. motion
B. potential force
C
C. mass
Standard sea level pressure is _____.
D. molecular movement
A. 101.325 Bars
B. 29.29 in. Hg
C
C. 760 Torr
In an irreversible adiabatic process, entropy always
D. 14.7 psf
_____.
A. decreases
A
B. increases
Universal gas constant is equal to __________.
C. remains zero
D. have a constant n value C. in translational motion
D. in vibratory motion
A rocket engine is a powerplant, self-contained, which D

depends _____.
The following are the major components of a normally
A. on the oxidizer and fuel for operation aspirated engine except _____.
B. on atmospheric air for operation A. air intake
C. on the ignition system installed, as necessary, for B. induction filter

operation
C. fuel delivery system
D. on air thrust for operation
D. ice removal system
C
A
In a ramjet or "flying stovepipe," compression is
For what primary purpose is a turbine engine fuel
obtained by utilizing the forward motion of the aircraft
control unit trimmed?
to produce _____.
A. To obtain maximum thrust output when desired
A. dynamic pressure
B. To properly position the power levers
B. intake air
C. To adjust the idle RPM
C. equivalent turbo-charged air
D. Eliminate vibration in the compression section
D. thrust forces
B
C
Reciprocating engine power will be decreased at all
The first law of thermodynamics states that during any
altitudes if _____.
cycle a system undergoes, the cyclic integral of the heat
is _____. A. air density is increased
A. equal to the work required B. humidity is increased
B. directly proportional to the temperature and volume C. manifold pressure is increased
C. proportional to the cyclic integral of the work D. altitude is maintained
D. proportional to the cyclic integral of the pressure and
volume
D
The device that controls the volume of the fuel/air

D mixture to the cylinders is called a _____.
Matter is composed of an aggregation of molecules that A. mixture control
are moving continuously _____.
B. metering jet
A. hazardly
C. tachometer
B. in rotational motion
D. throttle valve B
Which of the following Oil System statements is

incorrect?
D
A. Vent air, inside the bearing compartment, is a
Which of the following is not under bulk property?
mixture of air and oil.
A. Temperature
B. Pressurizing the carbon or labyrinth seals ensure that
B. Refractive Index the vent air pressure is maintained inside the bearing
compartments.
C. Degree of Hardness
C. The oil pressure from the oil pump is 100psi and the
D. Volume reference vent air pressure inside the bearing
compartment is 40psi. The effective oil pressure
supplied to the bearings, therefore, is the difference
C between the oil-pump's and vent-air's pressures.
The law of inertia was stated by: D. All of the above statements are correct.
A. James Prescott Joule
B. Louie Pascal B
C. Isaac Newton Which of the following Engine Starting statements is
D. Albert Einstein correct:
A. The VBV door is "open" to increase the stall margin of

the Low Pressure Compressor.
A
B. The High Pressure Rotor system is cranked through
The Engine RPM required to produce maximum thrust the Accessory Gearbox and the Inlet Gearbox.
would:
C. The Ignition System operates after the Fuel System's
A. Be lower on a colder day. High Pressure Shut-off Valve (HPSOV) opens.
B. Be lower on a hotter day. D. All of the above statements are correct.
C. Be greater on a colder day.
D. Not be affected by ambient temperature. B
Which of the following engine is more fuel efficient?

C A. Engine A generates 40,000 lbf of thrust at a fuel flow
rate of 12,500 kgs of fuel per hour.
How does engine thrust vary with temperature?
B. Engine B generates 45,000 lbf of thrust at a fuel flow
A. Ambient air temperature does not affect thrust.
rate of 13,500 kgs of fuel per hour.
B. Low temperatures give low thrust.
C. Engine C generates 19,250 lbf of thrust at a fuel flow
C. Low temperature gives greater mass flow and rate of 2,000 gals of fuel per hour.
therefore greater thrust.
D. All of the above.
D. Increase in temperature gives greater thrust because
of low friction in compressors.
A
The area bounded by the T-s plane of an Ideal Brayton A. Amount of heat transferred on a gas
Cycle would correspond to the:
B. Amount of heat transferred by a gas
A. Amount of heat transferred on a gas
C. Work performed on a gas
B. Amount of heat transferred by a gas
D. Work performed by a gas
C. Work performed on a gas
D. Work performed by a gas

