The constant speed propeller are installed on HPSE aircraft.

Propellers installers are either the 2-

blader or 3-bladed constant speed type. The operation of all the propellers on HPSE aircraft is
identical. The Cessna 172 uses a fixed pitch, 2-bladed propeller. Its manufacture by?

a- Hartzell
b- McCauley
c- Cessna
d- none

The constant speed propeller operates to maintain engine RPM at a value set by_______. This is
accomplished by varying the angle of ________ to change loads acting on them.

a- The pilot / the propeller blades

b- The pilot / the propeller governor
c- The counterweights / speeder spring
d- The pilot valve, speeder spring,

Engine oil, supplied and boosted through an engine driven governor, moves the blades towards
high pitch/low RPM (high blade angle loads the propeller to slow down). Three conditions that
may occur during operation are:
a- Onspeed, overspeed and undertemperature
b- Onspeed, overspeed and underspeed.
c- Constant speed, onspeed and overspeed
d- All

The overspeed condition represents a balance of the forces of spring tension/centrifugal twisting
and governor oil pressure.
a- True
b- false

The pilot valve, speeder spring, and counterweights (covered later) serve as the sensing unit for:
a- Overspeed condition operation
b- The constant speed operation.
c- Underspeed condition operation
d- None

By selecting a given RPM with the propeller control, the pilot valve compresses the speeder
spring. The compression on the spring determines the underspeed and overspeed condition for
the governor.
a- True
b- false

Engine oil pressure is boosted by the propeller governor to 290-310 psi, and is used to operate
the blades from_______________. Loss of oil pressure will allow propeller blades to
go____________.

a- Reverse pitch to low pitch / low pitch

 b- Right pitch to left pitch / reverse pitch
c- High pitch to low pitch / high pitch
d- Low pitch to high pitch / low pitch

A single acting engine driven governor is installed on each aircraft to control operation, and
incorporates an oil pump to boost oil pressure to 290-310 psi. the governor also regulates oil to
the propeller through the use of:

a- flyweights and a speeder spring (pilot valve)

b- low pitch to high pitch / low pitch
c- propeller governor and oil pump
d- all

During an overspeed condition, the flyweight force exceeds speeder spring pressure and repositions
the __________upward allowing 290-310 psi governor oil pressure to enter the_________, thereby
increasing blade angle.

a- Blade angle / propeller governor

b- pilot valve / propeller dome
c- low pitch to high pitch / low pitch
d- propeller governor and oil pump

During an underspeed condition, the speeder spring pressure exceeds flyweight force and
repositions the pilot valve downward allowing oil to exit the prop dome.

a- True
b- False