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1) The aerodynamic centre is defined as:

a. The point on the wing MAC where the wing pitching moment does not
vary with the lift coefficient
b. The point on the wing MAC where the wing pitching moment varies with
the lift coefficient
c. The degree of positive camber has no effect on longitudinal stability

2) Engines which have a particular problem within inherent compressor

stall at low RPM during engine acceleration or deceleration are fitted with?
a. Variable stator vanes
b. Variable inlet guide vanes
c. Multi spool bleeds

3) What is the purpose of a hydraulic sequence valve?

a. To activate the shuttle valve
b. To sequence certain events
c. To activate fire shut off valve

4) Electrons are
a. Positive charge
b. Negative charge
c. Neutral charge

5) Choose the correct statement taper ratio is

a. Ratio of average chord to root chord
b. Ratio of root chord to tip chord
c. Ratio of tip chord to root chord

6) A turbocharger which is designed to maintain sea level pressure at

altitude is termed as:
a. An altitude boosted turbocharger
b. A turbo superchargers
c. An internal supercharge
7) Current is
a. A magnetic field produced around the conductor
b. Potential difference across the conductor
c. The number of electrons passing any point in the conductor in one
second.

8) Effect of pressure and temperature as it passes through the turbine:

a. Pressure and temperature drops
b. Pressure and temperature rise
c. Pressure rises and temperature drops

9) Lubricating oil of jet engine

a. mineral oil with additives (compound).
b. mineral oil straight.
c. Synthetic oil.

10) Electrolyte in batteries is

Ans. Electrolytes are highly corrosive and if spilled in aircraft can cause
extensive damage.

11) All electrical connection in aircraft are protected by

a) Circuit breaker
b) Fuse
c) A and B both

12) Tensile load

Ans A tension, or tensile load is one which tends to stretch a structural
member
13) Mark correct statement :
a) Supercharger have mixture and turbo supercharger have air only
b) Supercharger has decreasing exhaust back pressure and turbocharger
have increasing exhaust back pressure
c) both a and b

14) The function of Shut off valve in a pneumatic system is to:

A) Shut Off the pneumatic system
B) To switch off bleed air supply from an engine and the APU
C) To regulate the supply of bleed air

15) Nucleus has a:

A) Positive charge
B) Negative charge
C) Positive & Negative

16) The purpose of the diffuser vanes in a centrifugal compressor is to:

A) Increase the charge temperature
B) Convert Kinetic energy into pressure Energy
C) Convert pressure energy into kinetic energy

17) The rate at which work is done called:

A) Current
B) Power
C) Resistance

18) The current in a circuit can be adjusted by:

A) Reducing the current
B) Using different materials
C) Altering the resistance
19) What is the purpose of a hydraulic reservoir?
A) To convert hydraulic pressure into work
B) To store hydraulic fluid
C) To support the system with pressurized fluid
20) Longerons are beams in the fuselage which are fitted:
A) Longitudinally
B) Horizontally
C) Diagonally

21) Power is measured in units of:

A) Ampere
B) Watts
C) Voltage

22) What are the factors affecting stall?

A) Mass of a/c, load factor, use of power, CG, Lift coefficient
B) Mass of a/c, use of high power, higher power, CP, drag coefficient C)
Mass of a/c, load factor use of power, lift and drag

23) When connecting battery in parallel the total voltage:

A) Sum of the battery
B) Equal to the individual battery voltage
C) The sum of their individual voltage

24) How do large aircraft equipped with tricycle landing gear obtain steering
control on ground?
A) By use of nose wheel steering
B) By use of rudder
C) By use of differential braking

25) Control locks are used to prevent:

A) Controls from wear and tear
B) Unauthorized interference with them
C) Mechanical damage in strong and gusty winds

26) The dihedral construction of an aircraft wing causes:

A) A directional stability about the lateral axis
B) Lateral stability about the longitudinal axis
C) Longitudinal stability about the lateral axis
27) )Fire detection system generally use four methods detection :
A) FWD cargo, AFT cargo, APU and engines deflection system
B) AFT cargo fire bottles APU fire bottles engine fire bottle & FWD cargo
fire bottle
C) Melting link detectors, Differential expansion detectors, Gas filled
detectors and continuous fire detection
28) “MACH TRIM” or “MACH UNDER'' are associated with:
A) Flying at low speed and high gross weight
B) Flying at supersonic speeds
C) Flying at high subsonic speeds

29) EMF is measured in :

A) Units of Voltage
B) Units of Amp
C) Units of watt
30) When responding to a TCAS 2 resolution advisory, the crew must
respond within:
A) 2.5 Seconds using g forces +-0.25g
B) 5 Seconds using g forces of +- 0.25g
C) 5 Seconds using g-forces of +-0.5g

31) The highest pressure in the gas turbine engine occurs:

A) Between the compressor and combustion chamber
B) In the combustion chamber
C) In the jet pipe

32) How is the ice prevented from forming on the front windshield of large
system:
A) Warm air is blown over the windshield
B) De-icing fluids are sprayed
C) Electrically heated windshields
33) In the event of an engine surging occurring, the correct action to be
taken is :
A) Close throttle quickly
B) Close throttle slowly
C) To open throttle fully

34) Current is :
A) A magnetic field produce around the conductor
B) Potential difference across the conductor
C) The number of electrons passing any point in the conductor in one
second
35) In a turbofan engine, the fan speed is controlled by
A. A reduction gear
B. A wastegate
C. The turbine