A
In ramjets, combustion occurs at:

B
A. subsonic speed
(1) Object's mass
B. sonic speed
(2) Radius of the earth
C. supersonic speed
(3) Air density
D. hypersonic speed
Regarding the above parameters:

B
A. Only (1) has an effect on the escape velocity
A rocket engine which has a high thrust-to-weight ratio
B. Only (2) has an effect on the escape velocity means:
C. Only (3) has an effect on the escape velocity A. it is undesirable: it produces large thrust with
corresponding weight penalties
D. None has an effect on the escape velocity
B. it is desirable: it produces large thrust with minimal
weight
C
C. it is undesirable: it is massive and produces minimal
A ramjet is designed to operate at FL500. In order to thrust
maintain structural integrity, the ramjet should not be
D. it is desirable: it is not massive and produces minimal
operated at more than Mach 6. In addition, the highest
thrust
temperature that the ramjet material can withstand is
2000 °F. Determine which design factor should take
precedence. Assume an ideal flow without drag where
C
air is a thermally and calorically perfect gas with 𝑐𝑝 =
6008 𝑓𝑡·𝑙𝑏𝑓 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑔·°𝑅 In scramjets, combustion occurs at:
A. Operating speed A. subsonic speed
B. Operating pressure B. sonic speed
C. Operating temperature C. supersonic speed
D. Operating density D. hypersonic speed
D B
The area bounded by the p-V plane of an Ideal Brayton The quantity 𝑈 + 𝑝𝑉 is termed as:
Cycle would correspond to the:
A. Entropy
B. Enthalpy D. fixed, movable, hybrid
C. Work
D. Energy D
Following are causes of inlet losses, except:
C A. wall friction
At the surface of the earth, lbf and lbm are: B. shockwaves
A. Different by 32.174 C. flow separation
B. Different by 1.4 D. boundary layer
C. Numerically equal
D. Dimensionally equal B
For supersonic inlets, the terminating shock is usually a:
A A. Oblique
The Lenoir Cycle is used to approximate the operation B. Normal

of a:
C. Bow
A. Pulsejet
D. Prandtl-Meyer
B. Ramjet
C. Scramjet
C
D. Turbo-ramjet
A Lorin Engine is also a:
A. Scramjet
B
B. Pulsejet
What standard is used in designating performance
C. Ramjet
station designation and nomenclature systems of
aircraft propulsion systems and their derivative: D. Turbojet
A. ATA iSpec 2200
B. SAE AS755 A
C. NAS 410 A ramjet:
D. FAR Part-43 A. Has 0 static thrust
B. Has low static thrust

A C. Has idle static thrust
Supersonic inlets are usually categorized into: D. Has negative static thrust
A. internal, external or mixed compression
B. oblique, normal or bow D

C. rigid, semi-rigid or articulated
The ratio of the ramjet inlet and outlet temperatures, B. Gravity feeding
when compared with that across the
C. Law of action and reaction
combustor are:
D. Venturi
A. ɣ
B. ɣ ɣ−1
C
C. 1 ɣ
Concerning the advantages of an aircraft generator or
D. equal alternator, select the true statement
A. A generator always provides more electrical current

than an alternator
A
B. A generator charges the battery during low engine
Combustion on rocket engines is accomplished by:
RPM; therefore, the battery has a less chance to
A. Reaction of the oxidizer and fuel become fully discharge, as often occurs with an
alternator
B. Reaction of the ambient air and oxidizer
C. An alternator provides more electrical power at
C. Reaction of the fuel-air mixture lower engine RPM than a generator
D. Reaction of the compressed air and fuel D. An alternator provides greater amount of voltage
than a generator
Chemical rockets are further classified into: C
A. Breathing and air-breathing Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) supplies the following on a
high-performance aircraft
B. Impulse and reaction
A. electrical only
C. Liquid and solid propellant
B. pneumatic only
D. Single and multi-stages
C. electrical and pneumatic
D. electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic

