1. 1.

Aircraft controls are usually moved by steel cables run from the cockpit

2. Aircraft cables made from steel lose their tension as aircraft climbs to an altitude

1. Only 1 is correct 2. Only 2 is correct 3. Neither 1 & 2 is correct 4. Both 1 & 2 are
correct

2. Standard configuration for non- flexible cables is

1. 1x7 2. 1x19 3. 1x11 4. Both 1 & 2 are

correct

3. Performed cables are

1. Made form stainless steel 2. Available in 1/16 and 3/32 inch

size

3. Having grater flexibility 4. All are correct

4. 7x 19 is a cable made from either galvanized or stainless steel

1. It has a total of 133 wires 2. Galvanized cables has more resistance to fatigue
than steel

3. It is extra flexible 4. All are correct

5. 1. Nicopress sleeves used to form end terminals for cables are basically used for light

aircraft

2. To form an end terminal, only three things are required Cable, Sleeve and

Nicropress squeeze

1. Only 1 is correct 2. Only 2 is correct 3. Neither 1 & 2 is correct 4. Both 1 & 2 are
correct

6. While forming an end terminal with Nicopress sleeves, the free end of the cable
sticking out from the sleeve should be about

1. 1/16 inch 2. ¼ inch 3. ½ inch 4. 1 inch

7. While forming and end terminal, number of squeezes & their correct order with the tool
should be

1. Four: two in the middle, third on eye end side and for the on free end

2. Three: Middle, eye end and free end side

3. Three: Free end, middle & eye end side

4. Three: middle, free end & eye end side

8. Changes in the direction of control cable can be obtained by using

 1. Bell cranks 2. Fairleads 3. Ferrules 4. Pulleys

9. 1. After swaging, small mark of paint is placed over the end of the terminal and the
cable to

keep a check that cable does not slip under load.

2. After swaging the diameter of the sleeve at the terminal end increases

1. Only 1 is correct 2. Only 2 is correct 3. Neither 1 & 2 is correct 4. Both 1 & 2 are
correct

10. The swaged type control cable have a painted band placed around the cable adjacent
to the terminal to

1. Detect slippage of cable in the fitting 2. Disclose twisting of the cable in the fitting

2. Ascertain if cable is properly swaged 4. All are correct

11. Mark the incorrect statement about control cables

1. High mechanical efficiency 2. Strong and light in weight

3. In cold temperatures the tension is higher 4. No backlash is present

12. Mark the correct statement about control cable

1. The diameter of the strand determines the total dia of cable

2. Provide precise control efficiency because of backlash

3. Easy to route through the frame due to rigidity

4. The tension must not be tight when a/c is hot

13. Pre-forming makes the cable

1. Strong and light in weight 2. Makes the cable more flexible

3. More resistant to kinking 4. Both ‘2’ and ‘3’

14. When the cable does not pass over any pulley, the type of cable used is

1. Flexible cables 2. Extra flexible 3. Non flexible 4. Both ‘1’ and ‘3’

15. The characteristic of more resistance to fatigue is said about the cable type

1. Preformed 2. Non preformed 3. Galvanized 4. SS

16. The cable on forming a loop if pulled taut will result into a

1. Grit 2. Kink 3. Fraying 4. Both ‘2’ and ‘3’

17. 50 times the cable dia is referring to

1. Reel barrel

2. Coiling of cable
 3. As in ‘2’ and with a minimum dia of 250 mm

4. Both ‘2’ and ‘3’ are correct

18. Cutting of cable should not be referred to

1. Pliers 2. Chisels 3. Flame 4. Both ‘1’ and ‘2’ are correct

19. The cable fitting type which develop only 75% of the cable strength is

1. Swaged terminals 2. Ball end terminals

3. Nico-press oval sleeves 4. Woven splices

20. Attachment of cable to quadrants and special connections, the type of fitting preferred
is

1. Woven splices 2. Ball end terminals 3. Eye end 4. Fork end

21. Which is the most common in swaged and Nico-press oval sleeve fittings

1. The tool used 2. The sleeve 3. Strength 4. Paint marking

22. The knurling applied to

1. Cable terminals 2. Thimble 3. Barrel 4. Swaged fitting

23. The lanolin is connected to the aircraft cables made of

1. Stainless steel 2. Galvanized carbon steel

3. Pre-forming 4. Impregnation

24. American specified load for proof loading a cable to its declared minimum braking
strength of

1. 60% 2. 40% 3. 50% 4. 70%

25. Proof loading test time of 30 seconds is applied to

1. Splices 2. Preformed cable 3. Swaged terminals 4. Non preformed cables

26. The Swaged type control cable has a painted band placed around the cable adjacent to
the terminal to

1. Detect slipping of cable in the fitting

2. Disclosed twisting of the cable in the fitting

3. Ascertain if cable is properly swage

4. All are correct

27. A turn buckle has

1. No threads at all 2. Right hand threads at both ends

3. Left hand threads at both ends 4. None of the above

28. 7 X 19 is a cable made from either galvanized or stainless steel

1. It has a total of 133 wires 2. Galvanized cables has more resistance

to

3. It is extra flexible 4. All are correct

29. 1. Woven splice cables develop only 75% of the cable breaking strength

2. An five-tuck splice cables are most commonly used on light aircraft

1. Only ‘1’ is correct 2. Only ‘2’ is correct

3. Both ‘1’ & ‘2’ are correct 4. Neither ‘1’ nor ‘2’ is correct

30. The nylon jacket on the cable --

1. keeps the lubricant from oozing out and evaporating

2 keeps dirt and grit out

3. dampens the vibrations thereby, greatly reducing their effect on the cable.

4. all the above are correct.