PISTON

DURATION: 45 Min

Max. Score:30

1. What is a crank assembly?

a. Crankcase, crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods
b. Crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods
c. Propeller, crankshaft and connecting rods
d. Camshaft, pistons and connecting rods

2. Adjusting the mixture of piston engines as aircraft altitude increases is necessary to:
a. increase fuel flow to compensate for decreasing air density
b. decrease fuel flow to compensate for decreasing air density
c. increase fuel flow to compensate for increasing air density
d. decrease fuel flow to compensate for increasing air density

3. High cylinder head temperatures on a piston engine are associated with:

a. mass ratio of 1:15
b. cruise mixture setting
c. a weak mixture
d. a rich mixture

4. A magneto is switched off by:

a. open circuiting the primary circuit
b. grounding the secondary circuit
c. open circuiting the secondary circuit
d. grounding the primary circuit

5. An impulse coupling in a magneto is provided to:

a. generate high voltage and advance the spark for starting
b. increase the energy to the spark plug as the rpm increases
c. generate high voltage and retard the spark for starting
d. allows a low energy value when ‘continuous ignition’ is selected

6. A turbosupercharger impeller is driven by:

a. a connection through a gearbox connected to the crankshaft
b. diversion of exhaust gases by the wastegate using energy that would otherwise have
been wasted
c. excess torque from the reduction gearbox
d. a ram air turbine
7. In a centrifugal compressor:
a. the air enters the eye tangentially and leaves the periphery axially
b. the air enters the periphery axially and leaves the eye tangentially
c. the air enters the eye radially and leaves the tip tangentially
d. the air enters the impeller axially at the eye and leaves at the periphery tangentially

8. What does ‘octane rating’ when applied to AVGAS refer to?

a. The waxing point of the fuel
b. The ability of the fuel to disperse water
c. The anti-knock value of the fuel
d. The volatility of the fuel

9. What frequency is commonly used in aircraft electrical distribution systems?

a. 200 Hz
b. 400 Hz
c. 100 Hz
d. 50 H

10. In a normally aspirated engine, exhaust back pressure:

a. decreases as an aircraft climbs and thereby reduces the rate of decline of the engine
power output
b. increases as an aircraft climbs and thereby reduces the engine power output
c. is affected by the power lever position
d. decreases as an aircraft descends and thereby improves the engine power output

11. Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC)

a. is the inability of the internal combustion engine to use any fuel other than that
specified by the manufacturer
b. becomes greater as the efficiency of the engine improves
c. is the weight of fuel used by an engine per unit horsepower per unit time
d. increases in proportion to the thermal efficiency

12. The ratio of the power produced by an engine to the power available in the fuel is
known as the:
a. specific fuel consumption
b. indicated horsepower
c. volumetric efficiency
d. thermal efficiency

13. Engine oil pressure is:

a. low at idle rpm and high at high rpm.
b. controlled by the oil cooler.
c. substantially decreased when the oil pressure relief valve opens.
d. relatively unaffected by engine speed.
14. The scavenge pump system in a lubrication system has:
a. a bypass in case of blockage.
b. a smaller capacity than the pressure pump.
c. a bifurcated tertiary drive system.
d. a larger capacity than the pressure pump.

15. A typical piston engine has a maximum thermal efficiency of:

a. 70%
b. 80%
c. 90%
d. 30%

16. The engine is checked for dead cut at:

a. a power check
b. slow running
c. cruising rpm
d. full throttle

17. The distributor directs:

a. voltage from the primary winding to the spark plug
b. voltage from the secondary winding to the primary winding
c. voltage from the magneto secondary winding to the spark plug
d. voltage from the secondary winding to the contact breaker

18. The octane rating of a particular grade of fuel is given as 100/130, this indicates that:
a. it will act as both 100 octane and 130 octane fuel at take-off power settings
b. with a rich mixture it will act as 100 octanes, and with a weak mixture it will act as
130 octanes
c. its anti-knock qualities are identical to iso-octane
d. with a weak mixture it will act as 100 octane, and with a rich mixture it will act as a 130
octane fuel

19. A weak mixture is used for which of the following?

a. Take-off
b. Climbing
c. Engine starting
d. Cruising

20. A fuel strainer should be fitted:

a. in the inlet manifold
b. at the air intake
c. before the main jet
d. after the main jet

21. The method of priming an engine not fitted with a priming pump is to:
a. activate the mixture control lever several times
b. turn the engine over several times on the starter motor before selecting the ignition on
c. pump the throttle several times
d. position the throttle lever midway between open and close

22. The fuel manifold valve:

a. meters the amount of fuel delivered to the engine in proportion to the amount of air
being delivered to the engine.
b. distributes fuel to each cylinder in the correct firing order.
c. distributes fuel continuously to all of the cylinders continuously.
d. is kept entirely separate from the priming system.

23. Static Boost is:

a. always the ISA atmospheric pressure for the airfield altitude
b. obtained by opening the throttle to give a boost gauge reading of 30 in Hg or 0 psi.
c. the boost pressure gauge reading when the engine is not running. Selecting a suitable
throttle position will give the same boost gauge reading when the engine is running
d. the difference between the induction manifold pressure and the exhaust manifold pressure

24. The boost pressure of a turbocharged engine is controlled by:

a. adjusting the throttle position
b. varying the speed of the turbocharger
c. the ABC
d. changing engine rpm.

25. The compressor output pressure of an internal supercharger is:

a. the same as manifold pressure
b. greater than the manifold pressure
c. sometimes greater, sometimes less than the manifold pressure
d. less than the manifold pressure

26. Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) is:

a. unrestricted, but only if economical cruising power is set
b. the maximum power the engine will give at any time
c. given a 5 minute limitation
d. unrestricted

27. Boost pressure is indicated on:

a. the cylinder head temperature gauge
 b. the manifold pressure gauge
c. the fuel pressure gauge
d. the rpm gauge and the manifold pressure gauge

28. If, during a “Mag. drop” check there is no drop in rpm, what is the most likely
cause?
a. A really good ignition system
b. One of the switches being seized in the open circuit position
c. One of the switches being seized in the closed circuit position
d. The plug leads from that magneto have not been connected

29. At what mixture and carb. heat setting is a take-off normally carried out?
a. Fully weak and carb. heat fully off
b. Fully rich and carb. heat fully on
c. Fully rich and carb. heat fully off
d. Fully weak and carb. heat fully off

30. An engine which is fitted with fuel injection:

a. cannot be started by winging the propeller

b. will not suffer from carburettor icing

c. will never encounter hydraulicing.

MANSIMRAN SINGH