D
Rocket engines have low:

B
A. Operating weight
Propeller slip is the difference between the
B. Specific fuel consumption
A. geometric pitch and the blade angle of the propeller
C. Specific thrust
B. geometric pitch and the effective pitch of the
D. Specific impulse propeller
C. plane rotation of the propeller and the forward

A velocity of the aircraft
Delivery of propellants into the combustion chamber on D. effective pitch and the geometric pitch of the
liquid propellant rockets is accomplished through: propeller
A. Pipings and pumps

A
A force that attempts to bend the propeller blades

forward at the tips. This occurs because propeller
blades are typically thinner near the tip and this allows
the thrust produced at the tip to flex the blade forward
and it opposes centrifugal force to some degree
A. Thrust bending force
B. Centripetal force
C. twisting force
D. Centrifugal twisting force
An adiabatic process means:
A. Heat is zero
B. Change of heat is zero
C. Internal energy is negligible
D. Flow work is not important
The first law of thermodynamics is described briefly as:
A. The entropy of a substance is always constant
B. work is dependent on the adiabatic lining of the

container
C. Net heat for the system is equal to the net work
D. Total heat is the sum of enthalpy and internal energy
The efficiency of a gas turbine engine at altitude:
A. Decreases.
B. Increases.
C. Remains constant.
D. None of the above.

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Powerplant quizlet (492) D

The measurement of efficiency of a rocket engine-

a. Weight c. specific thrust

b. Energy d. specific impulse

The force exerted per unit area on the earth's surface

a. Using a fuel grade lower than recommended and c. Atmospheric pressure

c. Sharp bends on induction system

f. Incomplete scavenging a. border

g. Compression ratios of 12:1 or higher b. boundary

D - A and E It is the sum of the gage pressure and atmospheric

(c) Heat cannot penetrate

Newton's third law of motion generally termed the as d. Absolute altitude

a. "To every action, there is an equal and opposite

A severe condition of chafing or fretting in which a

a. an excessively lean mixture b. galling

b. excessively atomized fuel c. burning

c. an excessively rich mixture d. waxing

d. equal amount of fuel and air

A Straightening nitride crankshaft is _____.

Some cylinder barrels are hardened by _____. a. recommended

a. nitriding b. approved by the manufacturer

b. shot peening c. not recommended

c. tempering d. imposed by the all engine repair manuals

What publication is used for guidance to determine

major or minor? When must an AD be complied with after it becomes

What publication contains the mandatory replacement c. mass cycle

c. Engine Manufacturer's Maintenance Manual.

b. rotor and stator

a. Align the exhaust gases to develop an efficient power

An adiabatic surface is best described as _____.

b. an implication of perfect insulation c. remains zero

c. cannot be penetrated by heat d. have a constant n value

d. all of the above

B A rocket engine is a powerplant, self-contained, which

constant during _____. b. on atmospheric air for operation

a. an isochore process c. on the ignition system installed, as necessary, for

In a ramjet or "flying stovepipe," compression is

b. potential force a. equal to the work required

c. mass b. directly proportional to the temperature and volume

d. molecular movement c. proportional to the cyclic integral of the work

d. proportional to the cyclic integral of the pressure and

In an irreversible adiabatic process, entropy always

The device that controls the volume of the fuel/air

The following are the major components of a normally a. mixture control

d. ice removal system

Which of the following is not under bulk property?

d. 1.1 part of fuel, 1 part of air

The two types of compressor commonly used on jet

d. Eliminate vibration in the compression section

A system in which there is no exchange of matter with

(c) variable system (d) original volume

(d) closed system

B The first law of thermodynamics states that one form of

known as? (b) on atmospheric air

(a) turbojet (c) on the ignition system

(b) turbofan (d) on the air sucked by the compressor

The Four Stroke Five Events Engine Cycle in proper

(a) original pressure (c) Intake, Ignition, Power, Compression, Exhaust

(b) original state (d) Intake, Compression, Ignition, Power, Exhaust

Which is the main advantage of an APU's centrifugal

(b) heat the fuel

(c) cool the oil B

Which is the most critical parameter for a turbine (a) Compressor