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AGKPT01
Aircraft General Knowledge Progress Test 01
1. A wing structure consists primarily of: MARK
A) A front and rear main spar
B) A front and rear main spar with ribs and stringers
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C) Ribs and stringers only
D) Ribs only to give optimum and cost effective simple construction
2. Cantilever means: MARK
A) Supported at both ends
B) Self sustaining
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C) Supported at one end only
D) Attached to both the wings and tailplane
3. Yaw control is provided by: MARK
A) The elevators
B) The fin
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C) The ailerons
D) The rudder
4. Rolling is movement about the: MARK
A) Longitudinal axis
B) Normal axis
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C) Lateral axis
D) Longitudinal axis and lateral axis simultaneously
5. In a monocoque fuselage structure the: MARK
A) Stressed skin takes the loads and the formers keep the shape
B) Formers take the loads and the stressed skin keeps the shape
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C) Truss is angularly displaced from the mid position
D) Total weight of the structure is lighter than any other structure for the load
6. In a glide the lift force is: MARK
A) Greater than the weight
B) Equal to the weight
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C) Less than the weight
D) Equal to the drag
7. The purpose of antibalance tabs is to: MARK
A) Trim the aircraft
B) Relieve stick forces
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C) Increase stick forces
D) Make controls more responsive
8. The type of flap which increases wing area is called a: MARK
A) Split flap
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B) Slotted flap
C) Plain flap
D) Fowler flap
9. Frise ailerons: MARK
A) Are differential in operation
B) Prevent wing twist
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C) Are added to the upgoing spoiler operation
D) Prevent adverse yaw with roll
10. The most likely cause of ?spongy? brakes is MARK
A) Leaking fluid
B) A restriction in the pressure line
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C) Hot fluid
D) Air in the system
11. In a fourstroke engine the cam shaft rotates at MARK
A) Twice crankshaft rpm
B) Half crankshaft rpm
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C) Crankshaft rpm
D) Quarter crankshaft rpm
12. When Carburettor heat is selected on how is power affected: MARK
A) Decreased engine power
B) Increased engine power
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C) It depends on atmospheric pressure
D) Remains the same
13. Detonation is the direct result of MARK
A) Excessive cylinder temperature
B) Preignition
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C) Combustion in the induction manifold
D) Rich mixture
14. The distributor of a magneto: MARK
A) Supplies primary current to the sparking plug
B) Supplies secondary current to the sparking plug
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C) Supplies secondary current to the condenser
D) Acts as a step up transformer
15. The primary coil of a magneto has MARK
A) Many turns of thick wires
B) Many turns of thin wire
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C) Relatively few turns of thick wire
D) Both thick and thin wires
16. The colour of 100LL Avgas is: MARK
A) Green
B) Red
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C) Purple
D) Blue
17. The type of oil most commonly used in piston engines is: MARK
A) Castor
B) Synthetic
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C) Mineral
D) Vegetable
18. A high cylinder head temperature indicates: MARK
A) Excessive lean mixture
B) Excessive rich mixture
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C) Wrongly set pitch
D) High oil pressure
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19. Compression ratio may be defined as the ratio of: MARK
A) Volume of a cylinder with piston at bottom dead centre to that with the piston at top dead centre
B) Piston stroke to piston area
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C) Swept volume to piston area
D) Mass of air in a cylinder with piston at bottom dead centre to that with the piston at top dead centre
20. Viscosity of oil depends on MARK
A) Oil pressure
B) Condition of engine
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C) Oil temperature
D) Amount of oil in the sump
21. The capacity of a battery is expressed in terms of: MARK
A) Volts
B) Amperehours
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C) Internal resistance
D) Watts
22. A circuit breaker: MARK
A) Can be reset on the ground only
B) Is self resetting after the fault has been rectified
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C) Can only be reset after major maintenance
D) May be reset manually after the fault has been rectified
23. A leadacid battery is checked for serviceability by: MARK
A) Using an ammeter
B) Measuring the acidity of the electrolyte
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C) Using an Ohmmeter
D) Measuring the level of the electrolyte
24. The calibrated airspeed (CAS) is obtained by applying to the indicated airspeed (IAS): MARK
A) An instrument and position/pressure error correction
B) An instrument and density correction
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C) An antenna and compressibility correction
D) A compression and density correction
25. If The static source becomes blocked during the descent: MARK
A) The ASI will underread and Altimeter will overread
B) The ASI will overread and Altimeter will underread
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C) The ASI will overread and Altimeter will overread
D) The ASI will underread and Altimeter will underread
26. Which of the following are pressure instruments: MARK
A) ASI, VSI, DGI, AI, ALT
B) DI, VSI, ASI,AH
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C) ALT, ASI, VSI
D) DGI, AH, VSI
27. The white arc (Vfe) on an Airspeed Indicator (ASI) signifies: MARK
A) Normal operating range
B) Flap limiting range
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C) Cautionary range
D) Stalling range
28. When accelerating West in the Northern Hemisphere the magnetic compass will indicate: MARK