36) The primary function of a diffuser in a carburettor is to:

a. control the mixture strength over part of the engine speed range
b. vent air from the float chamber
c. emulsify the fuel during engine acceleration d. enable adjustment of the
engine slow running speed

37) Viscosity?
Ans. Viscosity is defined as the measure of a fluid’s internal friction, or its
resistance to flow. A liquid that flows freely has a low viscosity (thin oil) and
one which is sluggish has a high viscosity (thick oil). 38) Lead battery acid
batteries are stored in
A. Semi charged state to prevent deterioration of the battery by sulphation
B. Discharge state and have a longer shelf life
C. Charged state

39) Ni-cad batteries :

Ans. Stored in discharged state

40) Cabin pressure is controlled by :

Ans delivering a substantially constant flow of air into the cabin and
controlling the outflow.
41) The most widely used electrical frequency in aircraft is :
20 Hz. 400 Hz 200 Hz

42) If resistance increases with an increase in temperature, the resistor is

said to have: Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) Negative Temperature
Coefficient (NTC) None of the above

43) Most ideal shape cross sectional shape for pressurized fuselage is:
Oval/Double bubble Circular Both

44) Three Basic type of fuses Cartridge, HRC & Trip free Cartridge, HRC &
Current limiters Trip free & non-trip free

45) The airflow behind an oblique shockwave will

a. Always be subsonic
b. Could be subsonic or supersonic
c. Always supersonic

46) Transonic speed is Ans. Partly subsonic and partly supersonic

47) Operational rough air speed VRA/MRA should consist of the following
feature
A. Be maximum structural cruise speed is with ability to with gust loads
B. For utility category aircraft the positive load limit above is 4.4 and 1.76
the negative limit load factor
C. Should be high enough to avoid stalling and low enough to avoid
damage to the structure

48) In ground effect:

a) Drag is decreased
b) Decreased upwash and downwash
c) Both

49) Secondary cells can:

a. Not be recharged
b. Can be discharged and recharged many times over a long period of time
c. Can be recharged only once

50) An Aircraft flying at Mach 1 at low altitude with an air temperature of

15°C and an A/c flying at 30000 ft where the temperature is -43°C, the
effect on TAS will be:
a. Lower A/C will have a Lower TAS
b. Higher A/c will have a lower TAS
c. Lower A/c will have a higher TAS and Higher A/c will have a lower TAS

51) Materials which are conductor

Ans. Copper, Aluminium, silver

52) The extreme right limitation of a gust load diagram is the speed:
a. Vd
b. Vc
c. Vb
d. Vs

53) What’s the limit load factor for a nominal transport category aircraft?
a. 2.5g
b. 1.75g
c. 3.75g
d. 1.5g

54) Thermal runways can take place in------- when constant-----

a. Alkaline batteries/current charging system is used
b. Ni/Cad batteries/ current system is used.
c. Alkaline batteries/ Voltage charging system

55) Choose the correct statement:

a. Control system should be free of backlash
b. Backlash is free movement of cockpit control when the direction of
movement is reverted.
c. All of the above
56) Circuit breaker normally opens the circuit:
A) And has the capability of opening and closing the circuit
B) It may also be used as a circuit isolation switch
C) All of the above

57) If an aircraft is statically unstable it:

A) Will only be dynamically stable at high speeds
B) Will never be dynamically stable
C) May or may not be dynamically stable, depending on the type of aircraft

58) The difference between anti icing and de-icing system is:
A) Anti icing system prevents the formation of ice while deicing system
removes the ice after it is formed
B) De-icing system prevents the formation of ice while the anti icing system
removes the ice after it is formed
C) Anti icing is used in air while de-icing is used on ground

59) The beta range of a variable pitch propeller is between:

a. feather and flight fine pitch stop
b. feather and ground fine pitch stop
c. flight fine pitch stop and reverse stop
d. ground fine pitch stop and reverse stop

60)hydraulic lock question

61) dihedral effect

Ans. Lateral stability about longitudinal axis

62) How Adverse yaw is reduced?

Ans By Differential ailerons, Frise ailerons, Aileron-rudder coupling, Roll
control spoilers.

63) Ventral fin gives which stability moment?

Ans: Directional stability.
64) The altitude above which icing does not occur since the droplets are all
frozen and will not adhere to the aircrafts surface is:
A) 37,000 ft
B) 42,000 ft
C) 40,000 ft

65) Total velocity of propeller engine?

Ans Sum of TAS and RPM

66) When in glide, how to maintain L/D max?

Ans By maintaining Vmd speed.

67) Engine fire extinguished by?

a) CO2
B) Halon

68) In turbo-compressor the cooling air is:

A) Ram air
B) Compressor air
C) Cabin air

69)Dynamic stability is ------- at high altitude due to------aerodynamic

damping
A) Increased Reduced
B) Reduced Reduced
C) Reduced Increased

70) Why do windshields consist of 5 layers?

A) To prevent fatigue
B) To enable effective heating
C) To increase their impact resistance

71)The A/C is at best L/D ratio when parasite drag is ;

A) At minimum
B) Equal to induced drag
C) Greater than induced drag

72) Longerons are beams in the fuselage which are fitted:

A) Longitudinally
B) Horizontally
C) Diagonally

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