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Aircraft Powerplant
SET A
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AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT
Directions: In the Answer Sheet provided, shade the box of the letter that corresponds
to your answers. Pencil should be used in marking your answers. Careless
marking of your answer sheet may lower the scores you earn on this test.
You will have two (2) hours for this test. Work as rapidly and as accurately
as you can. If you are not sure of an answer, mark the choice which is your best
guess. Only one answer should be marked for each problem. Should a mistake
be made, merely erase or cross out the wrong box and mark the correct one.
1. If the intake valve is opened too early in the cycle of operation of a four-stroke
cycle engine, it may result in
2. Full-floating piston pins are those which allow movement between the pin and
A- the piston.
B- both the piston and the large end of the connecting rod.
C- both the piston and the small end of the connecting rod.
D- the connecting rod.
A- In-line engine
B- Opposed engine
C- Radial engine
D- V-type engine
4. Its primary purpose is to allow fuel/air charge to enter the cylinder as early as
possible to increase engine efficiency and aid in cylinder cooling.
A - Valve lead
B - Valve lag
C - Valve overlap
D - Valve seat
5. Given the following data on valve position:
100 BTDC – intake valve opens
500 BBDC – intake valve closes
250 BTDC – Ignition occurs
550 BBDC – exhuast valve opens
150 ATDC – exhaust valve closes
How long is the valve overlap?
A- 25 degrees
B- 20 degrees
C- 30 degrees
D- 15 degress
7. During overhaul, the disassembled parts of an engine are usually degreased with
some form of mineral spirits solvents rather than water-mixed degreasers
primarily because
A – solvent degreasers are much more effective.
B – water-mixed degreaser residues may cause engine oil contamination in the
engine.
C – water-mixed degreaser cause corrosion.
D – solvent degreaser are expensive.
8. Which one among the following blade have the highest aspect ratio?
9. 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.
A - converging-diverging
B – diverging – converging
C - Converging only
D - Diverging only
10. In a typical multiple can combustion chamber, how many is usual number or
igniters if it has 8 cans?
11. The turbine blade design in such way that it allows the distribution of the
workload throughout the length of the blade.
A- Impulse-reaction
B- Impulse
C- Reaction
D- No reaction
a. Aid in breaking and directional control during normal landing, and reduce
brake maintenance.
b. Provide breaking and directional control during emergency landings and
balked takeoffs.
c. Back an aircraft out of a parking spot in a “power back” operation.
d. Allows the aircraft to make steep turn a high flight speeds.
A – a only
B – b only
C – c only
D – d only
13. In a typical gas turbine engine, which part is exposed to the highest operating
temperature?
A – Combustion chamber
B – Exhaust section
C – Turbine inlet
D – Turbine discharge
14. If a severe centrifugal load imposed by high operating speed is combined with
elevated temperature in the turbine it will eventually may result on blades that
grow in length. This type of engine damage is called?
A – Burnishing
B – Creep
C – Erosion
D – Galling
15. What most likely to happen in a engine that start normal, EGT within limits but
engine fails to accelerate in reach the idle rpm?
A – Hot start
B – Hung start
C – False start
D – Fail start
16. In the event of engine fire, what is most commonly use fire extinguisher?
A – Helium
B – Argon
C – Carbon dioxide
D – Carbon monoxide
17. This are normally performed after an engine of fuel control unit is changed or
whenever an engine does not produce its maximum thrust.
A – Trimming
B – EGT and Tachometer check
C – Trend Analysis
D – Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program
18. A type of system wherein the hydromechanical fuel control unit controls most
engine operations including starting, idle, acceleration, deceleration, and
touchdown.
19. A type of force that occurs as air resistance opposes the rotational motion of the
propeller’s blades. This force tends to bend the blades opposite the direction of
rotation.
20. A type of constant speed propeller that has the ability to rotate the propeller blade
so that the leading edge of each blade is pointed straight forward into the wind.
A - Featherable propeller
B - Constant-speed propeller
C - Controllable propeller
D - Reversible propeller
21. Change in blade design, hub design, and governor or control design are all
example of?
A – Minor repair
B – Major Repair
C – Minor alteration
D – Major alteration
22. A helicopter rotor whose blades are attached to a hub in such a way that they are
free to flap, drag and feather.
23. In the relationship between manifold pressure, rpm, collective, and throttle, if the
manifold pressure is LOW and the rpm is HIGH the solution will be.
24. Calculate the indicated horsepower for a four-cylinder engine that has a bore of
five inches, and is turning at 2,750 rpm with a measured IMEP of 500 psi for all
cylinders. Assume square engine.
A – 175.11
B – 180.12
C – 170.13
D – 169.14
25. Determine the pressure at the end of compression inside the cylinder (assume
air standard & isentropic process) if the initial pressure and temperature is 15 psi
and 600F respectively. At the end of compression the temperature is 460 0F.
A – 115.36 psi
B – 113.23 psi
C – 109.45 psi
D – 110.49 psi
Key To Correction
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. D
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. B
20. A
21. D
22. C
23. A
24. C
25. D
Solution to 24.
Where: P = 500 psi
L = square engine ( bore = stroke ) 5 in = 0.416 ft
A = π 2.52 = 19.63 in2
N = 2750/2 = 1375 rpm
K = not applicable since P is total
IHP =
IHP = 170.13
Solution to 25.
Where: p1 = 15psi
T1 = 60 0F
T2 = 460 0F
Required:
P2
Solution:
P2 = 15psi ( )(1.4/1.4-1)
P2 = 110.49 psi