Physics
Aircraft Drawings
Weight & Balance
Fluid Lines & Fittings
Ground Ops
100

When heat transfer takes place by areas of high heat energy migrating to low heat energy.

conduction

100

A specific measured distance from the datum or some other point identified by the manufacturer, to a point in or on the aircraft is called a ...

station number

100

What should be clearly indicated on the aircraft weighing form?

weighing points

100

Flexible lines must be installed with a slack of ...

5 to 8 percent of the length

100

When first starting to move an aircraft while taxiing, it is important to ...

test the brakes

200

What atmospheric condition will cause the true landing speed of an aircraft to be the greatest?

high temperature with high humidity

200

The drawings often used in illustrated parts manuals are ...

exploded view drawings

200

What FAA-approved document gives the leveling means to be used when weighing an aircraft?

Type Certificate Data Sheet.

200

Flexible hose used in aircraft systems is classified in size according to the ...

inside diameter

200

What condition has the most potential for causing engine damage when starting or attempting to start a turbine engine?

hot start

300

What are the three factors to determine power?

1. force
2. distance
3. time

300

What type of line is normally used in a mechanical drawing or blueprint to represent an edge or object not visible to the viewer?

medium weight dashed line

300

When making a rearward weight and balance check to determine that the CG will not exceed the rearward limit during extreme conditions, the items of useful load which should be computed at their minimum weights are those located forward of the ...

rearward CG limit.

300

If a flared tube coupling nut is overtightened, where is the tube most likely to be weakened/damaged?

At the sleeve and flare junction

300

The priming of a fuel injected horizontally opposed engine is accomplished by placing the fuel control lever in the ..

FULL RICH position

400

When the ______ pitch control lever is raised, the blade angle of the rotor ________ uniformly and they create the lift that allow the helicopter to take off vertically.

collective, increases

400

Working drawings may be divided into three classes. They are:

1. detail drawings
2. assembly drawings
3. installation drawings

400

If an aircraft CG is found to be at 24 percent of MAC, that 24 percent is an expression of the distance from ...

LEMAC

400

The maximum distance between end fittings to which a straight hose assembly is to be connected is 50 inches. The minimum hose length to make such a connection should be ..

52 1/2 inches

400

A hung start in a jet engine is often caused by ...

the starter cutting off too soon.

500

A hydraulic system has an input piston with an area of 1/3-in2 and an output piston with an area of 15-in2. If an input force of 30 lbs is applied and the input piston moves 20 inches, how far would the output piston move?

0.444 inches

500

Name the four steps of the procedure in sketching an aircraft wing skin repair?

1. block in the views
2. add details
3. darken views
4. add dimensions

500

When an empty aircraft is weighed, the combined net weight at the main gears is 3,540 pounds with an arm of 195.5 inches. At the nose gear, the net weight is 2,322 pounds with an arm of 83.5 inches. The datum line is forward of the nose of the aircraft. What is the empty CG of the aircraft?

151.1

500

What coupling nut should be selected for use with 1/2-inch aluminum oil lines which are to be assembled using flared tube ends and standard AN nuts, sleeves, and fittings?

AN-818-8

500

What effect will aviation gasoline mixed with jet fuel have on a turbine engine?

The tetraethyl lead in the gasoline forms deposits on the turbine blades.

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