KAUNAS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Faculty KTK Date 2020-10-21

Group OMTE-9 Type of task Test
test Siminauskas Joranas Variant 1

What type of aircraft is shown in the Label the aircraft parts indicated (4 points)
image? Is it an aerostat or an
aerodyne?

(2 points)

_______It’s glider and

aerodyne__________________

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1 Vertical stabilizer 2 rudder 3 horizontal stabilizer 4 elevator

Complete the text about piston engines with the given words in the correct form. You
need to use one of the words more than once (10 points).

prevent happen occur cool provide drive heat up

transform convert

The piston engine (1) ______drives____________ the propeller and thus (2)
________transform___________
chemical energy of the fuel into heat and pressure energy through combustion with air. Heat
and pressure energy are (3)___converted__________ into mechanical energy needed to (4)
______provide______ the propeller. But the engine (5) _____heats up___________, leading
to high engine temperatures. In some engines, it is airflow which (6) _______cools_______
the engine. Cylinders are fitted with cooling fins which increase the exposed surface area,
allowing better cooling. Uneven cooling sometimes (7) ______occurs________. To
__prevent____________(8) this from (9) __________happening____certain key features are
(10) ___provided____________.
Use the words in the box to complete the article. There are more words than you need to
use (7 points )

angle drag leading trailing attack

downforce layer pitch turbulent

In aeronautical engineering, spoilers - also called airbrakes - are aerofoils mounted on the
tops of an aircraft's wings. When deployed - most often at the moment a plane lands - they
rotate in an angular motion, with their (1)_________leading_______ edge (near the front of
the wing) acting as a pivot, while the (2) ______trailing________ edge (at the rear) lifts
increasing the spoiler's (3)________pitch________. Spoilers serve a dual purpose. Firstly,
they generate (4)________downforce_______ helping to push the aircraft down onto the
runway Secondly, they create (5)________drag_________, increasing air resistance and
helping to slow the aircraft down. Spoilers are therefore different to flaps, which are deployed
from the rear of an aircraft's wings as it descends and slows down before landing. Flaps are
rotated downwards, at a progressively increasing (6)______angle________ of
(7)_____attack_________ in order to provide increased lift at lower speeds.

Match the sentences about aircraft batteries (4 points)

1. A battery is a device containing one or a. commercial and corporate aircraft use

more cells nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries.

2. Batteries are used during preflight to b. that convert chemical energy directly into
power up the electrical system electrical energy.

c. and to start the Auxiliary Power Unit

3. Once started, the APU or engine(s)
and/or the engines.

d. drive generators which then power the

4. While most small private aircraft use
electrical circuits and recharge the
leadacid batteries,
batteries.

1. 2. 3. 4.

b c d a
Match the fuel properties with their descriptions: flash point, net heat of combustion,
electrical conductivity, volatility, lubricity, freezing point (6 points)

Flash point how easily a liquid changes to a vapour and combusts

Lubricity the ability to make moving parts in the fuel systems, such as pumps and
valves, operate smoothly

Net heat of the temperature at which a fuel will give off a vapour that will burn
combustion instantly when ignited

Freezing point the temperature at which the fuel ceases to be a liquid and starts to become
a solid

Electrical
how easily an electric current flows through the fuel
conductivity

volatility the amount of heat produced when a given quantity of fuel is burned in the
engine

Translate the sentences (4 points)

1. Pagrindinės reaktyvinio variklio dalys: kompresorius, degimo kamera, turbina.

The main jet engine parts are: compressor, combustion chamber, turbine.
2. Aptanaujant orlaivių elektros sistemas, svarbu išmanyti nuolatinės ir kintamos elektros
srovės mašinų konstrukciją ir veikimo principus.
Maintaining aircrafts electrical systems it is important to understand DC and AC
electricity construction and operating principles.

Choose the correct option a, b, c or d (3 points)

Which one of these devices changes DC to Which one of these is not a primary flight
AC? control surface?

a. Generator a. rudder

b. Alternator b. flap

c. Inverter c. elevator

d. Battery d. aileron

Which one of these is not a type of piston

engine?

a. Radial

b. Horizontally opposed
c. Circular

d. In-line

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