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Reg. No: PSN College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous)

This document is an exam for a course on Aircraft Instruments. It contains 15 multiple choice and written response questions about various aircraft measurement and control systems: 1) Questions cover topics like calibration, aircraft instrument classification, pitot pressure, gyro horizons, magnetic heading reference systems, fuel quantity measurement, RPM measurement, and digital fly-by-wire systems. 2) Students are asked to define terms, explain systems, analyze data, discuss dynamic characteristics and error types, and compare conventional vs digital control architectures. 3) Questions involve labeling diagrams, calculating statistics, and explaining the construction and working of instruments like pitot tubes, gyroscopes, and autopilots.

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Reg. No: PSN College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous)

This document is an exam for a course on Aircraft Instruments. It contains 15 multiple choice and written response questions about various aircraft measurement and control systems: 1) Questions cover topics like calibration, aircraft instrument classification, pitot pressure, gyro horizons, magnetic heading reference systems, fuel quantity measurement, RPM measurement, and digital fly-by-wire systems. 2) Students are asked to define terms, explain systems, analyze data, discuss dynamic characteristics and error types, and compare conventional vs digital control architectures. 3) Questions involve labeling diagrams, calculating statistics, and explaining the construction and working of instruments like pitot tubes, gyroscopes, and autopilots.

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No:

PSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY(Autonomous)


M.E / M.Tech DEGREE END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, Nov / Dec 2014

M.E / AVIONICS
Semester - I
021002 / AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS
Regulation - 2012
Time : 3 Hours Answer ALL Questions Max. Marks 100
PART-A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)

1. Define Calibration.
2. Write down the classification of aircraft instruments.
3. Define EAS and TAS.
4. What is mean by pitot pressure?
5. Define Gyro horizon.
6. Define MHRS. What are the uses of MHRS?
7. What do you understand from empty and full position adjustment in fuel indicating system?
8. What is thermo – couple? Give some examples of thermo-couple.
9. Write down the merits of modern control system.
10. Compare the digital fly by wire system with conventional system.

PART – B (5 x 16 = 80 Marks)

11. a) i. Explain briefly the Instrument display panel and cockpit layout. 8
ii. Tabulation of temperature readings are given below
Temperature No. of readings 8
(degree Celsius)
80 2
79 3
79.5 14
78 20
78.8 16
79.2 3
76 2
Calculate arithmetic mean, Standard deviation, average deviation and variance.

1
OR
b) i. Discuss about the dynamic characteristic of a measurement system. 8
ii. Write short notes on different types of errors.
8

12. a) With a neat sketch explain torque synchro system. 16


OR
b) i. Explain the construction and working of Pitot tube. 6
ii. Define angle of attack. List out the various method of measuring angle of attack 10
and explain any one method with a neat sketch.

13. a) i. Explain the construction and working of gyroscope with a neat sketch. 10
ii. Write short notes on turn and bank indicator. 6
OR
b) i. Describe in detail the Magnetic heading reference system. 10
ii. Write short notes on autopilot system. 6

14. a) Illustrate the Capacitance type fuel quantity measurement system 16


OR
b) Explain the construction and working of RPM measurement system with a neat 16
sketch.

15. a) With a neat sketch explain the digital fly by wire system and mention the 16
advantages of the system over other system.
OR
b) Discuss on
8
i. Fully powered flight control system
ii. Power actuation system 8

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