1.

The "anti-knock" value of a fuel is its: *

a) Degree of resistance to pre-ignition.
b) Resistance to adiabatic combustion.
c) Ability to oppose burning.
d) Resistance to detonation.
2. In the internal combustion engine, detonation occurs due to: *
a) The use of too high an R.P.M. with too little manifold pressure.
b) The use of the wrong grade of oíl.
c) The cylinder temperatures and pressures being too low.
d) Excessive combustion temperatures and pressures.
3. 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 takeoff 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) lts "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.
4. Detonation is liable to occur in the cylinders: *
a) With an over rich mixture at idle power.
b) With a weak mixture and high cylinder head temperature.
c) With a rich mixture at high power settins.
d) At very low engine speed.
5. Pre-ignition refers to the condition when: *
a) A rich mixture is ignited by the spark plug.
b) The spark plug ignites the mixture too early.
c) The mixture is ignited by abnormal conditions within the cylinder before the normal
ignition point.
d) The mixture bums in the inlet manifold.
6. "Flame Rate" is the term used to describe the speed at which *
a) The mixture bums within the cylinder.
b) The combustion pressure rises within the cylinder.
e) Peroxide forms within the cylinder.
d) Fulminates form with the cylinder.
7. The colour of 100 / 130 grade low lead fuel is: *
a) Green.
b) Blue.
e) Red.
d) Straw yellow.
8. Weakening the mixture below the best fuel/air ratio will cause the engine power
to: *
a) Decrease.
b) Increase initially, but decrease below take off power.
c) Increase.
d) Be unaffected by altitude increase.
9. Because of the reduction in the density of the atmosphere associated with an
increase in altitude: *
a) The mixture control must be moved towards the weak position.
b) The throttle must elose progressively to maintain the best air/fuel ratio.
c) The mixture must be progressively richened to compensate for the power loss.
d) The octane rating of the fuel must be increased.
10. The Venturi in the carburettor choke tube creates: *
a) A positive pressure over the discharge nozzle.
b) A depression over the fuel discharge nozzle.
c) A positive pressure at the throttle valve.
d) A decrease in the velocity of the air entering the engine.
11. Excessive cylinder head temperatures are caused by: *
a) The prolonged use of weak mixtures.
b) The ignition timing being too far advanced.
e) The prolonged use of rich mixtures.
d) The ignition being too far retarded.
12. The mixture supplied by the carburettor to the engine is said to be weak when: *
a) The proportion of air in the mixture is insufficient to allow full combustion of the
fuel.
b) The proportion of air in the mixture is greater than that needed for full combustion of
the fuel.
e) A grade of fuel lower than that specified for the engine is used.
d) There is insufficient power in the engine for takeoff.
13. The method of priming an engine not fitted with a priming pump is to: *
a) Activate the mixture control lever several times.
b) Tum 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.
14. The engine driven fuel pump supplies: *
a) The exact amount of fuel required for all running conditions.
b) More fuel than is required by the engine; the excess fuel is recycled.
e) The exact amount of fuel required for all running and starting conditions.
d) More fuel than is required by the engine, the excess being used as priming fuel.
15. When an engine is fitted with a fuel injection system: *
a) It does not require priming.
b) A separate priming system must be fitted.
e) A separate priming system is not required.
d) Priming fuel originates from the excess supplied from the engine driven pump.
16. The mixture control on an engine fitted with fuel injection is: *
a) Automatic.
b) Operated by a pneumatic plunger system.
e) Hydro-pneumatically operated.
d) Necessary.
17. The discharge nozzle injects fuel: *
a) Continuously into the inlet manifold as close to the inlet valve as possible.
b) Into the inlet manifold when the inlet valve opens.
e) Into the combustion chamber during the compression stroke.
d) Continuously into the combustion challber during the induction stroke.
18. The Fue! Manifold Valve: *
a) Meters the amount of fue! 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.
e) Distributes fuel continuously to ali of the cylinders continuously.
d) Is kept entirely separate from the priming system.
19. An engine which is fitted with fuel injection: *
a) Will never encounter hydraulicing.
b) Will not suffer from refrigeration icing.
e) Cannot be started by swinging the propeller.
d) Does not require priming.
20. In a piston engine dry sump oil system, the oil temperature and pressure are
sensed: *
a. When the oil is leaving the sump.
b. For the temperature when the oil is leaving the tank, and for the pressure when the oil
is leaving the pressure pump.
c. For the oil temperature when the oil is entering the tank and for the pressure when it
is entering the pressure pump.
d. At the same point.
21. Oil returning to the oil tank is filtered by: *
a. The oil pressure filter.
b. The oil tank filter.
c. A micron size multi-bore filters assembly.
d. The scavenge filter.
22. Engine oil pressure is: *
a. Low at idle R.P.M. and high at high R.P.M.
b. Controlled by the oil cooler.
c. Substantially decreased when the oil pressure relief valve opens.
d. Relatively unaffected by engine speed.
23. The most probably cause of small fluctuations in the oil pressure would be: *
a. Lack of oil.
b. The pressure relief valve sticking.
c. Air in the oil tank.
d. The scavenge pump working at a greater capacity than the pressure pump.
24. The extra space in the oil tank is to cater for: *
a. Frothing and aeration of the oil as it passes through the engine.
b. Fire protection.
c. The accommodation of extra oil contents on long duration flights.
d. Anti-surge action.
25. In a "wet sump" oil system, the oil is contained in the: *
a. Engine and tank.
b. Tank and oil cooler.
c. Sump and tank.
d. Engine and sump.