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Book 4 - Aircraft General Knowledge 3 Segregated INDEX
Book 4 - Aircraft General Knowledge 3 Segregated INDEX
CPL COURSE
ATPL COURSE
PISTON ENGINES
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Engine general
Chapter 3 - Lubrication Components
Chapter 4 - Air Cooling
Chapter 5 - Ignition Systems
Chapter 6 - Fuel
Chapter 7 - Mixture
Chapter 8 - Engine Fuel Supply - Carburettors
Chapter 9 - Engine Icing
Chapter 10 - Fuel Injection
Chapter 11 - Propellers
Chapter 12 - Engine Performance and Power Augmentation Devices
GAS TURBINES
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Air Inlets
Chapter 3 - Compressors
Chapter 4 - Combustion Chambers
Chapter 5 - The Turbine Assembly
Chapter 6 - The Exhaust System
Chapter 7 - Reverse Thrust
Chapter 8 - Thrust
Chapter 9 - Performance and Thrust Augmentation
Chapter 10 - Bleed Air
Chapter 11 - Gear Boxes and Accessory Drives
Chapter 12 - Engine Ignition Systems
Chapter 13 - Auxiliary Power Units and Engine Starting
Chapter 14 - Engine Fuel System
Chapter 15 - Gas Turbine Fuels
Chapter 16 - Lubrication
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO - GENERAL
PISTON ENGINES
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Engine general
Chapter 3 - Lubrication Components
Chapter 4 - Air Cooling
Chapter 5 - Ignition Systems
Chapter 6 - Fuel
Chapter 7 - Mixture
Chapter 8 - Engine Fuel Supply - Carburettors
Chapter 9 - Engine Icing
Chapter 10 - Fuel Injection
Chapter 11 - Propellers
Chapter 12 - Engine Performance and Power Augmentation Devices
GAS TURBINES
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Air Inlets
Chapter 3 - Compressors
Chapter 4 - Combustion Chambers
Chapter 5 - The Turbine Assembly
Chapter 6 - The Exhaust System
Chapter 7 - Reverse Thrust
Chapter 8 - Thrust
Chapter 9 - Performance and Thrust Augmentation
Chapter 10 - Bleed Air
Chapter 11 - Gear Boxes and Accessory Drives
Chapter 12 - Engine Ignition Systems
Chapter 13 - Auxiliary Power Units and Engine Starting
Chapter 14 - Engine Fuel System
Chapter 15 - Gas Turbine Fuels
Chapter 16 - Lubrication
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION.........1-1
1.1 TERMINOLOGY..........1-2
1.2 DYNAMICS.........1-2
1.3 BERNOULLI'S THEOREM..1-4
1.4 A VENTURI TUBE........1-4
1.5 CONSTANT MASS FLOW... 1-4
1.6 THE GAS LAWS..........1-5
1.7 CHARLES'S LAW.........1-5
1.8 THE COMBINED GAS LAWS.........1-6
1.9 THE APPLICATION OF THE COMBINED GAS LAW....1-6
A FEW TERMS AND FORMULAE WORTH REMEMBERING...........1-7
CHAPTER TWO - GENERAL
2.1 ENGINE LAYOUT........2-1
2.2 THE THEORETICAL ‘OTTO’ CYCLE.......2-2
2.3 THE OPERATION OF THE PRACTICAL OTTO CYCLE..2-5
2.4 SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION (S.F.C.) ..2-11
2.5 ENGINE EFFICIENCIES..2-11
2.6 COMPRESSION RATIO ..2-12
2.7 ENGINE CONSTRUCTION..........2-14
QUESTIONS.......2-24
CHAPTER THREE - LUBRICATION
3.1 TASKS OF PISTON ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM..3-1
3.2 WET & DRY SUMP SYSTEMS .......3-2
3.3 LUBRICATION MONITORING INSTRUMENTS........3-7
3.4 VISCOSITY.........3-7
3.5 VISCOSITY (GRADE).....3-7
3.6 TYPES OF OIL......3-8
3.7 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES...:........3-9
QUESTIONS.......3-11
CHAPTER FOUR- COOLING
4.1 THE REASONS FOR COOLING.......4-1
4.2 LIQUID AND AIR - COOLED SYSTEMS.....4-1
4.3 AIR- COOLED AERO ENGINES......4-2
4.4 THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE......4-4
4.5 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.......4-4
QUESTIONS........4-7
CHAPTER FIVE - IGNITION
5.1 THE DUAL IGNITION SYSTEM.......5-1
5.2 MAGNETOS........5-1
5.3 THE CAPACITOR (CONDENSER).....5-1
5.4 THE IGNITION SWITCH...5-2
5.5 MAGNETO CHECKS......5-3
5.6. AUXILIARY STARTING DEVICES....5-3
5.7 MAGNETO AND DISTRIBUTOR VENTING ...........5-4
QUESTIONS........5-5
CHAPTER SIX - FUEL
6.1 TYPES OF FUEL .........6-1
6.2 MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS AND GRADES..6-1
6.3 CALORIFIC VALUE ......6-1
6.4 VOLATILITY.......6-2
6.5 HIGH VOLATILITY.......6-2
