2s07/201, AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS June 2023, ‘Time: 3 hours ‘THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL, DIPLOMA IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (AVIONICS OPTION) MODULE IL [AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS hours INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES You should have the following for this examination: ‘Answer booklet: Drawing instruments; Mathematical tablesiNon programmable scien caleulato. ‘This paper consists of EIGHT questions Answer FIVE of te EIGHT questions inthe answer booklet. All questions carry equal marks Maximum marks for each par ofa question are as indicated. Candidates should answer the questions in English. "This paper consists of 3 printed pages Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missng, (© 2028 The Kena National Exainaions Conc Turover1. @ Explain four primary magnetic properties of a material that canbe determined from the hysteresis loop. (marks) (©) With the aid of labelled schematic diagram, describe the construction and operation of simple Shunt type Obmeter. (12 marks) 2., (@) Outline the circumstances under which an aircraft with inoperative instrument may be operate, masks) (©) Outline the minimum fight and navigational instruments an operator sll wot fly an aeroplane under IFR, (13 marks) 3. (@) With reference to aircraft fight instruments bench check regulations, outline the requirements foreach ofthe following: ratings; (marks) i) servicing (marks) (b) With the aid of a labelled sketch, describe the construction and princple of operation of ‘an inerial navigation system, (4 marks) (@) With the aid ofa labelled sketch, explain the use of aspherical conceve miro in the design of Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. (10 marks) (©) Describe the application of astronomical instrument, (10 marks) 5. With reference to central maintenance computing and fault diagnostic tots, deseribe each ofthe following: (@)—faultsolation manual; (maths) BITE, (marks) (©) faultsisolation, (@maris) 6. « (@) With the ad of labelled block diagram, explain the layout ofa ground proximity ‘warning system, (marks) (®) Outline tem reasons for carying out compass swing, (marks) (©) Esplin three errors due to calibration ofa sensitive altimeter. (marks) 2507201 2 Sint 2023,(@ With the aid ofa labelled block diagram, show a typical digital fight data recording system (DFDR). (0 marks) (©) Highlight four ways of operating atypical ight data recorder. (marks) (©) Outline sx reasons forthe calibration of digital Aight data recorders. marks) ‘With reference to equipment reliability, discuss five major causes of equipment alu (20 marks) ‘THIS IS THE LAST PRINTED PAGE,