A) West
B) A turn to the North
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C) A turn to the South
D) Impossible to say
29. If the Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) becomes blocked it will show: MARK
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A) A Rate of Climb (ROC) 1
B) A Rate of Descent (ROD)
C) Whatever the reading was before it was blocked
D) Zero
30. How long is the Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) valid for: MARK
A) Indefinitely
B) 5 years
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C) For a period specified on the certificate
D) Until the aircraft is out of service
31. Where can a pilot find out about the aircraft?s weight and balance data: MARK
A) Registration document
B) Operating handbook
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C) Aircraft log book
D) Maintenance records
32. To maintain level flight at a steady speed: MARK
A) Thrust must be exactly equal to drag
B) Thrust must be slightly greater than drag
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C) Thrust must be must greater than drag
D) Thrust must be less than drag
33. If the temperature at 15000 feet is ?1OC what would the deviation be from the International Standard MARK
Atmosphere (ISA):
A) +5C 1
B) 5C
C) 15C
D) +15C
34. If speed is increased in level flight, the Centre of Pressure will: MARK
A) Move forward
B) Move rearward
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C) Remain stationary
D) Coincide with the aerodynamic center
35. What affects indicated stall speed: MARK
A) Angle of attack, weight and air density
B) Load factor, angle of attack and power
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C) Weight, load factor, CG position, power
D) Humidity, air density and temperature
36. A slat is fitted to an aerofoil to: MARK
A) Reduce the stalling angle
B) Delay the stall and so increase the lift
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C) Increase the drag and so enable the aircraft to fly more slowly
D) Increase the speed at which the aircraft stalls
37. The wing span is the distance: MARK
A) From wing tip to wing root
B) From wing tip to fuselage center line
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C) From leading edge to trailing edge
D) From wing tip to wing tip
38. At high speed an aircraft will have: MARK
A) More profile than induced drag
B) More induced drag than profile drag
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C) About the same profile drag as induced drag
D) Only induced drag
39. Lateral control is given by: MARK
A) The ailerons around the lateral axis
B) The elevators around the lateral axis
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C) The rudder around the normal axis
D) The ailerons around the longitudinal axis
40. An aileron on which the leading edge protrudes below the wing when the aileron is raised, but not MARK
above it when the aileron is lowered is:
A) A differential aileron 1
B) A drooped aileron
C) A Frise aileron
D) A mass balanced aileron
41. The force which causes an aircraft to turn is given by MARK
A) The rudder
B) The ailerons
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C) The wing lift
D) The weight
42. Directional control is: MARK
A) By ailerons around the longitudinal axis
B) By rudder around the normal axis
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C) By elevator around the lateral axis
D) By rudder around the longitudinal axis
43. Aspect ratio is: MARK
A) The ratio of the mean chord to the maximum wing thickness
B) The ratio of the wingspan to the square of the mean chord
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C) The ratio of the wingspan to the mean chord
D) The ratio of the wingspan to the wing area
44. The normal axis of an aircraft is: MARK
A) The axis passing from nose to tail of the aircraft
B) An axis through the Centre of Pressure, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis
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C) An axis through the Centre of Gravity, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis
D) The straight line passing through the CG which is parallel to a line passing through the wing tips
45. One of the main functions of flaps during the approach and landing is to: MARK
A) Decrease the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed
B) Decrease lift, thus enabling a steeperthannormal approach to be made
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C) Provide the same amount of lift at a slower airspeed
D) Increase lift more than drag
46. An accumulation of frost on an aircraft?s wing will result in: MARK
A) A decrease in lift and an increase in drag
B) An increase in lift and a decrease in drag
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C) A decrease in lift
D) An increase in lift and drag
47. Increasing the size of the fin: MARK
A) Reduces directional stability
B) Reduces lateral stability
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C) Increases longitudinal stability and directional stability
D) Increases the size of the keel surface and increases directional stability
48. If left rudder is applied on an aircraft of normal configuration: MARK
A) The aircraft will roll to the left and yaw to the right
B) The aircraft will yaw to the left and roll to the right
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C) The aircraft will yaw to the left and roll to the left
D) The aircraft will yaw to the left, but there will be no rolling moment
49. When the control column is moved back and to the left: MARK
A) The elevators move down and the left aileron moves down
B) The left aileron moves up and the elevators move up
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C) The elevators move up and the left aileron moves down
D) The left aileron moves down and the elevators move down
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50. Flying at the maximum Rate of Climb speed will give: MARK
A) Maximum height in the shortest distance
B) Maximum height in the shortest time
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C) Maximum height in both shortest time and shortest distance
D) Minimum height gain in the shortest distance
YOUR RESULTS... TOTAL MARK
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