6.6 STABILITY.........6-2
6.7 SULPHUR CONTENT.....6-2
6.8 THE COMBUSTION PROCESS .......6-3
6.9 FLAME RATE.......6-3
6.10 VARIABLE IGNITION TIMING.......6-4
6.11 VARIATIONS IN FLAME RATE ......6-4
6.12 ANTI-DETONATION PROPERTIES ........6-5
6.13 DETONATION (KNOCKING).........6-5
6.14 THE EFFECTS OF DETONATION.....6-6
6.15 THE CAUSES OF DETONATION .....6-6
6.16 THE RECOGNITION OF DETONATION.....6-7
6.17 FUEL QUALITY CONTROL..........6-7
6.18 FUEL ADDITIVES..... 6-8
6.19 THE ADVANTAGES OF HIGH OCTANE
(ANTI-DETONATION) RATINGS .....6-9
6.20 PRE-IGNITION......6-9
6.21 THERMAL EFFICIENCY ..6-9
QUESTIONS
CHAPTER SEVEN - MIXTURE
7.1 THE CHEMICALLY CORRECT RATIO......7-1
7.2 THE PRACTICAL MIXTURE RATIO........7-1
7.3 PROBLEMS CAUSED BY WEAK MIXTURES..........7-1
7.4 SLOW RUNNING AND STARTING....7-2
7.5 TAKE OFF POWER........7-3
7.6 CLIMBING POWER.......7-3
7.7 CRUISE POWER..........7-3
7.8 THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE GAUGE.........7-3
QUESTIONS........7-5
CHAPTER EIGHT - CARBURETTORS
8.1 THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF A CARBURETTOR...8-1
8.2 THE SIMPLE FLOAT CHAMBER CARBURETTOR......8-2
8.3 MODIFICATIONS TO THE SIMPLE CARBURETTOR....8-3
8.4 THE PRINCIPLE OF THE AIR BLEED DIFFUSER.......8-4
8.5 SLOW RUNNING SYSTEMS..........8-5
8.6 MIXTURE CONTROL......8-6
8.7 POWER ENRICHMENT....8-7
8.8 THE ACCELERATOR PUMP..........8-8
8.9 PRIMING...........8-8
QUESTIONS.......8-11
CHAPTER NINE - ENGINE ICING
9.1 ENGINE ICING......9-1
9.2 CARBURETTOR ICING...9-2
9.3 ACTION TO BE TAKEN IF ENGINE ICING IS SUSPECTED...9-3
9.4 ENGINE CONSIDERATIONS.........9-4
9.5 FUEL INJECTED ENGINES..........9-4
9.6 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.......9-5
CHAPTER TEN - FUEL INJECTION
10.1 INDIRECT FUEL INJECTION....... 10-1
10.2 THE FUEL PUMPS...... 10-2
10.3 THE FUEL / AIR CONTROL UNIT........ 10-2
10.4 THE FUEL MANIFOLD VALVE..... 10-3
10.5 THE DISCHARGE NOZZLE........ 10-3
CHAPTER ELEVEN - PROPELLERS
11.1 INTRODUCTION........ 11-1
11.2 FIXED PITCH PROPELLERS ........ 11-4
11.3 VARIABLE PITCH (CONSTANT SPEED) PROPELLERS..... 11-6
11.4 ALPHA AND BETA RANGE ........ 11-6
11.5 VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLERS.... 11-7
11.6 SINGLE ACTING PROPELLER - PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION.......... 11-8
11.7 THE CONSTANT SPEED PROPELLER - OPERATION...... 11-11
11.8 THE SIMPLE CONSTANT SPEED UNIT .. 11-12
11.9 PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT - PCU..... 11-15
11.10 FEATHERING AND UNFEATHERING.... 11-16
11.11 BETA RANGE OPERATION........ 11-20
11.12 SYNCHRONISING...... 11-22
11.13 SYNCHROPHASING.... 11-23
11.14 REDUCTION GEARING........... 11-24
11.15 TORQUE METER....... 11-25
11.16 CHECKS CARRIED OUT ON A PROPELLER AFTER ENGINE START. . 11-27
QUESTIONS.......11-29
CHAPTER TWELVE - PERFORMANCE AND POWER AUGMENTATION
12.1 ENGINE PERFORMANCE .......... 12-1
12.2 NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE (N.T.P.).. 12-1
12.3 DENSITY ALTITUDE.... 12-1
12.4 THE WEIGHT OF CHARGE.......... 12-2
12.5 SUPERCHARGERS AND TURBOCHARGERS......... 12-3
12.6 CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS .... 12-4
12.7 EXTERNALLY DRIVEN SUPERCHARGERS (TURBO-CHARGERS)..... 12-7
12.8 THE WASTE GATE...... 12-8
12.9 THE ABSOLUTE PRESSURE CONTROLLER.......... 12-9
12.10 WASTE GATE POSITION......... 12-10
12.11 ALTERNATIVE TURBOCHARGER CONTROL ...... 12-12
12.12 INTERNALLY DRIVEN SUPERCHARGERS... 12-15
12.13 NORMALLY ASPIRATED 'V' SUPERCHARGED...... 12-16
12.14 SUPERCHARGER DRIVES......... 12-17
12.15 SUPERCHARGER CONTROLS...... 12-17
12.16 THE ACTION OF THE THROTTLE IN THE SUPERCHARGED ENGINE. 12-18
12.17 AUTOMATIC BOOST CONTROL. ........ 12-20
12.18 ENGINE POWER OUTPUT......... 12-20
12.19 ENGINE POWER CHECKS. REFERENCE RPM...... 12-20
12.20 ENGINE POWER CHECKS. STATIC BOOST......... 12-21
12.21 CHECKING THE ENGINE POWER OUTPUT......... 12-21
12.22 COMPARING THE TURBO-CHARGER AND THE SUPERCHARGER. . . 12-21
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